Creative Director & Illustrator — Los Angeles
I build brand identities that feel like they were made by a human, not a template. Tactile, intentional, a little weird. Seven years making indie brands look unforgettable.
I grew up cutting up magazines at my kitchen table, assembling them into something that felt more true. That same impulse — to take things apart and put them back together with intention — is still what drives my work today.
These days I run a small studio in Echo Park, working with indie brands, musicians, and small businesses who want their visuals to feel tactile and made by a human. I believe good design should look like a person made it.
When I'm not designing: thrift-hunting for risograph prints, growing tomatoes on my fire escape, watching reality TV unironically.
brand identity · packaging · illustration · editorial
strategy → design → production-ready files, start to finish
Full visual systems. Logo, color, type, guidelines. Built for brands that feel like a person, not a template.
Hand-drawn characters, editorial pieces, and spot illo that make your content impossible to scroll past.
Packaging design that earns the shelf — and the re-gram. Concept to print-ready dielines.
No templates. No stock vibes. Every project starts from scratch and gets built with you.
We hop on a 45-minute call. I ask weird questions — "if your brand were a song, what would it sound like?" — and actually listen. No pitch deck, no upsell. Just figuring out what you actually need.
I go deep on your industry, competitors, and audience. Then I build a moodboard that shows three distinct creative directions. You pick one, we go.
I go heads-down and come back with a full first round — not just concepts, but a built-out system you can actually react to. Two rounds of revision included.
Organized, production-ready files plus a usage guide your whole team can follow. I stick around 30 days post-launch for small questions — no extra charge.
Maya got us in a way no other studio did. The bloom tea packaging sold out in 3 weeks — our customers literally said the box was "too pretty to recycle."
Working with Maya felt like collaborating with a friend who happened to be insanely talented. She pushed back on ideas that weren't right and that made the final work so much better.
We needed something earthy but editorial. Maya nailed it in round one — which honestly never happens. The Verde Vida identity got us coverage we'd never had before.
I take on 2–3 projects per quarter. Currently booking for Q3 2024. Drop me a line — let's see if we're a fit.