Nicole Lavelle

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Let’s work together!


I’m always interested in new relationships with agencies, studios, and in-house design teams. I offer holistic design support to small businesses and cultural organizations. I love working with artists, musicians, and authors!

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If you’re looking for a thoughtful, experienced, hard-working designer (and a fun, chill collaborator), I’d love to hear from you.

SERVICES

 COMMUNICATIONGraphic design for communication artifacts: print, digital, social, (etc.) with special attention to publications and presentations. I am *an expert* in Keynote and InDesign.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES Iterative prototyping and development of toolkits and workshops, with a spotlight on spontaneity, play, introspection, and generative experiences.

RESEARCH: Complexity Clarity Translation of complex research findings into narrative artifacts grounded in clear communication and digestible ideas.

NARRATIVE / CONTENT Strategy and design to translate ideas into legible, consumable information for your target audience. Give me your messy wall of text and folder of images, and I’ll help you organize your thoughts.


I’ve worked with companies like IDEO, Dropbox, Figma, Wealthfront, and Patagonia, as well as user researchers, insight strategists, cultural orgs, non-profits, and boutique creative agencies.
I’m a proud design generalist with experience in print, digital, social, marketing, human-centered design, brand, product/UX, research, and consulting. I contribute as a thought-partner to interdisciplinary teams. Often I’m brought in as a graphic designer, but I always bring more to the table.I’m excited about working with purpose-driven and people-centric organizations. I’m drawn to work for the public good. I love working on cultural projects in the arts!

SELECT CLIENTS

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Bolinas Art Museum
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Headlands Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Fibershed
The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School
Throughlines Convening
The City of Petaluma
findhelp.org
Point Reyes Books
Point Reyes Saltworks
Community Land Trust of West Marin
The Dance Palace
TART Vinegar
Handley Cellars
IDEO
Dropbox
Figma
Wealthfront
Apple
MADO
Compass
Greenpeace
Patagonia
For Freedoms
Reimagine End of Life
Floodplain Projects
Greenhorns
Alt League
SELECT PROFESSIONAL AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCE

Design Instructor
School of Art + Design, Portland State University

Design Director
Open Engagement Conference

Art Director
Portland Mercury

Graduate Fellow and Affiliate Artist
Headlands Center for the Arts
Resident Artist
Prelinger Library

Designer in Residence
East Japan Railway

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