About

Hi! I’m Meredith, traveler, cat whisperer, house sitter, designer, organizer, and someone who’s really good at color coordinating. I've been working my entire professional life as a designer, save one year that I was a travel agent. I believe that our professional lives should be something we’re passionate about. I do not think of work as work, but instead an exploration of what you’d like to learn and achieve in life. Over time my career has had various stages, from art director at an ad agency, to professional photographer, to home goods product design in New York City, and finally independent freelancer.

I'm a light-hearted designer who's not afraid to take risks. I'm great at vectors, patterns, whimsy, and design appealing to the trend savvy and thoughtful consumer. I love creating items that someone will touch and feel, and find joy in having it. That’s why product design is something i’m passionate about. One of my favorite things to do is to travel. To experience other cultures, plants, and people, and take that inspiration and put it into what I design everyday. I am a long term traveler, and immerse myself into different cities around the world while I work. Most of the time though, you’ll find me in New York City or Austin, Texas.

what do I do? Well, A few things:

1. I design physical products Home fashion accessories, gift-ables, home textiles, travel products, baby room decor, stationery, souvenirs, & socks & hosiery. I do CAD work designing the construction of items, but I majorly deal with the colors, patterns, materials, and overall graphics applied to products.

2. I design Brands With my beginning in the advertising world, I gained a lot of experience in logo and brand development. When I switched to physical product design I worked for companies that needed more brand options for the different types of products they were creating, so I used my brand skills to name, design, & flesh out 100’s of brands that you may still encounter in stores today.

3. Housesitting I have become a bit of a petsitter and home care enthusiast. For me, this is a perfect combo of nesting and exploring. I have skills in taking care of pets, and have been toying with the idea of adding this to my professional resume. I’ve petsat in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Another side of housesitting in different parts of the world is seeing how people live, what items they keep with them, what do they hang on the wall, and what do they value for everyday living.

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE

Disney Theatrical Productions Product / Merchandise Design

Brooklyn Legwear Socks, Lingerie, & Loungewear Design

Fine Sheer Industries Socks & Legwear Design

Ten Two One Beauty Brands UI Design

Kay James Design Packaging design for Kleenex & Huggies

Enchante Accessories Product Design, Tabletop

Azzure Home Product Design & New Brands. Home Decor, Gift, & Stationery

Paper Magic Group Seasonal Product collections for Target

A Brand Is Not A Logo Logo Design & Branding Packages

Jackson Ketchum Scrapbooks, Stickers, & Crafting Supplies Product Design

Hamico Baby & Kids Toothbrush Product & Surface Pattern Design

Crossroads Film Festival Theme Look, Logo, & Poster, 2010

Material Girls Fashion Photography & Advertising Design

IN-HOUSE PRODUCT DESIGN

Azzure Home Head Product Designer

Jonathan Adler Graphic/Product Designer

in-house MARKETING/BRANDING

Envogue International Brand & Packaging Designer

Imagine 360 Marketing Graphic Designer

Global Custom Tours Marketing Designer & Travel Agent

Sealion Design LLC Founder - Freelance Design & Branding

Liquid Creative Art Director & Photographer

Southern Living, Time Inc. Website Designer

Accomplishments

Made waves at my first job

Working at my first design position out of college, I created a well regarded brand look and feel for a local high end fashion boutique. I also spearheaded developing an in-house photography department for the agency.

Self Motivated

Early in my career I started my own business, learning to self-manage and support myself creatively and independently.

Risk-Taker

Seeking more out of my career creatively, I took the plunge to relocate to New York as a product & graphic designer at Jonathan Adler, where even in a smaller role, I designed a series of products that Jonathan Adler still sells (and he himself posts Instagram photos of) to this day.

Wears Multiple Hats

As the Lead Product Designer in a start up home accessories company, I was essential in creating product lines, developing multiple product collections, creating new brands, and communicating directly with factories. Over four years we built the start-up into a multi-million dollar company.

Note Worthy

While working for over 12 years in product and brand design, I have created over 70 product design collections and designed over 100 successful brands across multiple industries, many of which are still sold in stores today.

Where can you find my designs?

Homegoods, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, DSW, Nordstrom, Hobby Lobby, Macy’s, Anthropologie, Bed Bath & Beyond, QVC, Jonathan Adler, Barnes & Noble, Anna Sui, Bloomingdales, Justice, Charming Charlie, Winners, Homesense, Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby, Zulily, & Disney Broadway Production Souvenirs.