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Daily Dishonesty

Daily Dishonesty is a book and award-winning hand-lettering blog. It combines my love of typography, humor, copywriting, and illustration. The blog documents the lies I tell myself on a regular basis. Hopefully, you're guilty too and can have a good laugh! Check out the blog at: dailydishonesty.com

Awards: 2015 CA Typography Annual 5 Winner
2014 CA Typography Annual 4 Winner
2014 Webby Nominee
2013 Webby Award

Googleplex Mural

I painted this dreamy 12’ x 16’ mural in Google’s VR offices in San Francisco.

With this mural, I was interested in exploring the dual meaning of the phrase “We’re going places”. I wanted to colors to evoke a sense of hopefulness while using the dynamic shapes to convey momentum. This piece is my visual interpretation of what the future of virtual reality looks like: a little abstract but bright and moving forward nonetheless.

Client: Google

Special thanks to my painting assistants Chie Tamada and Jenna Carando

The Art of Lovely & Legible Lettering

Want to learn how to letter like me? Join me in The Art of Lovely & Legible Lettering, an online workshop packed with 5 hours of lettering tips, tricks, and live instruction! This class is like pulling up a virtual seat next to me in my studio for an entire day.

Click here to enroll.

Namastay In Bed All Day

Custom chalkboard lettering for my own bedroom. Yes, that is me sleeping. 

Dimensions: 8' x 8'

LG 'This is Real NYC'

To promote the launch of the LG V30 phone, I designed a set of graphics to represent New York for packaging and event materials for LG's 'This is Real' activation. The event, held in 5 cities across the USA, paid tribute to each featured city and celebrated people keeping it real.

Client: LG USA

Agency: Game Seven

Lennox

Lettering and art direction for an 8-part social campaign for Lennox, a leading provider of innovative, home heating and cooling systems. These images and time lapse videos were created as part of Lennox's "In Your Words" campaign, which enlisted artists to turn actual five-star customer reviews into works of art.

Client: Lennox

Agency: GSD&M and Firehouse 

Goodtype x Hom Sweet Hom

Poster designed in collaboration with Goodtype, an online community of letter lovers! Buy your limited-edition print here.

Dagne Dover

Custom lettering designed for a mural installation for a Dagne Dover pop-up event in SoHo, New York City.

Client: Dagne Dover

Cardtorial

I worked with Cardtorial to design a limited-edition laser-engraved card & journal as part of their Women’s Day campaign, with 100% of the net proceeds benefitting Planned Parenthood.

Client: Cardtorial

Bank of America

To encourage millennials to save, I created this series of honest coin jars as part of Bank of America’s #BetterMoneyHabits campaign.

Client: Bank of America

Agency: Niche

First Coat Mural Festival

Mural painted for First Coat festival in Toowoomba, Australia. 

Dimensions: 45’ x 15’

The finished piece is titled “Don't Forget to Stop and Share the Roses”. A modern take on a classic phrase, this mural playfully explores the blurred lines between our physical lives and digital lives. Hidden inside the handmade floral illustrations are subtle social media icons for the viewer to discover. Social media is a seemingly necessary evil - both praised for its ability to keep us connected with each other and criticized for distracting us from real life. In a world where we interact online as much as we do in person, this mural poses the question: What does it mean to stop and smell the roses today?

Special thanks to Lauren Ronquillo and Tom Wahlin for helping me paint.

Flour Crowns

Inspired by my love of food and puns, Flour Crowns is an edible art project I started in March 2017. With spring right around the corner, I noticed my social media feeds starting to fill up with festival fashion and flowers. The idea came to me first as a simple play on the word "flower crown", and my imagination took it from there.

Follow along on Instagram or at flourcrowns.com

Adobe x BØRNS

Tarot-inspired artwork created to announce a collaboration between Adobe & musician BØRNS.

Client: Adobe

Agency: Golin

MailChimp

I lettered, styled, and photographed the header image for an interview I did with MailChimp, an email marketing platform. The artwork appeared on the homepage of MailChimp for one week in 2018.

Click here to read my interview!

Client: MailChimp

Hallmark Studio Ink

I had the honor of collaborating with Studio Ink & Hallmark on a collection of colorful cards for their artist series. Purchase one for your next occasion here!

WenDivas Branding

My grandma is 81 years old and has lived in the same community in Southern California for the last 55 years. Every Friday at 11:30am sharp for the past 5 years, my grandma and 20 of her other grandma friends meet at their local Wendy's to have lunch. They charmingly refer to themselves as the WenDivas, and I designed a mini-brand identity for them to highlight the importance of women spending time together and supporting each other.

Adobe loved this project so much that they interviewed me for their blog! Click here to read the full post.

Client: Adobe Creative Cloud

Google

Hand lettered phrases and icons for a 2016 marketing presentation for Google Apps.

Client: Google

K-Y Jelly

Partnering with K-Y, I had the pleasure of spreading the good word that you don’t need a reason, like Valentine’s Day, to enjoy a hot date or romantic evening with your partner. The ‘You Don’t Need a Reason’ campaign encourages couples to take the pressure off of unrealistic holiday expectations because you can (and should) celebrate your love any day of the year!

I created a series of quirky small-batch love notes for K-Y, crafted witty campaign social content, and spent the day in NYC with Dr. Laura Berman (renowned sex and relationship educator and therapist) giving mini-lettering workshops & intimacy tips to top-tier women’s health, sex & relationship, and lifestyle magazine editors.

Adobe Illustrator

Creative confidence is a topic that I get asked about all the time. In order to create a career that you love, you must first start with loving yourself.

To remind us all to celebrate ourselves more often, I’ve partnered with Adobe Creative Cloud to bring you a series of free, printable self-love cards + phone wallpapers* I lettered and designed using Adobe Illustrator. I also created a tutorial to show you how to quickly vectorize your hand lettering with Adobe Capture + Adobe Illustrator.

Click here to see the tutorial and download the wallpapers.

Silver Spur Mural

I donated this 40ft x 10ft mural to my elementary school, Silver Spur Elementary in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The colorful artwork depicts the school's motto, "Make it a great day or not. The choice is yours!"

Blue Diamond

Lettering for a print campaign for Blue Diamond Nut Thins running in food and lifestyle magazines nationwide.

Client: Blue Diamond

Art Direction: Alex Anderson

Agency: Y&R San Francisco

Clearvia

I lettered, styled, and photographed this series of social media posts for ClearVia, a new probiotic blend designed to eradicate hangovers entirely. The campaign aimed to spread the word that Clearvia allows one to be one’s best self every day, even if a few drinks were in the cards the night before.

Client: Clearvia

Agency: HYPR

Samuel Adams

The more you know about beer, the more you will love beer.

Client: Samuel Adams

Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers

Produced and Directed by: Dress Code
Creative Directors: Andre Andreev, G. Dan Covert
Executive Producer: Tara Rose Stromberg
Line Producer: Veronica Balta
DP: Matt Workman
Production Designer: Sergeo Levitas
Beverage Stylist: Ed Gabriels
Stop Motion Animators: Maxwell Sorensen, Zack Williams
Animators: Barbara Benas, Vincenzo Lodigiani
Compositors: Alejandro Monzón, Vincenzo Lodigiani

Chalk Artwork: Lauren Hom

Music: Mophonics

Good Things Are Happening Journal

This illustrated journal cheerily guides you through a year of gratitude, highlighting life's little moments that bring unexpected joy. Published by Abrams in 2016. Get your copy here!

Pizza Wedding

I love food. I love love. So, I made this pizza & poppy wedding invitation for fun.

If anyone would seriously want to use this for their wedding, you’re super cool and should send me an email.

TIME 'The Science of Marriage'

Trio of hand lettered spreads for TIME’s special edition publication, The Science of Marriage.

Client: TIME

Art Director: Chelsea Kardokus

(RED)

Lettering for social media posts to promote (RED)'s 2018 Eat, Drink, Save Lives campaign.

Client: (RED)

DIRECTV + Sports Illustrated Commercials

Lettering for DIRECTV NOW + Sports Illustrated commercials featuring Chrissy Teigen and Hailey Clauson streaming live TV anywhere their model lives take them.

Client: DirecTV + Sports Illustrated

Agency: BBDO

Art Director: Mike Lomanto

Freixenet Halloween

Lettering and photo styling for a Halloween-themed social post for Freixenet, a popular Spanish sparkling wine.

Client: Freixenet

Agency: CYCLE

Nomad Farm Mural

I painted this 10' x 6' mural in Barcelos, Portugal at The Nomad Farm, an old farm turned into a co-working and co-living space for travelers.

Noosa

Lettering and illustration for a series of posters for noosa, an insanely yummy yogurt made in small batches on a farm in Colorado. I was asked to sample every flavor of noosa and design posters based on creative descriptions of my favorite flavors. I chose coconut, blueberry, and lemon and had so much fun coming up with colorful ways to describe each flavor.

Client: Noosa 

Agency: Vayner Media

 

Ritz Carlton Magazine Interior

Lettering for a feature article in The Ritz Carlton Magazine, a quarterly publication found at Ritz Carlton hotels.

Client: The Ritz Carlton Magazine

Creative Director: Michael Goesele

Chobani

6' x 6' Chalkboard mural of a quote from the founder designed for Chobani's New York City office.

Client: Chobani

Supertramp Hostel Mural

While traveling through South America, I had the pleasure of painting this mural at Supertramp Hostel, a colorful, eco-friendly hostel in Cusco, Peru.

Dimensions: 8’ x 4’

Client: Supertramp Hostel

McCafé

Lettering for a series of social posts to promote McDonald's new line of McCafé beverages.

Client: McDonald's McCafé

Agency: Golin

Designer: Lauren Ronquillo

 

Ritz Carlton Magazine Cover

Cover and interior lettering for the Fall 2016 edition of The Ritz Carlton Magazine, a quarterly publication found at Ritz Carlton hotels. View the full issue here.

Client: The Ritz Carlton Magazine

Creative Director: Michael Goesele

Starbucks

Lettering for the "The Way I See It" Starbucks 2014 social campaign.

Client: Starbucks

Agency: BBDO NY

Art Direction: David Baden

Honest

Custom office artwork designed for Honest, a fully-integrated advertising agency in Barcelona. 

TIME Magazine

Lettering and spot illustrations for TIME Magazine's 2014 Holiday Gift Guide.

Client: TIME Magazine

Art Direction: Chelsea Kardokus
 

'wichcraft

Chalkboard mural created for 'wichcraft, a gourmet sandwich company in New York City. Created over two days, the mural illustrates 'wichcraft's motto and highlights the fresh ingredients they use every day. 

Dimensions: 9' x 12'

Builder Magazine

Hand lettered cover and interior spreads for the May 2016 issue of BUILDER, a publication that provides home builders with building news, plans, design ideas, and building product information, helping them manage their home building operations efficiently and profitably.

Client: Builder Magazine

Art Director: Tina Lynn Tabibi

No Photos Please

For all of 2016 and half of 2017, I traveled through South America, Europe, and Asia – all without taking a typical travel picture. No photos of sunsets by the beach. No overhead shots of exotic meals. No selfies.

What?! Why?! I draw things for a living, so what better way to capture my travels than by sketching, not snapping, my way around the world? I’m also aware that I live in a world of selfie sticks and sharing anything and everything that I do. With the ability and desire to capture everything so quickly, I’ve been guilty of spending more time fussing over angles and filters than actually enjoying the moment. So, instead of experiencing the world through a screen, I wanted to spend the year documenting my adventures the old-fashioned way through lettering and drawings in my sketchbook.

You can follow along on the blog and on Instagram. Happy travels and doodles to all!

Grandma Hom

This is my grandma. She is a wonderful human being full of wonderful wisdom, and I thought she deserved a place on my website. She's always had this knack for coming up with witty one-liners, so I decided to letter one of her favorite pieces of life advice on a chalkboard in her front yard.

Grandma if you've figured out how to use your iPhone to browse the internet and are reading this, HELLO! WELCOME! I LOVE YOU!

Digital Nomad Survival Guide

Hand lettering and illustration for the cover of The Digital Nomad Survival Guide. This book provides useful and specific knowledge about travel, housing, work, and socializing to help you set up and manage your new lifestyle as a digital nomad. This book pulls together practical advice from the authors’ experience, conversations with 20+ successful digital nomads, and tips from hundreds more nomads across 70+ countries.

Client: Katherine Conaway & Peter Knudson

Ex Boyfriend Tears

Custom lettering for Ex Boyfriend Tears, a line of flasks I created as a joke. Turns out, lots of girls (and boys) wanted to drink the tears of their ex lovers, so I produced the collection myself!

Products available at exboyfriendtears.bigcartel.com

Washingtonian Magazine

Lettering for the cover of Washingtonian Magazine's 2014 Cheap Eats issue.

Client: Washingtonian Magazine

Creative Direction: Michael Goesele

Chatelaine Magazine

Festive lettering and illustrations for Chatelaine Magazine's 2014 Holiday Gift Guide.

Client: Chatelaine Magazine

Creative Direction: Rose Pereira

10 Things Beyonce Taught Me About Being a Bosslady Freelancer

Lettering for an article I wrote about my love for freelancing and Beyonce. You can read it here.

Will Letter for Lunch

Will Letter For Lunch is a personal project born out of my love for lettering and food. The idea is simple: I go around New York City and letter restaurant signs and menus in exchange for the exact food items I write out. The result? Beautiful signs for businesses and a full belly for me!

Check out the signs and food at willletterforlunch.com

Shonda Rhimes Quote

Personal work

Illustrated quote from the book Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes.

Microsoft Holiday 2016

Chalk lettering for a timelapse video holiday card from m:united to Microsoft.

Video production: McCann New York

Client: m:united

Washingtonian MOM

Lettering for the opening page and interior of Washingtonian Magazine's MOM feature article.

Client: Washingtonian Magazine

Creative Direction: Michael Goesele

Art Director's Club

Hand lettering for the anthem video for the Let's Make the Industry 50/50 Initiative, founded by ADC with a mission to bring equal gender representation to the creative industry — especially award show juries, boards of directors, and event/speaker lineups. Highlighting the wealth of qualified women in senior positions throughout all facets of the creative communications industries, the initiative and its directory are bringing important balance to the conversation and laying a foundation for future generations of female talent.

For more information and to sign the petition, visit 5050initiative.org

Client: Art Directors Club

Motion Graphics: Rachel Levine & Dorca Musseb

Stigma and Cognition

My lettering piece for the group typography exhibition Found in Translation, hosted by Stigma and Cognition in December 2014.

Client: Stigma and Cognition

Ex Boyfriend Tears Posters

Lettering for a Valentine's Day campaign for Ex Boyfriend Tears

26 Letters 26,000 Miles

In January 2016, I sold all of my belongings, stuffed a few sundresses and a sketchbook into a backpack, and decided to travel for the entire year. I'm planning on visiting more than 20 countries and setting foot on every continent. Since I make a living drawing the alphabet, I thought it would be pretty rad if I could fund my 26,000 mile journey around the world with the same 26 letters I hold so close to my heart. 

That's where you come in, fellow explorer and type lover. I've designed a special series of travel-inspired posters for your viewing (and purchasing) pleasure. Every dollar raised through this project will go directly towards my 'round the world journey, from plane tickets to late night street snacks. Can 26 little letters really take me 26,000 miles? I have no idea, but I'd like to find out just how far they'll get me.

Check out the project at 26letters26000miles.com

Baltimore Magazine

Lettering and illustration for the cover of Baltimore Magazine's December 2014 issue.

Client: Baltimore Magazine

Creative Direction: Amanda White-Iseli

Culinary Institute

Lettering created for the Culinary Institute of America's New York campus to be displayed as a mural in their Student Commons building.

Client: Culinary Institute of America

Tresemme

Lettering for Tresemme's Tumblr campaign during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2015.

Client: Tresemme

AT&T

Social media posts to promote AT&T's #X campaign encouraging millennials to stop texting while driving.

Client: AT&T & Tumblr
 

Help Ink

Help Ink is an online print store that collaborates with artists around the world to spread some positivity and raise funds for various charities through the sale of prints. I was delighted to contribute one of my favorite quotes from the poem You Learn by Jorge Luis Borges.

Client: Help Ink

TONY Kids

Illustration and lettering for the cover of Time Out New York Kids.

Art Direction: Sarah Mulligan

Client: Time Out New York

Wanderlust

Chalkboard collaboration between myself and Brazillian letterer Cristina Pagnocelli in my Brooklyn studio.

Dimensions: 14' x 10'

Wiggy Banks

What are you really saving for? Wiggy Banks are piggy banks for adults (or people pretending to be adults). Start saving up for all the boozy, carby, mind-altering, cheesy, sexy, fried and/or bad-for-you things that make life worth living (we all know that coin jar isn't just for laundry and bus fare). 

Each Wiggy Bank is hand-painted on a thrifted glass jar with lots of love and lols by yours truly. 
The PERFECT holiday gift for your best friend or drunk roommate!

Check out the project at www.wiggybanks.com

Typefight

In February 2014, the kind folks at TypeFight asked me to step into the ring with the letter D. This was my winning letter!

Client: TypeFight

Pizz-Out New York

My farewell mural to New York City and its greatest food

Videography & Editing: Bridget Badore

Fair Winds

I started sketching out my next tattoo and loved it so much that I decided to turn it into an illustration. "Fair winds and following seas" is a nautical phrase of good luck—a blessing as it were—as the person, group, or thing it is said to departs on a voyage in life.

Help Ink

Help Ink is an online print store that collaborates with artists around the world to spread some positivity and raise funds
for various charities through the sale of prints. I was delighted to contribute one of my favorite quotes to their collection of posters. Fortune really does favor the bold.

Client: Help Ink

The Weather Channel

To advertise the launch of The Weather Channel's new mobile app, we reimagined how people get their daily forecast with a series of faux movie posters that promote weather that is “Coming Soon.” Designed to look like a real movie posters – a closer look revealed a forecast for the following day. These are the three posters from the series that I hand lettered. 

Client: The Weather Channel

Agency: BBDO New York

Creative Direction: Hunter Fine and Peter Albores

Art Direction: Camilo De Galofre

Washingtonian Magazine

Lettering for the January 2015 cover of Washingtonian Magazine.

Client: Washingtonian Magazine

Creative Direction: Michael Goesele

The Boston Globe

Lettering and illustration the cover of the November 23rd Sunday Arts section of the Boston Globe.

Client: The Boston Globe

Creative Direction: Ryan Huddle

Zzzquil

Lettering and illustration for Zzzquil's Facebook page and website.

Client: Zzzquil

Art Direction: Chad O'Connell

Agency: Publicis Kaplan Thaler

San Diego Magazine

Lettering for the cover of San Diego Magazine’s 2016 Charitable Giving Guide publication.

Client: San Diego Magazine

Art Director: Rebecca Wilson

Flawless Mirror

I decided to paint The FLAWLESS Mirror in my studio so I could wake up like Beyonce every day. 

Baltimore Magazine

Lettering and illustration for the tasty cover of Baltimore Magazine's Cheap Eats 2014 issue.

Client: Baltimore Magazine

Creative Direction: Amanda White-Iseli

Hyperakt

Animated watercolor lettering for slides of my Lunch Talk at Hyperakt in April 2015. 

Watch the video recap below, or read the full presentation here.

Canadian Business

Illustration and lettering for the cover of Canadian Business.

Art Direction: John Montgomery

Client: Canadian Business

Daily Dishonesty

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Googleplex Mural

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The Art of Lovely & Legible Lettering

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Namastay In Bed All Day

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LG 'This is Real NYC'

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Lennox

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Goodtype x Hom Sweet Hom

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Dagne Dover

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Cardtorial

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Bank of America

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First Coat Mural Festival

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Flour Crowns

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Adobe x BØRNS

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MailChimp

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Hallmark Studio Ink

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WenDivas Branding

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Google

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K-Y Jelly

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Adobe Illustrator

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Silver Spur Mural

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Blue Diamond

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Clearvia

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Samuel Adams

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Good Things Are Happening Journal

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Pizza Wedding

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TIME 'The Science of Marriage'

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(RED)

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DIRECTV + Sports Illustrated Commercials

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Freixenet Halloween

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Nomad Farm Mural

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Noosa

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Ritz Carlton Magazine Interior

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Chobani

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Supertramp Hostel Mural

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McCafé

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Ritz Carlton Magazine Cover

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Starbucks

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Honest

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TIME Magazine

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'wichcraft

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Builder Magazine

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No Photos Please

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Grandma Hom

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Digital Nomad Survival Guide

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Ex Boyfriend Tears

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Washingtonian Magazine

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Chatelaine Magazine

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10 Things Beyonce Taught Me About Being a Bosslady Freelancer

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Will Letter for Lunch

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Shonda Rhimes Quote

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Microsoft Holiday 2016

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Washingtonian MOM

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Art Director's Club

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Stigma and Cognition

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Ex Boyfriend Tears Posters

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26 Letters 26,000 Miles

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Baltimore Magazine

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Culinary Institute

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Tresemme

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AT&T

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Help Ink

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TONY Kids

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Wanderlust

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Wiggy Banks

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Typefight

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Pizz-Out New York

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Fair Winds

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Help Ink

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The Weather Channel

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Washingtonian Magazine

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The Boston Globe

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Zzzquil

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San Diego Magazine

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Flawless Mirror

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Baltimore Magazine

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Hyperakt

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Canadian Business

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