preface • nurturing relationships
preface • nurturing relationships
My senior year has been the most important section of my life in terms of growth and maturity. Up until this point, I've always thought that college was about learning from the professors. The people that have been leading and guiding students through their spectrum of naive inquires to existential thoughts. But what I've recently discovered is that sometimes, the teachers won't have all the answers to your questions. I learned that my identity and selfhood was reflected back to me through the relationships I nurtured, and the peers that I was surrounded by.
My senior year has been the most important section of my life in terms of growth and maturity. Up until this point, I've always thought that college was about learning from the professors. The people that have been leading and guiding students through their spectrum of naive inquires to existential thoughts. But what I've recently discovered is that sometimes, the teachers won't have all the answers to your questions. I learned that my identity and selfhood was reflected back to me through the relationships I nurtured, and the peers that I was surrounded by.
Late night discussions about topics beyond our individual capabilities or talks about new things that we learned that would change the way we think are memories and experiences I would never give up in any lifetime. I strongly encourage that if you are going through college and reading this, to surround yourself with people that allow you to make mistakes and be yourself. Because those are the people that will force you to critically think and reflect and inevitably change your life.
Late night discussions about topics beyond our individual capabilities or talks about new things that we learned that would change the way we think are memories and experiences I would never give up in any lifetime. I strongly encourage that if you are going through college and reading this, to surround yourself with people that allow you to make mistakes and be yourself. Because those are the people that will force you to critically think and reflect and inevitably change your life.
social issue selection • the algorithm • 09/2025
social issue selection • the algorithm • 09/2025
At the beginning of the semester we were asked to select a social issue to carry through all of our projects. My social issue took a long time to arrive to me in the ideation phase. As explained in my preface, prior to this year I was just a naive kid that didn't really care about anything that was going on in the world, politically, environmentally, and economically. So when we were tasked this project I initially was not very excited.
At the beginning of the semester we were asked to select a social issue to carry through all of our projects. My social issue took a long time to arrive to me in the ideation phase. As explained in my preface, prior to this year I was just a naive kid that didn't really care about anything that was going on in the world, politically, environmentally, and economically. So when we were tasked this project I initially was not very excited.
Knowing this, I eventually ended on the issue of the social media algorithm as I found it to be detrimental to a significant part of my life which is my family and friends.
Knowing this, I eventually ended on the issue of the social media algorithm as I found it to be detrimental to a significant part of my life which is my family and friends.
I found it interesting and odd that there is the absence of a middle ground in today's society. No one seems to be able to share a perspective and I wanted to know why.
I found it interesting and odd that there is the absence of a middle ground in today's society. No one seems to be able to share a perspective and I wanted to know why.
the clock • the digital divide • 09–11/2025
the clock • the digital divide • 09–11/2025
The Clock Project is the signature project of the ASU Graphic Design senior class. Every year each student has to design a one of a kind 12 inch clock based on either their chosen social issue or the NASA Psyche mission. The only real rule was that it had to function as a clock.
The Clock Project is the signature project of the ASU Graphic Design senior class. Every year each student has to design a one of a kind 12 inch clock based on either their chosen social issue or the NASA Psyche mission. The only real rule was that it had to function as a clock.
These clocks took months of research, prototyping, and refinement, and were auctioned at our senior show on November 14, 2025. This project is a staple part of the ASU design program because it carries the weight and depth of a social issue and is temporal in nature. Not only is the medium different than the average collateral, these clocks utilize time as an element of design.
These clocks took months of research, prototyping, and refinement, and were auctioned at our senior show on November 14, 2025. This project is a staple part of the ASU design program because it carries the weight and depth of a social issue and is temporal in nature. Not only is the medium different than the average collateral, these clocks utilize time as an element of design.
For my clock I really wanted to work with transparency. I utilized a clear acrylic to metaphorically imply that this issue is so easily passed over and looked through, it's hard to realize it's actually a problem until you acknowledge it. For the content, I drew terms from left and right political standpoints and protruded each based on how fraught the word is. This was to demonstrate the polarization that is caused by bias media.
For my clock I really wanted to work with transparency. I utilized a clear acrylic to metaphorically imply that this issue is so easily passed over and looked through, it's hard to realize it's actually a problem until you acknowledge it. For the content, I drew terms from left and right political standpoints and protruded each based on how fraught the word is. This was to demonstrate the polarization that is caused by bias media.
poster show competition • torn up • 10/2025
poster show competition • torn up • 10/2025
At the start of the year, our senior class competed to design the official poster and theme for the upcoming Poster Show. One poster would represent the whole class and set the tone for the exhibition, branding, and public launch.
At the start of the year, our senior class competed to design the official poster and theme for the upcoming Poster Show. One poster would represent the whole class and set the tone for the exhibition, branding, and public launch.
I utilized it as a chance to experiment with physical process. I printed, tore up paper by hand, layered type and scanned it all back in. The concept centered around the grounded, and raw process of physical graphic design.
I utilized it as a chance to experiment with physical process. I printed, tore up paper by hand, layered type and scanned it all back in. The concept centered around the grounded, and raw process of physical graphic design.
poster show • unfold • 11/2025
poster show • unfold • 11/2025
The Poster Show is the largest fundraising event our program puts on each year, organized by the Graphic Design Senior Student Association and the entire senior class. This year, 62 designers worked across print, event design, media, marketing, photo, and web to create a public exhibition and auction celebrating poster design.
The Poster Show is the largest fundraising event our program puts on each year, organized by the Graphic Design Senior Student Association and the entire senior class. This year, 62 designers worked across print, event design, media, marketing, photo, and web to create a public exhibition and auction celebrating poster design.
I was part of the Web team, which meant me and 6 others were in charge of managing and designing the website for the event. The website included an auction section where we were able to set up a working and successful e-commerce.
I was part of the Web team, which meant me and 6 others were in charge of managing and designing the website for the event. The website included an auction section where we were able to set up a working and successful e-commerce.
The winning theme for the 18th Annual Poster Show was UNFOLD, with the tagline “Where Creativity Unfolds and the Bidding Begins.” As a member of the web development team, I was focused on live updating the website troubleshooting any bugs or errors that occurred during the event.
The winning theme for the 18th Annual Poster Show was UNFOLD, with the tagline “Where Creativity Unfolds and the Bidding Begins.” As a member of the web development team, I was focused on live updating the website troubleshooting any bugs or errors that occurred during the event.
exhibition show poster • interval • 1/2026
exhibition show poster • interval • 1/2026
After the Poster Show, the money raised goes toward producing our Senior Exhibition, so we held another class competition to design that event’s official poster and theme. For this theme I wanted it to be applicable to every persons' social issue regardless of the topic. To solve this I went to the root. I asked myself, what is that sudden feeling, emotion, or light switch effect that we feel when inspired by a social issue? I found that my answer lied in the pause or moment between acknowledgement, and action. An interval in the mind.
After the Poster Show, the money raised goes toward producing our Senior Exhibition, so we held another class competition to design that event’s official poster and theme. For this theme I wanted it to be applicable to every persons' social issue regardless of the topic. To solve this I went to the root. I asked myself, what is that sudden feeling, emotion, or light switch effect that we feel when inspired by a social issue? I found that my answer lied in the pause or moment between acknowledgement, and action. An interval in the mind.
Interval also represented a break into the unfiltered realities of our world, mapped through the individual emotions of our graduating class. I went through 62 students, classmate to classmate asking for a one word emotion that was provoked from each one of their social issues. This project was important to my growth as a designer. During the process I questioned how much depth I can introduce into a project within a short time frame.
Interval also represented a break into the unfiltered realities of our world, mapped through the individual emotions of our graduating class. I went through 62 students, classmate to classmate asking for a one word emotion that was provoked from each one of their social issues. This project was important to my growth as a designer. During the process I questioned how much depth I can introduce into a project within a short time frame.
senior exhibition • woven • 5/2026
senior exhibition • woven • 5/2026
The Annual Senior Exhibition is entirely student funded. Everything from the installation to the printed materials to the opening night experience is made possible through the fundraising efforts of the senior class.
The Annual Senior Exhibition is entirely student funded. Everything from the installation to the printed materials to the opening night experience is made possible through the fundraising efforts of the senior class.
The Poster Show, merchandise sales, and community support all help bring the exhibition to life. We raise the funds, design the space, build the systems, and install the work ourselves. The show exists because the students believe in it enough to make it happen.
The Poster Show, merchandise sales, and community support all help bring the exhibition to life. We raise the funds, design the space, build the systems, and install the work ourselves. The show exists because the students believe in it enough to make it happen.
My exhibit was a play on the innate curiosity of a human being. I wanted my exhibit to be initially confusing and visually interesting enough to spark curiosity in the viewer before interacting with it. Then comes experiencing bias through filtered lenses which hopefully makes the viewer question what the objective truth of each headline is. This is the vital thought process I want the viewer to learn and apply to any future information they consume online.
My exhibit was a play on the innate curiosity of a human being. I wanted my exhibit to be initially confusing and visually interesting enough to spark curiosity in the viewer before interacting with it. Then comes experiencing bias through filtered lenses which hopefully makes the viewer question what the objective truth of each headline is. This is the vital thought process I want the viewer to learn and apply to any future information they consume online.
conclusion • graduation • 5/2026
conclusion • graduation • 5/2026
I'd like to thank the group of friends I started and completed this journey with and the ones who have challenged my thinking and changed my trajectory in life, Evan Parker, Jordan Estrada Gonzalez, Riley Wagner, and Garrett Hampton. Through late night studio sessions, to mental crises they have stuck by my side and allowed me to develop into the person I am today. I'd like to thank every one of my professors for being a mentor in my journey of design, and for answering all of my questions that ranged from naive to seemingly unanswerable.
I'd like to thank the group of friends I started and completed this journey with and the ones who have challenged my thinking and changed my trajectory in life, Evan Parker, Jordan Estrada Gonzalez, Riley Wagner, and Garrett Hampton. Through late night studio sessions, to mental crises they have stuck by my side and allowed me to develop into the person I am today. I'd like to thank every one of my professors for being a mentor in my journey of design, and for answering all of my questions that ranged from naive to seemingly unanswerable.
As I reflect, I get emotional just thinking about how much I've learned and grown through such a life changing experience that I had with college and I can be nothing but grateful. I knew from middle school that design is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And while not even knowing what it was called back then, it seemed like the stars had aligned because I can't imagine a lifetime where this wasn't my passion. Design can change the world and while I am on this Earth I will continue to learn and grow and give my all to inspire the next generations in order to make change.
As I reflect, I get emotional just thinking about how much I've learned and grown through such a life changing experience that I had with college and I can be nothing but grateful. I knew from middle school that design is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And while not even knowing what it was called back then, it seemed like the stars had aligned because I can't imagine a lifetime where this wasn't my passion. Design can change the world and while I am on this Earth I will continue to learn and grow and give my all to inspire the next generations in order to make change.
preface • nurturing relationships
My senior year has been the most important section of my life in terms of growth and maturity. Up until this point, I've always thought that college was about learning from the professors. The people that have been leading and guiding students through their spectrum of naive inquires to existential thoughts. But what I've recently discovered is that sometimes, the teachers won't have all the answers to your questions. I learned that my identity and selfhood was reflected back to me through the relationships I nurtured, and the peers that I was surrounded by.
Late night discussions about topics beyond our individual capabilities or talks about new things that we learned that would change the way we think are memories and experiences I would never give up in any lifetime. I strongly encourage that if you are going through college and reading this, to surround yourself with people that allow you to make mistakes and be yourself. Because those are the people that will force you to critically think and reflect and inevitably change your life.
social issue selection • the algorithm • 09/2025
At the beginning of the semester we were asked to select a social issue to carry through all of our projects. My social issue took a long time to arrive to me in the ideation phase. As explained in my preface, prior to this year I was just a naive kid that didn't really care about anything that was going on in the world, politically, environmentally, and economically. So when we were tasked this project I initially was not very excited.
Knowing this, I eventually ended on the issue of the social media algorithm as I found it to be detrimental to a significant part of my life which is my family and friends.
I found it interesting and odd that there is the absence of a middle ground in today's society. No one seems to be able to share a perspective and I wanted to know why.
the clock • the digital divide • 09–11/2025
The Clock Project is the signature project of the ASU Graphic Design senior class. Every year each student has to design a one of a kind 12 inch clock based on either their chosen social issue or the NASA Psyche mission. The only real rule was that it had to function as a clock.
These clocks took months of research, prototyping, and refinement, and were auctioned at our senior show on November 14, 2025. This project is a staple part of the ASU design program because it carries the weight and depth of a social issue and is temporal in nature. Not only is the medium different than the average collateral, these clocks utilize time as an element of design.
For my clock I really wanted to work with transparency. I utilized a clear acrylic to metaphorically imply that this issue is so easily passed over and looked through, it's hard to realize it's actually a problem until you acknowledge it. For the content, I drew terms from left and right political standpoints and protruded each based on how fraught the word is. This was to demonstrate the polarization that is caused by bias media.
poster show competition • torn up • 10/2025
At the start of the year, our senior class competed to design the official poster and theme for the upcoming Poster Show. One poster would represent the whole class and set the tone for the exhibition, branding, and public launch.
I utilized it as a chance to experiment with physical process. I printed, tore up paper by hand, layered type and scanned it all back in. The concept centered around the grounded, and raw process of physical graphic design.
poster show • unfold • 11/2025
The Poster Show is the largest fundraising event our program puts on each year, organized by the Graphic Design Senior Student Association and the entire senior class. This year, 62 designers worked across print, event design, media, marketing, photo, and web to create a public exhibition and auction celebrating poster design.
I was part of the Web team, which meant me and 6 others were in charge of managing and designing the website for the event. The website included an auction section where we were able to set up a working and successful e-commerce.
The winning theme for the 18th Annual Poster Show was UNFOLD, with the tagline “Where Creativity Unfolds and the Bidding Begins.” As a member of the web development team, I was focused on live updating the website troubleshooting any bugs or errors that occurred during the event.
exhibition show poster • interval • 1/2026
After the Poster Show, the money raised goes toward producing our Senior Exhibition, so we held another class competition to design that event’s official poster and theme. For this theme I wanted it to be applicable to every persons' social issue regardless of the topic. To solve this I went to the root. I asked myself, what is that sudden feeling, emotion, or light switch effect that we feel when inspired by a social issue? I found that my answer lied in the pause or moment between acknowledgement, and action. An interval in the mind.
Interval also represented a break into the unfiltered realities of our world, mapped through the individual emotions of our graduating class. I went through 62 students, classmate to classmate asking for a one word emotion that was provoked from each one of their social issues. This project was important to my growth as a designer. During the process I questioned how much depth I can introduce into a project within a short time frame.
senior exhibition • woven • 5/2026
The Annual Senior Exhibition is entirely student funded. Everything from the installation to the printed materials to the opening night experience is made possible through the fundraising efforts of the senior class.
The Poster Show, merchandise sales, and community support all help bring the exhibition to life. We raise the funds, design the space, build the systems, and install the work ourselves. The show exists because the students believe in it enough to make it happen.
My exhibit was a play on the innate curiosity of a human being. I wanted my exhibit to be initially confusing and visually interesting enough to spark curiosity in the viewer before interacting with it. Then comes experiencing bias through filtered lenses which hopefully makes the viewer question what the objective truth of each headline is. This is the vital thought process I want the viewer to learn and apply to any future information they consume online.
conclusion • graduation • 5/2026
I'd like to thank the group of friends I started and completed this journey with and the ones who have challenged my thinking and changed my trajectory in life, Evan Parker, Jordan Estrada Gonzalez, Riley Wagner, and Garrett Hampton. Through late night studio sessions, to mental crises they have stuck by my side and allowed me to develop into the person I am today. I'd like to thank every one of my professors for being a mentor in my journey of design, and for answering all of my questions that ranged from naive to seemingly unanswerable.
As I reflect, I get emotional just thinking about how much I've learned and grown through such a life changing experience that I had with college and I can be nothing but grateful. I knew from middle school that design is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And while not even knowing what it was called back then, it seemed like the stars had aligned because I can't imagine a lifetime where this wasn't my passion. Design can change the world and while I am on this Earth I will continue to learn and grow and give my all to inspire the next generations in order to make change.