West Chester University guest lecture & critic
I was invited by Professor Scotty Reifsnyder to participate in a project about Puerto Rico with students in the ART400: Design for Social Good course at West Chester University. I prepared a short video presentation about Puerto Rico that focused on the Jones Act and the history of label design for the Don Q rum brand. Students in the class were tasked with redesigning the packaging for Don Q with a focus on positive social impact. I then joined the class at the end of the semester to share some recent research about Puerto Rican graphic design Lorenzo Homar and to critique and award the student work.
I was invited by Professor Scotty Reifsnyder to participate in a project about Puerto Rico with students in the ART400: Design for Social Good course at West Chester University. I prepared a short video presentation about Puerto Rico that focused on the Jones Act and the history of label design for the Don Q rum brand. Students in the class were tasked with redesigning the packaging for Don Q with a focus on positive social impact. I then joined the class at the end of the semester to share some recent research about Puerto Rican graphic design Lorenzo Homar and to critique and award the student work.
Sep–Dec 2025
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Place-Keepers book cover
I was commissioned by University of Minnesota Press to design the book cover for Jennifer Lopez Lyman’s Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities.
From the publisher:
“In Place-Keepers, Jessica Lopez Lyman examines how Latina/x artists in the Twin Cities navigate and challenge the region’s deep-seated racial injustices. Using “Inter-Latina movidas”—subtle yet strategic actions through which Latina/x artists forge solidarities, mobilize for justice, and reclaim space—these artists respond to systemic oppression through public performances and behind-the-scenes negotiations with the state, nonprofits, and other institutions.”
I was commissioned by University of Minnesota Press to design the book cover for Jennifer Lopez Lyman’s Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities.
From the publisher:
“In Place-Keepers, Jessica Lopez Lyman examines how Latina/x artists in the Twin Cities navigate and challenge the region’s deep-seated racial injustices. Using “Inter-Latina movidas”—subtle yet strategic actions through which Latina/x artists forge solidarities, mobilize for justice, and reclaim space—these artists respond to systemic oppression through public performances and behind-the-scenes negotiations with the state, nonprofits, and other institutions.”
Nov 2025
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CSCC guest presentation
I was invited to speak to students in Professor Deb Kline’s Graphic Design I class at Connecticut State Community College. My talk focused on the practice of book design and I walked students through my process for creating book covers.
I was invited to speak to students in Professor Deb Kline’s Graphic Design I class at Connecticut State Community College. My talk focused on the practice of book design and I walked students through my process for creating book covers.
May 2025
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Culinary Palettes book cover
I was commissioned by University of Texas Press to design the book cover for Lesley Wolff’s Culinary Palettes: The Visuality of Food in Postrevolutionary Mexican Art.
From the publisher:
“Postrevolutionary Mexico City was a site of anxious nation-building, as rampant modernization converged and clashed with the nation’s growing nostalgia for its pre-Columbian heritage. During this volatile period, food became a meaningful symbol for a Mexican citizenry seeking new modes of national participation.”
I was commissioned by University of Texas Press to design the book cover for Lesley Wolff’s Culinary Palettes: The Visuality of Food in Postrevolutionary Mexican Art.
From the publisher:
“Postrevolutionary Mexico City was a site of anxious nation-building, as rampant modernization converged and clashed with the nation’s growing nostalgia for its pre-Columbian heritage. During this volatile period, food became a meaningful symbol for a Mexican citizenry seeking new modes of national participation.”
Apr 2025
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Thinking Through Graphic Design History by Aggie Toppins
Almanaque, a collaborative research publication—by Laura Rossi Garcia and myself—about visual culture and design history in Puerto Rico was included in a graphic design history textbook titled Thinking Through Graphic Design History: Challenging the Canon by Aggie Toppins published by Bloomsbury. Our work appears as a case study in Chapter 10: Broadening the Canon.
Link︎︎︎
Almanaque, a collaborative research publication—by Laura Rossi Garcia and myself—about visual culture and design history in Puerto Rico was included in a graphic design history textbook titled Thinking Through Graphic Design History: Challenging the Canon by Aggie Toppins published by Bloomsbury. Our work appears as a case study in Chapter 10: Broadening the Canon.
Link︎︎︎
Feb 2025
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