Hi, I’m Sara

I’m a multidisciplinary designer who helps people and organizations tell meaningful stories through brand, motion, illustration and more.

  • I bring a deep storytelling background to my design work. Before design, I trained as an actor and theater artist at École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, where I learned to collaborate, create work from observation, and shape ideas with intention and timing. I spent 20 years performing and making theater in the Twin Cities and remain a proud AEA member. That foundation still informs how I work today: listening closely, finding the heart of a story or brand, and building something expressive and clear.

    In 2019, I earned my design degree from MCAD and began translating those instincts into visual systems and motion. Since then, I’ve focused on creating work that feels thoughtful, flexible, and alive.

    For nearly four years, I’ve worked with the team at Lemonada Media, creating branding and animation for podcasts under the art direction of Sahar Baharloo. My work there includes shows like Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mind Your Own with Lupita Nyong’o, and animated trailers for numerous podcasts.

    I also love working directly with clients and have partnered with organizations and creatives including The Woke Coach, The Wound Company, Urban Design Perspectives, The Talk Toolbox, Minnesota Private Colleges, Annie & the Bang Bang, Turn Turn Turn, and more.

    Originally from Upstate New York, I’ve been happily rooted in Minneapolis for over 20 years with my partner, two… oops, make that three cats, and an ever-growing jungle of houseplants.

    If you need help and think I might be a fit, I’d love to hear what you’re working on!

    • Branding + Brand Management

    • Design for Podcasts + Music (key art, audiograms, episode art, album layout, music videos)

    • Design for mission-driven small businesses

    • Advanced Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro)

    • Website Design + Maintenance (Squarespace design + build, WordPress maintenance, HTML, CSS, Accessibility, SEO)

    • Social Media + Digital Design (static, motion, video-editing)

    • Complex Document Design (Proposals, presentations, sales sheets, annual reports, data viz)

    • Print (Print production, vendor coordination, merch)