darden architects

Employer: Darden Architects | https://www.dardenarchitects.com/

Client: Various K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, civic organizations, and other local entities throughout California’s Central Valley.

Darden Architects is a well-established architecture firm in California’s Central Valley, delivering a diverse range of services, including architectural design, interior design, and planning. Since 1959, they have partnered with clients across K-12 and higher education, healthcare, civic, commercial, and residential sectors, creating impactful and enduring spaces.

As part of the Darden team, I supported architects, marketing, and design leadership by contributing to the development of compelling visual graphics. My work involved retouching project visualizations, illustrating clear and informative diagrams, and designing wayfinding graphics, environmental branding, and supergraphics. I also collaborated on brand identity and logo design, crafted layouts for proposals, presentation decks, and print collateral, and developed social media strategies and graphics that effectively showcased Darden’s projects, values, and expertise.

All projects are owned by Darden Architects and are products of collaborative work with the marketing team and design leadership.

Software:

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe InDesign

  • SketchUp

  • Lumion

Deliverables:

  • Logo Design and Brand Identity Packages

  • Environmental Design

  • Book Layouts for Schematics and RFQs/RFPs

  • Presentations & Informational Diagrams

  • Social Media Branding

  • Award Submissions

  • Supergraphics and Ephemera

  • Illustrations

  • Digital and Print Media

Darden Architects — Social Media

Developing a cohesive social media graphics and strategy plan for Darden Architects to enhance their brand presence and engage their audience effectively.

 

Matilda Torres — A4LE MacConnell Award Submission

A digital award submission for the 2022 James D. MacConnell Award by the Association for Learning Environments. The submission, which was laid out and assembled for the submission, showcases Matilda Torres High School, highlighting the architectural design planned for CTE spaces, and details the full planning process from inception to completion.
View full PDF award submission.

 

Clovis West High School Pool Canopy Graphics

Design concepts for the new metal perforated shade canopy at Clovis West High School’s Aquatics Complex. The perforations form the graphic design, showcased through 3D renderings created in SketchUp and Lumion.

 

Sanger High School & Washington Academic Middle School — Rebrand Identities

A project by Sanger USD to modernize the brand identities of Sanger High School and Washington Academic Middle School with a fresh, contemporary approach.

 

Ericson Elementary School — Sea Kings Mural Illustration

A digital illustration of the Ericson Elementary School Sea Kings, created for Fresno USD. The artwork was designed for a tile mosaic, approximately 16’ x 20’, and installed on the new Multi-Purpose building.