About

An artistic gal with more passion than you can shake a stick at, I am a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living and working in Pittsburgh. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and a true love for what I do. I make sure to pass that excitement for design on to my clients. Gathering inspiration from the people I meet, the books I read and the city I live in, I am a creative in every sense of the word. I am a print designer; whether it’s a logo for your new company, an invitation for your grand event or even a pretty little something to hang on your wall, I am eager to help you help me create exactly what you’re looking for.

My creative process starts with talking to my clients, getting to know their needs and their goals. After painting some mental pictures and jotting down some notes, I head to my trusty sketchbook and get to doodling. That’s when the magic happens. After lots of drawing and tweaking and poking and prodding comes the final product and, hopefully, a very happy client.

So if you’re in the market for a designer or think you may be in the future, please make yourself comfy and take a look around.If there’s something you love, something you want, or something you just have to have, send me a message and we’ll talk. I look forward to hearing from you!

“Melissa is a budding graphic designer with high standards, great vision, and excellent knowledge of social media. She helped develop and establish Green Building Alliance’s new brand and worked diligently to help reshape and produce our annual green building resource directory. She does excellent work that’s delivered with a smile. I highly recommend her work.”

Aurora Sharrard
Director of Innovation
Green Building Alliance

“Where to start?! Melissa designed a logo for our startup in June 2010. Everything you could possibly want from her was provided. We had no logo…she got us one in 3 weeks. We had 3 amazing concepts to choose from, so any of them would have made an awesome brand for our startup. Her creativity and professional demeanor made the process so simple. Anyone looking for a designer should consider her. She is willing to work and accommodate her clients in any way she can. She was also provided amazing work given our startup budget! Rock on Melissa!”

Matthew French
CEO & Co-Founder
Devotee

“Melissa was a joy to work with. We’re a young company looking to build a brand and Melissa came in to save the day. We hired her to craft our company’s logo. The logo was to become the driving force in our website design and company branding. Melissa didn’t disappoint; We came away with a memorable logo that we love.”

Justin Burdett
Co-Founder
Delirium

“I hired Melissa to redesign my business cards with the intention of “jazzing” them up. She came back to me with three concepts all powerful and cutting edge – I was blown away! She made my business cards memorable and definitely exceeded my expectations. I love them and will use her again for any of my graphic design work.”

Holly Maust
Owner
InteractiveSwim

“Melissa created my company logo with a minimal input. I gave her a direction and she provided several drafts for me to use as a starting point. From there, she produced a logo that I am proud to display for the face of my business. All this was done in a relatively short time and at a cost with which I could happily live. I would highly recommend Melissa based on my experience.”

R. Blair Kincade
President
DreamCatcher Mortgage