Francie
Taylor
Design

Hi–I’m a lead designer and brand strategist supporting mission-driven projects with thoughtful systems, and intentional design. Currently with The Dawes Arboretum.

Branding

Visual
Marketing
Experiential

About

Me in an orange life jacket floating in clear blue water in Mexico, making a peace sign.

2025

FREELANCE

Photography and designs for a romantic wedding in the Italian Dolomites, using fonts from Bolzano-based, independent type foundry CAST.

Animated sequence showing three panels of a wedding wayfinding system: topographic contour lines with scattered letters spelling 'HELLO, GUTENTAG, CIAO', detailed event schedule for Friday through Sunday with venue descriptions and activity recommendations, and location map of Vols Am Schlern with green icons marking key venues like ceremony location, hotel, and local amenities. All text is set in clean typography on cream paper background.

Animated demonstration of Columbus Museum of Art website mega menu navigation redesign. Shows homepage transitioning through organized grid-based menu structure with prominent sticky header featuring ticket purchasing and membership links. Menu displays consolidated department sections ensuring all content is accessible within single clicks, optimized for both desktop and mobile experiences.

Marketing Director: Lydia Simon
Digital Communications Manager: Amber Wacker
Website Build: Speak

2024–2025

LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Case study and internal art direction for Columbus Museum of Art website refresh focused on storytelling and accessibility. Designed and built by Speak.

2023–2025

LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Select experiential designs for Columbus Museum of Art including applied branding of events, marketing, and environmental assets.

Red stencil-style letters spelling 'POWER TO THE PEOPLE' arranged in a grid on a dark background. Central letters are larger and bolder, creating a focal point, while outer letters fade into smaller sizes.

ONGOING

CREATIVE CODING

Stills from playful experimentations of one-off interactions coded with CSS, HTML, and Javascript via SuperHi.

2020

ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Anamorphic 'InBug' logo with Media Objectives studio for LinkedIn's community-themed Sunnyvale campus, made of upcycled materials produced by Antlre, plus wayfinding graphics.

Environmental

Close-up of blue material samples and geometric forms including woven mesh, solid panels, textured surfaces, and curved elements in various shades of blue, displayed against a white background as material studies for environmental graphic design.

Creative Director: Joe Lawton
Co-Experiential Designer: Rafael Barontini

2019

EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER

DIY kaleidoscope-making activation with Imprint Projects for method's Glass for Good gala hosted by SFMOMA, celebrating a limited edition bottle made from 100% post-consumer recycled glass.

Experiential