A Designer who's here to help create & deliver change.

Hi, there!
I'm Sami.

I’m a designer with a publication and illustration background who is pursuing their interest in social + digital design. Currently, I'm learning front-end web development practices and common web libraries to better inform my practice.

My hope is to use these interdisciplinary skills to provide a more comprehensive skillset to causes and mission-driven organizations that focus on people over profit.

Some of my projects include...

The Valivaryus Project

The Valivaryus Project

The Spectrum

The Spectrum

Olympics 2040

Olympics 2040

The Dry Run

The Dry Run

AMASS Magazine

AMASS Magazine

The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party

...along with other side projects + experiments.

A magazine-like spread that features voting information for the states of Rhode Island and South Carolina.

Voter's guide

Voter's guide made from raw information compiled from across the web.

An image of a small astronaut model staring through the reflection on the ground. The color scheme is made of raw cyans, pinks, and yellows.

Riso + Spaceman

I ran a photo I took of an astronaut model through the risograph printing process.

Stacked up beer cans branded 'Hillyer's Hops' with a gold text on black color scheme.

Beer Labels

A branded beer label for a school fundraiser event.

A young boy in a red coat and red hat is caught in the middle of running. Bolts of electricity surround his energized gait.

Illustration

Sometimes a quick doodle jolts the rest of my day.

A looping animation that reads 'See me, hear me, know me.' with images of an eye, mouth, and rings from the mind in between.

Analog GIF

A test seeing how the artifacts from riso printing affects the typical GIF animation.

A person with glasses and short hair holds up an arm while holding a typical rock concert hand gesture. The clothes folds are delicately detailed throughout the shirt, pants, and shirt tied around the waist.

Illustration

A study of how clothes folds and body parts behave in space.

The words 'Happy Friendship Day' are written onto a geometric and symmetrical background.

Text Motion Graphic

Testing fluid text animation workflow through a social post.

A person with short hair looks off to the left. The linework is black and speckled with noise. The colors behind the linework are rectilinear. A blue box shows a text field with an ellipses.

Illustration

A short test of color blocking.

A photo of stickers placed like graffiti along a wall. The lower height on the wall, the less stickers there are. Bright yellow and some reds and blacks dominate the scene.

Riso + Sticker Graffiti

I ran a photo from my study abroad through the risograph printing process.

A publication spread shows a map of Afro-eurasia. Spread design by Sami, Creative and Art Direction by Ambica Prakash and Emily Cohane-Mann from Eighty2Degrees.

Pardee-DU Annual Report

A spread from Pardee Center of Denver University's Annual Report for 2021.

A person with long hair holds up two fingers in a v shape in front of their eyes. They are wearing a mask and are staring in the direction of the viewer.

Illustration

Remember to keep wearing your masks, everyone!

A red background has the subject in the middle. The subject is a golden yellow with long hair, their head topped with a bushels of blue flowers. A burning flower appears from the bottom.

Illustration

A study of some of my favorite flowers from the old family garden.

Interesting Finds

Sometimes I come across a resource or article that helps me improve as a designer or as a person. Maybe you'll find them interesting, too.

I'll be updating this casually as I come across them.

The New ExhibitionWeAreCollins

A directory of and for Ukrainian designers, illustrators, animators and creators.

VALIZRuben Pater

CAPS LOCK: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it

Search for fonts by personality!

AIGAKsenya Samarskaya

Creative Director and Teacher Forest Young on Designing a More Inclusive Future