Co-Founder / Principal
CurrentCivilization is an expansive design collaborative with a decentralized team. Our small team co-creates with clients and collaborates with global talent to explore the radical potential of design. We build identities, websites, campaigns, exhibitions, and both physical and digital public programs.To date, we have worked in the fields of Abortion Advocacy + Access, Climate Action, Suicide Prevention, End-of-Life Care, Public Education, Workers’ Rights, LGBTQ+ History, Institutional Anti-Racism Solutions, Immigration Rights, HIV/AIDS History, Arts & Culture, Design Innovation, Design History, Science, and Sustainable Architecture.______________Awards / Collections / PressCivilization is a recipient of the National Design Award for Communication Design from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in honor of “excellence, innovation, and enhancement on the quality of daily life.” Civilization’s internationally recognized work is included in the permanent collection of SFMOMA and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA, has won numerous awards including a Webby Award for Best Activist Website, and is regularly featured in print publications as well as most major global media outlets such as The Guardian, The New York Times, The Huffington Post and NPR.______________Selected ClientsThe Smithsonian Institute, The Newark Museum of Art, Shout Your Abortion, The Nature Conservancy, JLUSA, The American LGBTQ+ Museum, Olson Kundig, Bill & Melinda Gates Discovery Center, National Head Start Association, Biennale of Sydney, USA Today, Recompose, Participant Media______________Talks / Workshops / ClassesOur team has hosted talks, workshops and classes at The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, CreativeMornings, The Frye Art Museum, General Assembly, In Bed with Designers – Hong Kong, Northwest College of Art & Design, Practivism, Seattle Central College, SIC, UW, WWU, and others.
