
Blending my background in mixed media with strategic design thinking, I developed a
branding concept centered on restoring the historic Pier on Lake Austin into a boutique
hotel and café. The project reimagines the once-popular gathering space through
sustainable architecture, partnerships with local vendors, and collaboration with
Austin-based artists.
The Pier reimagines the once-popular gathering space through sustainable architecture and local collaborations, with a design rooted in nostalgia and play inspired by my childhood experiences.

Wallpaper
The main icon of the brand is the Swan representative to Lake Austin.
Swans are very protective of the water and land where they make their daily passages so the symbolism felt special to translate to a safe haven retreat of the hotel.
Wallpaper was designed in Illustrator and Photoshop and physically printed from the Risograph.

Custom Stationery Set
The unique shapes found within the stationary as well as signage took inspiration from the wild flowers and also mimicked the natural curvature of shells from the lake.

Signage and Room Key
Continuing to draw inspiration from the natural elements surrounding the lake, I designed these detailed room features to reflect the organic symbols and textures found throughout the landscape.

Cafe Menu
I created in Illustrator used the watercolor vector to act as a frame of the items. I wanted to keep some detailed elements close to my origin story as an artist and designer. I used a font called “article” from the font pack as it is more delicate and easily legible. The cream background paired with the blue font is also to encourage easy legibility. Since the name is the swan dive, I wa

Privacy door hangers
Inspired by the fact we are restoring a once popular community space, I wanted to instill retro details to my designs. I chose to pair this vintage inspired font with stripes to enhance that retro feel.
Hand-held fan
Going back to my origin, being someone who loves hand drawn and painted elements, I water colored this fan.

Hand-held fan
The item is a hand-held fan that I watercolored to create a natural scene of the lake. It features a blue heron bird sitting on the bank of the water. I used a mix of blues and greens to match the changing colors of the water based on the sunlight. I deepened the color green for the plant elements to note the different variety of species on the land. There are details of shimmery gold