KUDOS & KINDNESS
“Nakia is a dream to work with! She took time up front to really understand the needs of my project, and offered excellent solutions for branding of my album release which included; vinyl, logo, tour posters, merch and website.”
Ryan Van Dordrecht / Musician • Portland, OR
“I have had a wonderful experience working with Nakia on several design projects for my business. Nakia is an exceptional listener and delivered exactly what I needed. Her attention to detail, creative direction, strategic mind, and thoroughness is truly impressive. I am excited to collaborate with her again for my next branding project.”
Candice Bertalan, Owner & Designer at Tropic of Capricorn / Austin, TX + Los Angeles, CA
“Nakia was really wonderful to work with, and I will absolutely be working with her again. I needed her to take the brand book, and rework it for new applications; including but not limited to: finding a new font to use throughout the project, creating new lettering that matched a previous bespoke font, and packaging directions & designs, plus she provided lots of options for me to choose from, which made the decision making process EASY for me. When the creative direction was in her court, she knocked it out of the park. I would suggest her to anyone looking for a reliable and professional creative.”
John DiCicco, Co-Owner Kinda Tropcial / Austin, TX
“Nakia's is not only a wonderful art director, a quick study. She took the reigns on several key clients and managed creatives from concept to productions, while also contributing great design and art direction on top of that. Her incredible work ethic is relentless, and she attacks the mundane projects with as much gusto as the multi-executional campaign. I highly recommend her to anyone wanting to bring some talent and enthusiasm to there shop. And who wouldn’t want this?”
Ray Longoria, Creative Director CleaResult (now at Charles Schwab) • Austin, TX
“Nakia's work is undoubtedly top-notch. She is great at listening to what the client needs, and communicating throughout the whole process from initial quote, to project delivery, to final payment. It was SO refreshing to work with a designer that provides numerous options at the first draft stage, meets their deadlines and maintains a premium level of work; ALL with a smile and great spirit of collaboration. I can't recommend her enough.”
Anthony Erikson, Artist Manager & Founder at Eye In The Sky • Austin, TX
“Nakia was contracted to work within the creative services team at Sony Pictures Television initially for a week, however her design and art direction talents were so great that she ended up working with us for four years, becoming an integral part of the marketing team. Over those four years Nakia oversaw all the designs for a whole range of diverse marketing materials spanning many TV titles, from directing photoshoots to creating key art posters, to devising impactful pitch presentations and social media campaigns. Nakia is highly creative, she has a great visual eye and an excellent understanding of typography. She has first class communications skills and leadership abilities and in an often high-pressured environment, she can always be relied upon to deliver and always to a high standard. She is also a very nice person to work with. I would highly recommend her.”
Sarah Walker, Executive Director, International Formats and Production Marketing at Sony Television Pictures / London, UK
"I love working with Nakia. Not only is she a wonderful talent, but she is also a lovely person full of energy and passion for what she does, and you can really see that in her work. I've worked with Nakia for 2 years, developing style guides and product concepts to assist me in selling consumer product licenses to manufacturers. Nakia doesn't only take direction very well, she is also a driving creative voice. When I struggle with the tone of a brand or a general creative vision, Nakia has the answer - and she delivers it on time. I am delighted to recommend Nakia and I do so with utmost confidence that she will continue to delight her future partners."
Lindsey Pearl, Director of Licensing & Interactive at Sony Television Pictures / London, UK
“I highly recommend working with Nakia! She delivers stunning and highly imaginative work while equally being able to manage demanding deadlines. She fosters great care, and sophistication in her approach, and brought a whole new level of depth and clarity to our event.”
Tommy Dietrick, Founder at Desert Stars Festival / Joshua Tree, CA