Hello

I’m Merrill.

Born and raised in an Idaho ski town, I moved to San Francisco to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University. Upon graduating, I chose to stay in the city by the bay, and have enjoyed working with major global corporations and scrappy start-ups alike.

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Experience

Office

Design Director
2022 → Present
San Francisco

Character

Design Director
2021 → 2022
San Francisco

Handshake

Brand Design Lead
2020 → 2021
San Francisco

Office

Senior Designer
2017 → 2019
San Francisco

Gershoni

Senior Designer
2016 → 2017
San Francisco

Fuseproject

Visual Designer
2012 → 2015
San Francisco

Selected Clients

Google

• Facebook

• Proctor & Gamble

• Amazon

• Deloitte

• 1Password

• Herman Miller

• PayPal

• Chick-fil-A

• Android

• AIGA

• Nivea

• Nike Girl Project

• Google • Facebook • Proctor & Gamble • Amazon • Deloitte • 1Password • Herman Miller • PayPal • Chick-fil-A • Android • AIGA • Nivea • Nike Girl Project •

BEST ADVICE I’VE RECEIVED

“You have two ears and one mouth. Use them proportionally.”

— my dad

Recognition

The Dieline Awards

IDEA Awards

Wallpaper* Design Awards

CES Innovation Awards

Spark! Awards

Red Dot

Fast Company Innovation Design Awards

International Design Awards

IDSA

Core 77 Design Awards

365: AIGA Year in Design

Communication Arts

Currently…

Playing

Reading

Watchiing

Listening

Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro

Headplate
Kumo 99

Search Engine
PJ Vogt

The Curse
Showtime

P.S. I also really like trees →