Manpower's CSR Report
Family Tree
White Glove Girl Room at Manpower's Global Headquarters
Aesthetic & Function Poster
American Rhapsody
Window Decals
Avalon Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Manpower Artwork
Landesgartenschau: Trier
Out of Step in Unison
Typography Poster
Good design does not occur suddenly or without hard work. It is an evolution of successes, trials, and errors. The only way great design will develop is from experience, practice, and observation. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep. I would love to hear what you are working on and help your organization.
The love of art is in my DNA. My great-great-great-great grandparents were art teachers in England in the 1800s. The art gene has continued down through time to include my grandparents, father, aunts, uncles and cousins. I started taking drawing lessons from my paternal grandfather when I was 8 years old. Every Saturday morning my brother, cousins and I would walk a few short blocks to our grandparents house where we would learn drawing techniques from shading light on water to cartooning foreign faces. In my teen years I worked for my grandfather’s sign company where I fell in love with graphic design. Graphic design is everywhere, touching everything we do, everything we see, everything we buy: we see it on billboards and on buses, on receipts and on websites, on shampoo bottles and on a single aspirin, on the folded circulars inside makeup packages and on the thick pages of children’s board books.
Experiencing new cultures, and obtaining a better understanding of my own culture, has resulted in some of the most positive, life-altering experiences that I have had while studying design abroad twice: first in London and Edinburgh, then in Germany. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Communication Design, I began my creative career. First as a designer for a renowned advertising agency, then multimedia designer for the Department of Defense, art director for a boutique marketing firm, and as the senior designer for a global $20 billion organization.
When I am not designing, you can find me hiking around the woods with my husband and our three amazing children, making digital photo albums, or enthusiastically cutting up interior design magazines and asking my husband to rearrange the furniture, again.
web ads to promote thought leadership paper
Thought leadership paper
ad
Canada: A Rich Target for Cybercriminals
Designed Aon's booth's backdrop for the BlackHat Hacker Convention in Las Vegas
Designed Aon's Pop-Up Banners for the BlackHat Hacker Convention in Las Vegas
Designed the invitation.
Designed the imagery for Aon's history of Code Breakers webinar series.
Cyber Awareness Security Month
Goodwin rebrand
Goodwin rebrand
Goodwin's rebrand template program
Logos in full-color for collateral and two-color for uniforms
White Paper with custom infographics
postcard, and social tiles
Cover and Inside Spread
cover and back
first half of report with custom infographics/illustrations
second half of report with custom infographics/illustrations
Infographic
Custom Cover
Inside spreads with custom infographics/illustrations
Aon Cyber Solutions postcard
Cover and Back
first half of report
second half of report
first half of report
second half of report
A mural using photography and branding elements to represent ManpowerGroup’s top global markets as a flawless continuous skyline. The mural was installed as wallpaper in ManpowerGroup's world headquarter's new event space. Left to right: (1)EMPIRE STATE BUILDING NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES (2)DUOMO DI MILANO MILAN, ITALY (3)MATCAL TOWER HAKIRYA, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (4)SWISS ALPS, SWITZERLAND (5)ARCAM, AMSTERDAM CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTUREAMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (6)ATOMIUM BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (7)CALAKMUL BUILDING, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (8)GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES (9)MONUMENT OF CALVO SOTELO AND KIO TOWERS MADRID, SPAIN (10)THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER OR HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (11)THE ELIZABETH TOWER “BIG BEN”, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (12)GREAT WALL OF CHINA FROM THE JIA-YU PASS OF GANSU PROVINCE TO THE SHAN-HAI PASS OF HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (13)SYDNEY OPERA, HOUSESYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (14)EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS, FRANCE (15)OSLO CITY HALL, OSLO, NORWAY (16)COLOSSEUM, ROME, ITALY (17)TOKYO SKYTREE, TOKYO, JAPAN (18)BRANDENBURG GATE, BERLIN, GERMANY (19)HSB TURNING TORSO, MALMÖ, SWEDEN
Developed the logo and tag for the French couture children's clothing and toy store, Little Versailles. Location: Versailles, France
Art Direction
Layout Art Direction for Lad Lake. Lad Lake's mission is guiding at-risk youth and families on the path toward independence and achievement.
eCard can be viewed at: 2015 Stroz Friedberg Holiday eCard
Creative Direction by Erin Maslowski. Animation by William Baldus.
eCard can be viewed at: Goodwin Procter Holiday eCard
Stroz Friedberg holiday card (envelope, front, inside and back).
eCard can be viewed at: 2014 Stroz Friedberg Holiday eCard
A montage of creative artwork carried through the actual look and feel of the city that the conference room is named after. Arrangement of artwork size and shape varied by room. Research and concept development based on the mix of city imagery, historical facts, as well as current translated advertising branding was represented in each corresponding conference room.
A montage of creative artwork carried through the actual look and feel of the city that the conference room is named after. Arrangement of artwork size and shape varied by room. Research and concept development based on the mix of city imagery, historical facts, as well as current translated advertising branding was represented in each corresponding conference room.
Designed numerous tradeshow displays for Stroz Friedberg.
2014 Stroz Friedberg Holiday Card. The company's snowing icons were embossed with silver hologram foil. The snowflakes were colored with the company's brand pattern, which can be seen in full on the back of the card.
Email invitation for Stroz Friedberg's Brand Launch Summer Celebration.
Combined effort with The Martin Agency to create Stroz Friedberg Stationary Collateral: • Line of Service Sheet • Firm Overview Sheet • Bio/CV Sheet • Letterhead • Business Cards
Stroz Friedberg Black Hat Hacker Convention Thank You Postcard. She Wolf.
Luxury Real Estate Ad for Karine Sewart of First Weber.
Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Inside spreads of Manpower's Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
The invitation was die-cut into the Manpower logo shape. When closed you didn't know it was the logo shape until opened.
Designed the interior/exterior artwork for Manpower's brand new $80 million world headquarters. This building’s custom artwork raises the standards for all contemporary work environments.
Designed all of the collateral for Manpower's huge move to their new Global Headquarters.
In the early 1960’s Manpower began the development of a new corporate identity for their 100,000 female employees. The process began with a search for a symbol of femininity that would establish the proper image with customers while also being effective in recruiting and building employee relations. In short, Manpower was looking for a visual representation that would serve to set Manpower women apart from all others. The chosen “symbol” was a woman’s white glove. This was the foundation for Manpower’s 1962 “White Glove Girl” campaign. The campaign proved so successful for Manpower that it was used throughout the entire decade.
Designed for our global PR departments. We sent the pocket envelope to all of our global PR departments and then monthly sent them the current PR statement that went inside of the "PR Cliff Notes" pocket to guide them on messaging.
Tailored branch artwork to the regional and cultural needs for each of the prototype countries.
Tailored branch artwork to the regional and cultural needs for each of the prototype countries.
Tailored branch artwork to the regional and cultural needs for each of the prototype countries.
Tailored branch artwork to the regional and cultural needs for each of the prototype countries.
Prepared a 60th Anniversary toolkit for all of Manpower's global locations to use for their regional celebrations. Kit included: • T-shirts highlighting 60 years of Manpower's advertising campaigns • 60th Anniversary Holiday cards • 60th Anniversary Flash banners for regional homepages • 60th Anniversary Video • 60th Anniversary Seal Video can be viewed at 60th Anniversary Video
Designed a Flash Ecard for the holidays.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed while at Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed while at Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Website Maintenance for Curro, Rankin & Williams
Designed this as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Art Directed for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Designed a number of Ads for CMH as Art Director for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Art Directed for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
Art Directed for Curro, Rankin & Williams.
100% Flash designed.
I was a Flash Developer for The US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). While working with Cubic Defense my team and I converted over 100 years of CGSC's classroom education into an interactive distance learning program for officers stationed around the world.
Worked with TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) on the Functional Area 49 Qualification Course. Used Flash to build cd-rom course. This course was to train the best and the brightest ORSA officers.
Worked with TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) on the Functional Area 49 Qualification Course.
Designed the identity system for US Army’s Functional Area 49 Qualification Course.
Designed while with Willoughby Design Group.
Designed while with Willoughby Design Group.
Kansas City Pro-Bono Work with Willoughby Design: ALS Society's Winter Christmas Card and Donation card.
Type Specimen Poster “Akzidenz Grotesk”. Original Size 24” x 36” I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Brochure, Invitation, and Save the Date magnet for the Spencer Museum of Art’s Cuban Art Exhibit “Irony and Survival on a Utopian Island". I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Invitation cover and opened, Save the Date magnet for the Spencer Museum of Art’s Cuban Art Exhibit “Irony and Survival on a Utopian Island”. Scholarship Recipient.
Inside of Brochure for the Spencer Museum of Art’s Cuban Art Exhibit “Irony and Survival on a Utopian Island”. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Pizzicato Five CD
A children's book about the 5 Senses. I wrote all the poetry, took all the photos, and hand sewed the book together. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
A children's book about the 5 Senses. I wrote all the poetry, took all the photos, and hand sewed the book together. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Project was to re-design a badly designed book. I chose The Everything Etiquette Book because the original book was plain, black and white typewriter text without any photos. I gave this book life by designing it as a homage to the 1950's.
Project was to re-design a badly designed book. I chose The Everything Etiquette Book because the original book was plain, black and white typewriter text without any photos. I gave this book life by designing it as a homage to the 1950's.
Project was to re-design a badly designed book. I chose The Everything Etiquette Book because the original book was plain, black and white typewriter text without any photos. I gave this book life by designing it as a homage to the 1950's.
Project was to re-design a badly designed book. I chose The Everything Etiquette Book because the original book was plain, black and white typewriter text without any photos. I gave this book life by designing it as a homage to the 1950's.
Project was to create an identity system for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Celebration.
Experimental Poster made from torn up paper.
Trier, Germany Experimental Work: Aesthetic and Function Typography Exhibit poster.
Trier, Germany Experimental Work: Project was to create an identity system for the Landesgartenschau (Land and Garden Show). Above: Logo, Brochure, Tickets.
Trier, Germany Experimental Work: Project was to create an identity system for the Landesgartenschau (Land and Garden Show). Above: Banners, Decals, Stationary.
The 40 Reasons We are Blessed to Have Mom and Dad Poster
Mosaic of Audrey Hepburn. Each mosaic piece is from a photograph of her at different times of her life. I had to enlarge or shrink each tile to fit perfectly to build her face. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Conceptual coffee shop named Jump Start Coffee & Tea: Designed entire identity for the shop including naming all the coffees and teas unique names. From Left to Right: ad poster, chilled cappuccino bottles, to-go bag, tea and coffee gift jar.
Self-portrait box about my very artistic family. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Charcoal drawing of a woman's lower back from one of my life drawing classes. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Charcoal drawing of a woman from one of my life drawing classes. I won a scholarship award for this piece.
Mixed-media.
My husband, John. Used oil pastels.
KU Alumni Ball Centerpiece Design Show. Out of over 100 entries, I received 2nd place and a scholarship award. My design sold for thousands at the Hyatt Regency’s KU Alumni Ball Auction. All proceeds went to the KU Endowment Society. The Bird House is a replica of KU's Watson Library with my hand drawn murals on the inside and outside. I built this by hand, the red roof is made out of pine cones and I hand drew all illustrations colored pencil and/or acrylic paint.
KU Alumni Ball Centerpiece Design Show. Out of over 100 entries, I received 2nd place and a scholarship award. My design sold for thousands at the Hyatt Regency’s KU Alumni Ball Auction. All proceeds went to the KU Endowment Society. The Bird House is a replica of KU's Watson Library with my hand drawn murals on the inside and outside. I built this by hand, the red roof is made out of pine cones and I hand drew all illustrations colored pencil and/or acrylic paint.
KU Alumni Ball Centerpiece Design Show. Out of over 100 entries, I received 2nd place and a scholarship award. My design sold for thousands at the Hyatt Regency’s KU Alumni Ball Auction. All proceeds went to the KU Endowment Society. The Bird House is a replica of KU's Watson Library with my hand drawn murals on the inside and outside. I built this by hand, the red roof is made out of pine cones and I hand drew all illustrations colored pencil and/or acrylic paint.
Here I drew the same painting with four different techniques. Top left is a pencil rendering, the top right is all stippling (dots) with a Staedtler pen, bottom left is drawn with all straight lines, and bottom right is made with all beads to create a 3d illusion. I won a scholarship for the set of four.
Mixed-media dog illustrations. My favorites are the Poodle made out a dollar bills, the Scottie made out of plaid fabric, and the Maltese made out of yarn.
Mixed-media medicine cabinets about the effect of Ritalin on a young boy. The left medicine cabinet is "before Ritalin": The young boy is full of spontaneity and creativity. The right medicine cabinet is "after Ritalin": The young boy felt lethargic, like a zombie, twitched and was anxious.
Mixed-media collage about the effects of an alcoholic parent on a family.
Charcoal sketch from Life Drawing.
Charcoal sketch from Life Drawing.
Each principle was designed by me and hand drawn with a Staedtler pen.
Still life using graphic pen and indian ink
Conte sketches of the skeletal system. I drew these to help learn the structure of the human body.
Design flows into everything I do including my children's birthday parties. I hand made everything: even the felt stuffed animals.
Design flows into everything I do including my children's birthday parties. I hand made everything.