About
I found my way into design through high school journalism while working as an editor for my school newspaper and literary magazine. After high school, I moved to New York City to study in the BFA Communication Design program at Parsons School of Design.
After college, I worked at the multidisciplinary design studio Flat, then freelanced and worked independently in New York for several years. From 2006-2007, I was a member of Space 1026, an artist-run gallery and collective in Philadelphia, where I screen-printed a bunch of stuff and helped to build a large-scale Ewok Village at the ICA Philadelphia. I went on to become an editorial designer at Jane and The New York Times magazine, and continued collaborating with many other editorial brands, including Dwell, Good, Print, ReadyMade, GQ, and The Wall Street Journal. From 2007–2010, I co-founded and managed Rumors, a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary design studio focused on interactive and brand systems for cultural and media clients, with Andy Pressman and Renda Morton.
From 2010-2020, I lived in California, based in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. I worked with amazing and inspiring designers, engineers, and product folks at places like Netflix, Quora, Apple, Airbnb, Vox Media, and IDEO. I returned to the East Coast in 2020, and started my own design practice in 2022. In my down time, you can find me in my studio crafting, designing books and textile-based work, traveling, and enjoying time with my family.
Visiting CalArts, 2009
Building a rope bridge out of plastic bags with Space 1026, Philadelphia, 2007
Profiles & Exhibitions
The AIGA Guide to Careers in Graphic and Communication Design, 2017
25th Graphic Design Biennale, "Work from California", Brno, Czech Republic, 2012
"Holly Gressley, Graphic Artist," Left Field Project, 2012
Public Fiction, “Signify, Sanctify, Believe,” Los Angeles, 2011
"Bookmarks: USA", Under Consideration, 2009
New Visual Artists (20 Under 30), 2008, Print Magazine
"Hello, Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye," Design Sponge, 2008
"Locally Localized Gravity," Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2007
Highlights
Brand New, 2015
Design Week, 2015
Kottke.org, 2014
Altars, 2015
Readymade, Webby Award, 2011
Very Short List, Webby Award, 2009
"American Craft crafts a New Website," Unbeige, 2008
Rumors, Manystuff
"Design by Rumors, Brooklyn," Swiss Miss, 2008
Design Milk
"TDC 53: Call for Entries," Creativity Online, 2006
"Locally Localized Gravity," New York Times, 2007
Women Of Design: Influence And Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers
Writing
“Should I Leave My Design Studio to Work In-House as a Designer?", Forbes via Quora
“Vox Media design team's top 19 books to read this year,” Vox Product blog
“Designing Communities”, Quora design blog
“Reading List: Urban Planning and Design”, Quora design blog
Speaking
Adobe Creative Jam, 2019-2020
"Concept", California College of the Arts, 2015
"Fan Letter", Cooper Union, 2010
"Rumors", CalArts, 2009
"Rumors", CCA, 2009
Teaching, Workshops, and Guest Critiques
Adjunct Faculty, San Jose State University, BFA Graphic Design Program, 2014
Art Center
CCA
Fordham
MICA
MCAD
NYU ITP
Otis College of the Arts, 2009
Parsons School of Design
School of Visual Arts