Graphic design work for PBS Kids brands. Led end-to-end digital game creation and asset production for multiple app, desktop, and mobile games.
Colorrific Art Show
Pinkalicious & Peterrific encourages kids 3-5 to engage in self-expression and the creative arts, covering areas such as music, dance, theater and visual arts.
In Colorrific Art Show, players create their own pinkamazing masterpieces for an art show with Pantonio the color fairy. Doodle, draw, paint, and explore creative tools!
Areas of Focus
My areas of focus included creating various visual components in the style of the Pinkalicious brand, working closely with producers and developers on overall game structure, and creating a library of seasonal visual components that update to keep the game fresh throughout the year.
PBS KIDS property, GBH produced
Kindergarten Helpers
Arthur is one of the longest-running and most critically acclaimed kids’ TV shows. Aimed at children ages 4-8, and broadcast in more than 80 countries, Arthur is known for its educational value, presenting valuable lessons and complex issues in age-appropriate ways.
Kindergarten Helpers features friends in a kindergarten classroom that need help making a choice about what items to play with. Players listen to character preferences and match them with the item or friend they would like best. This game was created in collaboration with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to test preschool students’ readiness for kindergarten.
Areas of Focus
My areas of focus included creating various visual components in the style of the Arthur brand, working closely with producers and developers on wireframes and overall game structure, and establishing visual libraries to allow for character customization.
PBS KIDS property, GBH Produced
Early Science with Nico and Nor
arly Science with Nico & Nor is a science curriculum based on the Next Generation Preschool Science research project funded by the National Science Foundation. The apps and activities were designed and tested for preschool classroom and at-home use.
NGPS is a multi-year project that focuses on teaching preschoolers about plants, ramps, and shadows through classroom and at-home games and activities. In total, we created 5 apps, a teacher guide, and a family guide to help introduce science and engineering to young learners.
Areas of Focus
My areas of focus included creating various visual components in the style of the Nico & Nor brand, working closely with producers and developers on wireframes and overall game structure, communicating with stakeholders throughout the course of the project, researching preschool educational standards, and user play testing with kids.
GBH
Canoe Quest
Molly of Denali follows the adventures of Molly, a feisty and resourceful Alaska Native girl, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in their Alaskan village. Designed to help kids develop skills around informational text such as using a map and following an instruction manual, this is the first nationally distributed children's series in the U.S. to feature an Alaska Native lead character.
Canoe Quest introduces preschoolers to the wonders of geology, geography, and the Alaska wilderness. Molly and her friend Nina float down the river to collect rock, mineral, and fossil samples for science. Players learn about Alaskan native culture as they identify and sort items.
Areas of Focus
My areas of focus included creating various visual components in the style of the Nico & Nor brand, working closely with producers and developers on wireframes and overall game structure, communicating with stakeholders throughout the course of the project, researching preschool educational standards, and user play testing with kids.
GBH