Hello! I’m Michaela.

A pun enthusiast, potato loving, sunshine soaking, national park exploring, tex-mex addict and fur-mom to 3 kitties and 1 aussie mutt mix.

I’ve enjoyed being creative for as long as I can remember, notably in 1st grade, when I won my Elementary school wide T-Shirt contest. See photo below of me sporting my T-Shirt design at a school dance.

Born and raised on a farm in central Texas, I grew up loving my rural upbringing, eventually deciding to leave the family farm to pursue a BFA in Communication Design and a minor in photography at Schreiner University in Kerrville, TX.

With my degree in hand, I returned back to my roots of the greater Austin, Texas area where I began my professional design career at the design agency, Pentagram gaining invaluable real world client experience and continuing to feed my long standing passion for being creative.

I’d love to connect with you! Feel free to reach out at madeXmichaela@gmail.com.

Awards and Recognition

• Centennial Commencement Keynote Speaker
  Schreiner University, May 2023, here

• Summerlin Visiting Artist Series Co-Presenter and Speaker
  Schreiner University, May 2022, Live recorded video here

• CASE Awards Recipient (Council for Advancement & Support of Education)

  • CASE Circle of Excellence-Best Magazine Award—Bronze, USC Trojan Family Alumni Magazine, 2023

  • CASE District VI Awards—Gold & Silver, Alumni Relations & Engagement, Coloradan Alumni Magazine, 2021; Gold, Magazine/Alumni/General Interest, Coloradan Alumni Mag, 2020

• Society of Publication Designer Recipient

  • SPD Merit 58—Merit Winner, Cover Illustration/Design, UCSF Magazine, 2019

  • SPD Merit 57—Merit Winner, Design & Illustration, UCSF Magazine, 2019