Fat Bear Week

Fat Bear Week is an international sensation that started as a campagin for Katmai Naitonal Park in 2015. This online contest allows the public to vote on the fattest bear at Brooks Falls in Katmai, a testimony to the strong salmon run of Bristol Bay. Since 2018, I have designed the visual identity and branding for this campaign in partnership with the Katmai Conservancy and Explore.org. This includes social media posts, graphics, video, and merchandise design.

World Migratory Bird Day

In 2021 I was chosen as the World Migratory Bird Day Artist. I was responsible for all graphics, art, and branding for the three international flyways. In 1993, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center created International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD). This educational campaign focused on the Western Hemisphere celebrated its 25th year in 2018. Since 2007, IMBD has been coordinated by Environment for the Americas (EFTA), a non-profit organization that strives to connect people to bird conservation.

 In 2018, EFTA joined the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) to create a single, global bird conservation education campaign, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD).

Arctic Refuge Virtual Bird Fest

Arctic Bird Fest is a digital campaign run by Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with Audubon Alaska that highlights the amazing birds that migrate and nest there. Since the refuge is so remote, a digital platform is used to connect people with birds from all over the world. In 2020, Bird Fest had a retro “virtual video game” theme to promote the online platform. I designed the visual identity including graphics, animations, banners, posters, video, and stickers.

Culturally Relevant Alphabet Cards for Alaskan School Districts

I was commissioned by various Alaskan School districts under a grant awarded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to create culturally relevant alphabet cards to be used in classrooms across the state. the goal is for children to learn the alphabet with relevant correlations to their lives. This project utilized collaboration between four different school districts, 12 different village councils, and elders across the state.

Animal PSA’s for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, I was asked to create animal related PSA’s for U.S. Fish and Wildlife for use on social media and print. I wrote the copy and created the illustrations for this campaign.

Anchorage Brewery Fat Bear Beer

As a fundraiser for the Katmai Conservancy I partnered up with the Anchorage Brewing Company to design a new beer with proceeds donated to the Katmai Conservancy. I designed the beer label, poster, and social media posts.

National Wildlife Refuge System Rebranding

As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System visual identity rebranding team, I came up with new stylistic animals to represent over 500 refuges in the United States. These illustrations are currently piloted in welcome signs around the country, and will be used in promotional materials for each refuge station.

Katmai National Park and Preserve Junior Ranger Book

In 2015 I was asked to design, illustrate, and write the Katmai National Park and Preserve Jr. Ranger Book.