Client: Metro Art
Date: Winter, 2020
Artist and photographer Ken Karagozian has documented the construction processes of infrastructure and the forging of human relationships in the creation of Metro capital projects, including subway tunnels. His photos were featured in the Union Station lightbox exhibition. I worked with Metro Art managers and Ken to create the exhibition catalog, which won first place in the 2020 APTA Adwheel Awards.
Client: Metro
Date: Summer, 2018
Transportation has tremendous impact on the quality of life for all who live, work and play in LA. In this report, the social facets are parsed, and goals and metrics are set as ambitious targets. Working with the Metro Office of Extraordinary Innovation, I contributed to the content through research and editing, and also illustrated and designed the publication, in collaboration with Metro Marketing’s Design Studio.
Client: Metro Art
2014 to present
About once per month, Metro Art Presents invites an artist to stage a public show at Union Station, such as the Capoeira Exchange performance shown above. I created unique posters for many of these events. Each poses the interesting challenge: to capture the spirit of the performance succinctly in one poster.
Location: San Gabriel Valley, LA, CA
Date: 2022
Zine on Valley Boulevard, an arterial thoroughfare connecting many Asian-, largely Chinese-American, communities in Los Angeles County. A reflection on the history of Americans with Chinese ancestry.
Location: Pasadena, CA
Date: 2022
How does one escape the relenetless passage of time's seconds? We can rethink how we define it.
Client: Metro Art
March 2019
Introduced by Metro-commissioned artist Clare Rojas, Ramekon O'Arwisters, a Bay Area public engagement artist, led a group of community members from across LA County to weave strips of colored fabric together. Letitia Ivins of Metro Art asked me to design the poster and graphics for the event in a way that uses all three languages of the community, all with equal emphasis.
Client: Metro Community Relations
April 2019
Every three years, every transit agency in the US which seeks funding from the US Department of Transportation must submit a Public Participation Plan, outlining how it engages the public in civic processes to develop programs, projects, and initiatives. The Metro Community Relations Department sought a livelier design to match the work that they do. With Metro Marketing, I designed this publication.
Client: Metro Art
Date: Spring 2019
Metro Art organized an exhibition of photography entitled Forward Motion. Artist and photographer Michele Asselin took photos of 21 women employees at Metro and created collages with photos of the intrastructure environment, which were in lightboxes in the corridor. To accompany the exhibition, I worked with Metro Art and Michele to design the catalog.
Client: Metro Art
Date: Spring, 2016
Throughout the Metro transportation system, public artwork highlights, accents, and offers meaning to riders’ journeys. The Makers exhibition was a photographic lightbox series of portraits at Union Station that recognizes the artists who have contributed public artwork to Metro. I designed the publication. The photos were taken by artist and photographer Todd Gray.
Client: Metro Art
Date: Spring, 2016
A safe and pleasant experience relies upon the care of each person on the ride. This campaign is a gentle reminder that a shared ride means being considerate for all around you. And in this vein, the community aboard a bus or a train can be pleasant company. I illustrated and designed this ad campaign.
Client: Metro Art
Date: Spring, 2016
To reduce violence against bus operators on Metro, particularly ones driving on routes through the roughest neighborhoods of LA, this ad campaign was posted, in English and in Spanish versions. I contributed the illustrations and designs.
Client: TAP
Date: Summer, 2016
TAP stands for the Transit Access Pass, the reusable and reloadable plastic card used for disbursing fare payment every time one rides transit. I illustrated and designed the standard TAP card as well as an entire suite of supporting marketing materials, viewable in the PDF.
Client: TAP
Date: Summer, 2017
Because TAP is a regional fare medium good for use on all transit systems, Stored Value is the type of fare that is universal. However, many riders do not know to load it. Hence, I worked with TAP to develop this video and animation. My contribution was the script and storyboard. The actual animation was generated by Down the Street.
Client: LA County Department of Public Works
Date: Summer, 2014
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LADPW) was working on a plan to eliminate landfill waste by 2025. The LADPW Siting Element outlines the research, impacts of waste, and plans for the future. I created a draft design, including three cover design proposals and layouts for internal pages, for the publication for this plan.
Client: LA County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Date: Spring, 2011
LACMA featured an exhibition on the Spanish Conquest in the Americas from the point of view of the indigenous cultures, via their artworks. I designed the title wall, wall graphics, program and street banners, among additional marketing materials. The exhibition was on show for six months and orchestrated by LACMA Curator Ilona Katzew.