EMISSARIES is an ongoing project and art/design collective I founded with a group of friends. We've hosted a variety of events and collaborated on numerous creative projects. My role has focused on art direction and creating the visual identities behind these initiatives. Each project reflects the youthful,boundary-pushing spirit that defines the EMISSARIES brand.

Portland, Oregon

2023 - Present

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BEST OF PORTLAND ‘25 CAMPAIGN BRANDING

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Willamette Week's Best of Portland campaign is a community-driven poll that celebrates the city's culture and businesses. For the 2025 campaign, I collaborated with two classmates to create a bold, recognizable visual identity that reflects Portland’s energy and culture. After pitching our concept to Willamette Week's creative team, our brand was selected. Here’s a look at some of our process work as well as the final look at the brand

Portland, Oregon

2025

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SANCTUARY

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Sanctuary explores the idea of safety within identity and emotional experience. The project reflects my ongoing journey to define what sanctuary means to me, and how that sense of security shows up in both internal and external ways.

Portland, Oregon

2025

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GOD DIED, WE DRESSED UP.

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“God Died, We Dressed Up” is a journal exploring the world of LA-based label Warpaint and how its founders have built a brand that cuts through the noise of an algorithm-fueled culture, where originality is dead, everything’s made to perform, and culture is the new god. The book blends writing, image, and experimental typography to examine identity, branding, and meaning in the age of endless scroll.

Portland, Oregon

2025

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BÉTON BRUT

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A zine briefly exploring the aesthetics of brutalism and its influence on various facets of design.

Portland, Oregon

2023

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Eon

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For this project, I was assigned the task of creating a brand for a fictional Restaurant. This involved designing the logo, brand assets, merchandise, and other deliverables.

Portland, Oregon

2024

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“feeling into form.”

AMON WATSON

DESIGNER BASED IN PORTLAND, OR. CURRENTLY STUDYING GRAPHIC DESIGN AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY.

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