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The Tackling Mental Health Disparities series spotlighted researchers and advocates advancing equity in mental health care. Designed for short-form platforms, the campaign translated complex research into accessible, engaging stories that amplified underrepresented voices.
Redesigned a national mental health impact report with data visualizations and human-centered storytelling.
Branded visuals, social copy, and a social media audit — how MEDA showcased a zero-waste coconut campaign while building a strategy for long-term growth.
Ocracoke moves at its own pace — ferry crossings, wild beaches, camping under stars, and a community shaped by storms but still standing strong.
Turning a beloved dog’s pawprint into a brand identity — see how Pet Marketing Unleashed combined memory, design, and personality in this project.
Rum has been tied to the Outer Banks for centuries. Kill Devil Rum gives that history a crafted identity — rooted in place, designed to last.
Each winter, humpbacks, fin whales, and right whales pass the Outer Banks, headed south. For now, it’s a rare sight. The hope is that one day it won’t be.
We almost walked straight into them — a living river of siafu (Dorylus), also known as driver ants, cutting across the trail. Thousands of them, jaws out, on a mission. Our guide stopped us just in time — before things got uncomfortable.
The art world wasn’t made for women like Henrietta Hoopes Heath—but she never waited for it to be. In the early-to-mid 20th century, when few women gained recognition as painters, she built a career that moved between Washington, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. She painted what interested her—bullfights, racehorses, portraits—capturing power and motion in a way that drew both collectors and critics.
She stood in the shadow of a fort, a silent fixture in the tourist spectacle. A chair was strapped to her back, its cushions worn thin from years of riders. I remember marveling at her size, her quiet presence, the way her trunk curled idly in the dust.