Recognition
What’s important is delivering designs that connect with the intended audience and meet the client’s business objectives. Awards give clients third-party validation of the quality of the work.
...but let’s be honest, winning awards is pretty darn cool.
Project recognition includes wins, finalist placements, and honorable mentions. Combined Design and Creative Direction credits are counted under Design.
Across my in-house and agency work, I’ve been fortunate to work alongside and help lead talented people who share an eagerness to learn and grow.
We bring different strengths, challenge one another’s thinking, and continue to surprise each other with what we can create. Every project gives us something to teach and something to learn.
The recognition collected here reflects individual contributions and the collective effort of those teams. I’m proud of the work, and grateful for the people who helped make it possible.
Industry recognition
2021
Recipient of AIGA DC’s highest honor for a designer. The Fellow Award recognizes contributions to design excellence and the regional creative community through professional practice, education, mentoring, writing, and volunteer service. My recognition included longstanding service to the Design Continuum Fund and support for emerging designers.
Read the award announcement ↗2021
Featured in GDUSA Magazine as one of its 2021 People to Watch. This editorial recognition highlights people in the graphic design profession and their work, perspectives, and contributions. My profile featured creative leadership, teaching, mentorship, and the importance of empathy and inclusive design.
Read the GDUSA feature ↗Festival selections and honors for films written and directed by Kim Machado, brought to the screen with the cast and crews of Machado Films Immersive and Charm City Filmmakers.
Narrative short · 2023
My contribution
Production design, graphic design, and title design.
When up-and-coming blogger Rosamund meets beloved Washington philanthropist Jasper Hawthorne, she presses him for an interview. She gets her interview, but as the evening progresses, she finds herself in a sinister predicament with a dark end.
West Lothian Film Festival is also listed among the film’s 2024 official selections in the press kit.
Explore COLD and the collaboration ↗Narrative short · 2024
My contribution
Executive producing, production design, graphic design, and title design.
A psychological drama exploring perception, identity, and the fragility of reality.
The next chapter
Executive producing. More to share this fall.
Explore the film work ↗Awards and judging
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