sharon hanson
graphic design
Billboard Design: Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC)
The client requested a billboard design that emphasized how earning a GED is not just an individual effort but also a community effort. The photograph of the live billboard is courtesy of Susan Keller at DCLC.
Promotional Design: Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)
I designed promotional materials for APCF that would complement a pre-existing logo, style guide, and website. I created banners (tabletop and oversized), infographics, multi-page layouts for print, a sponsorship deck, flyers, and email signatures.
Branding + Identity: Launch STEM Careers (LSC)
I developed the logo, designed all printed and digital marketing materials, and authored web and print content for LSC, a non-profit organization founded in Brevard County in Florida. I designed and managed the LSC website until LSC’s dissolution in 2021.
Promotional Design: Lean-BPM
I designed an identity system and promotional materials for Lean-BPM that would complement a pre-existing logo and website. I created banners, infographics, multi-page layouts, posters, and business cards.
Logo Redesign: Karla’s Catering & Prepared Foods
The client requested a sophisticated and elegant redesign of her logo to advertise her catering business. The final design chosen by the client is featured in the gallery to the left (above on mobile devices). Her original logo is below.
Logo Redesign: NASA Alumni League, Florida Chapter (NALFL)
The client requested a redesign of their logo. I’ve also designed other work for the NALFL including banners and badges. My designs are featured in the gallery to the left (above on mobile devices). Their original logo is below.
Newsletter Redesign: Visual Arts Society (VAS) Newsletter
As an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Jacksonville State University (JSU), I was tasked with many responsibilities including updating and designing the annual newsletter for the Visual Arts Society. My redesign is featured in the gallery to the left (above on mobile devices). The original design that was in place before my appointment at JSU is in the gallery below.
Branding + Identity: Jacksonville State University (JSU) MFA
I designed the logo and direct mail marketing materials for JSU’s MFA in Visual Communication and Design program including brochures, posters, postcards, and letterhead. I led the project from creative conception to completion, including coordinating printing services, editing and writing copy, and choosing substrates.
Promotional Design: sample
I designed all promotional materials for sample: an art installation by Cayewah Easley at Hammond Hall Art Gallery in Jacksonville, Alabama. I led the project from creative conception to completion, including coordinating printing services, editing copy, and choosing substrates.
Promotional Design: Hidden Within
I designed all promotional materials for Hidden Within: The Work of Crimson McCaslin & Eric Standley at Hammond Hall Art Gallery in Jacksonville, Alabama. I led the project from creative conception to completion, including coordinating printing services, editing copy, and choosing substrates.
Promotional Design: Explorations in New Media
I designed all promotional materials for Explorations in New Media at Hammond Hall Art Gallery in Jacksonville, Alabama. I led the project from creative conception to completion, including coordinating printing services, editing copy, and choosing substrates.
Logo Designs
I have designed a number of logos in my tenure as a graphic designer including those for MuLT (Musical Learning Tools—based in Anniston, Alabama), Brown and Brown Realty (based in Baltimore, Maryland), and NASA’s Orion Heat Shield Project (based in Moffett Field, California).