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about

A silly Portuguese designer with a passion for accessibility, community building, and representation.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

    HTML & CSS

    Figma

  • Fashion

    Upcycling

    Rowing

    Horror Movies

    Gaming

    Music

  • Go Out Doors Medford / CCSR (Center for for Citizenship and Social Responsibility)

    March 2021 - August 2021

    Collaborated with Medford City Art’s Council member and visual artist Sophy Tuttle.

    Designed and painted a wooden door that was put on display on the West Concord section of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.

    Mentor & Tutor / Self & National Honor Society

    November 2020 - May 2022

    Tutor underclassmen in the subjects of visual art and algebra.

    Mentoring and tutoring.

    Medford Utility Box / CCSR

    January 2021 - September 2021

    Collaborated and executed on a design with other students for a utility box located outside of Medford City Hall.

    Collaborated with Mosaicist and board president of the Medford Arts Center, Inc. (MACI), Susan Altman.

    Classroom & Brooks Middle School Bathroom Murals / CCSR

    October 2021 - May 2022

    Design and paint murals in multiple classrooms in Medford High School.

    Collaborate with other students.

    Painted a mural in the bathrooms at Brook School in Medford, MA.

    Free the Pad / CCSR

    September 2021

    Held a booth at the Medford Farmers Market to collect donations of feminine hygiene products such as pads and tampons.

    This project’s goal is to implement free feminine hygiene products in the school bathrooms for students who need them.

    CCSR - Art Committee Director / Officer

    September 2019 - May 2022

    Host art competitions, mural paintings, arts and crafts tables.

    Time management, designed posters, and communication with other leaders to accomplish projects.

  • Lesley University

    29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

    September 2022 - PRESENT

    Field of Study: Graphic Design (BFA)

    GPA: 4.00

    Honors: Dean’s List Fall 2022 & Spring 2023

    Exhibits: Hyper-Chromatic-Maximilism Fall 2022 Show, First-Year Student Video

    Montage Exhibition, Commonthought Fall 2022 Issue

    Medford High School

    489 Winthrop St, Medford, MA 02155

    August 2018 - June 2022

    GPA: 4.1619

    Class Rank: 14 out of 284

  • Pearle Vision / Receptionist & Sales Representative

    22 McGrath Hwy #4, Somerville, MA 02143

    May 2022-PRESENT

    Working with insurances to check benefits/eligibility.

    Designing posters/signs.

    Performing retinal imaging and visual field tests on patients.

    Communication and organization to keep all patient records together and up to date.

    Lesley University / Course Assistant

    9 Everett Street Cambridge, MA 02138

    January 2023-May 2023

    Communicated with the professor to get lessons together.

    Tutoring and mentoring college students in quantitative thinking.

    Designed posters in Illustrator for math tutoring hours.

    Third World Manga / Logo Creation

    November 2022

    Went over multiple concepts to create logo for startup company.

    Charles River Conservancy / Brochure Creation

    February 2023 - April 2023

    Worked with a group of other students to create a brochure for parents of students at Cambridge Public Schools to explain wetlands.

    Created graphics, organized type design, and layout of information.

“In 2024, 21% of US adults…were illiterate or functionally illiterate,” (National Literacy Institute) design is more important now than ever. A Portuguese UX/UI designer in the Greater Boston Area of Massachusetts. Deep passion for print, digital design, and typography, but always willing to explore new fields and apply creativity to a new medium. Design, research, and concept creation are where Julie thrives. It’s like a clever way to be funny in designs; a design with layers of communication and information is important. Aspires to work in advertising, editorial, and service design. A quick learner who is always excited to start a new project to create something new, while effectively communicating. Experience lies in most Adobe Suite platforms, basic HTML/CSS, and Figma, but I am always prepared for new platforms as well. A team player who builds off of others' ideas and always helps push their own and others' concepts. Strives to be a leader, inspirer, and learner.