Kitchen sink interlude.
Alisha Heipel-Bolger.
I am a Bachelor of Architectural Studies graduate from the University of Waterloo. I believe art is meant to help people connect in ways they wouldn’t otherwise be able to. I hope to create art that is beautiful and ugly at the same time, and that makes people smile, cry, laugh, or shake their heads in confusion.
As a kid, I liked to draw with chalk on my driveway. Now, I like ceramics, chai lattes, picnics, poetry, scrapbooking, screenwriting, thrift stores, and wordle. And I still occasionally draw with chalk on my driveway.
Kitchen sink interlude.
kitchen sink
01. made up of a hodgepodge of disparate elements or ingredients.
02. works of art, film, or writing about the ordinary, and sometimes banal, aspects of life.
interlude
01. a temporary amusement or source of entertainment that is different from what comes before and after it.
02.a pause between the acts of a play.
03. a piece of musical composition played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn.
Alisha Heipel-Bolger.
email alishaheipel@gmail.com call (519) 441-1004
01. branding 02. publication 03. marketing Interests.
01. collaboration 02. communication 03. flexibility 04. initiative 05. time management Skills.
06. Google Workspace Software.
01. Adobe Creative Suite
02. Figma
03. Squarespace 04. Mailchimp
05. Microsoft Office
University of Waterloo.
Sep 2019 - Aug 2024
01. Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours, Co-operative Program. Education.
Railz Financial Technologies.
Graphic Design Intern.
Jan - Aug 2023
01. created designs for promotional materials: social media campaigns, product release assets, and informational one pagers for customers.
02. gained experience implementing feedback received from peers through formal and informal presentations.
03. developed updated brand guideline to ensure design consistency across all company materials.
University of Waterloo.
Sep - Dec 2021
Engagement and Communications Ambassador.
01. shared student design work on Instagram using Hootsuite to engage with faculty and students.
02. created weekly email newsletter using Mailchimp to advertise for events and share information with the school community.
03. developed independent work skills and self initiative to complete projects on time while working remotely.
The
Livery Theatre.
Marketing and Sponsorship Coordinator.
Summer 2018, 2019 & 2020
01. redesigned and updated website using Wix to create a new, modern feel.
02. created weekly social media posts about productions using research, photographs, and news articles to develop an active presence in the community.
03. compiled online archive from 70 years of material to use in social media posts.
Table of Contents.
publications
01a. Strange Phenomenons.
01b. Growing up and Getting Older.
illustrations
02a. A School for Every Body.
02b. Greeting Cards.
02c. Postcards.
advertisements
03a. Visual Concepts.
03b. Posters.
professional work
04a. Railz Financial Technologies.
Publications.
collage
01. a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
02. a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements.
03. a combination or collection of various things.
Strange phenomenons.
strange
01. unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand.
02. not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien.
phenomenon
01. a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, but one whose cause or explanation is in question.
02. an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition.
Growing up (and getting older)
Illustrations.
illustrate
01. provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures.
02. to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate.
03. to show the meaning or truth of something more clearly, especially by giving examples.
A School for Every Body.
Pieces from a graphic novel for a design studio called “Designing for Every Body” relating to disability and accessibility.
The graphic novel imagines spaces in schools designed for kids on the autism spectrum, meant to provide areas for stimulation and spaces for retreat, accomodating a variety of needs.
The designs utilize sensory play, loose parts play, and other non traditional activities. These activities stimulate the imagination, inspire problem-solving, encourage self-directed play, and remove barriers that exist in traditional activities.
Greeting Cards.
Postcards.
Advertisements.
advertise
01. describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
02. make (a quality or fact) known.
Visual concept / clothing brand.
Keywords: playful & elevated
Visual concept / metalworking business.
Keywords: fun & sophisticated
Posters.
poster
01. a large printed picture used for decoration.
02. a large printed picture, notice, or advertisement displayed in a public place.
Professional work.
professional
01. relating to or belonging to a profession.
02. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
work
01. something produced by the exercise of creative talent or expenditure of creative effort: artistic production.
02. a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity.
03. something done or made.
Railz Financial Technologies.
A collection of some professional design work completed during an 8 month internship.
Social Media Ads.
Blog Banners. Product Release Assets.
