Melody Hirsch
Art Director | Designer | Maker of Things™
Hello there! I am a curiosity driven creative who loves crafting cultural resonance for brands, reinventing outdated visual languages, and working in both digital & physical spaces. My mission is to build positive, impactful designs that emphasize the role of emotion and human connection.
Let’s build something great together!



Creative Direction for a Story-Driven Podcast
Brand identity, podcast cover, website and social assets for Origin Story, a podcast about the creative journey.

Imagining a Social Network for Climate Resilience
Brand design, copywriting, pitch assets and initial product screens for a new platform focused on community resilience.








Launching a Shape-Shifting Design Studio
Strategy, creative direction, web design and launch assets for a multidisciplinary design studio.





Building a Visual World for a Hot Summer Album
Album and single release identity for Mega Dose.


Restructuring a Behemoth Expo Hall for a Sustainable Future
Reworking the strategic and design approach for bringing hundreds of AWS offerings to their largest in person Expo, the end result reaching 70,000 guests.











Packaging with a Little Bite
Packaging design for a line of THC-infused edibles from Hot Sugar.




Best Paw Forward
Brand and digital pitch assets for a contemporary veterinary practice.
Cider for the Wild at Heart
Brand strategy and identity for Wild State Cider, founded by friends with a taste for good cider, the outdoors and doing things differently.


Go Ahead, Spill the Tea
Creative direction and layout for a spring catalog designed to showcase bold flavors with a light attitude.





Bringing New Life to a Neighborhood Institute
Brand identity and communications design for a high end community-focused neighborhood real estate agency.

3D Mural Design for T-Mobile3
Environmental graphic design for a large-scale T-Mobile installation.




Launching a Pop-Up Bakery with a Pared-Down Scope
Brand identity, packaging and web design for a pop-up bakery.


Brand identity, packaging and web design for a pop-up bakery.


Paint By Numbers Mural Design for Amazon.
Paint-by-Numbers Mural Design for Amazon
Illustration and mural design developed for an Amazon workplace installation.


Gavin Turek — Capitol Hill Block Party Poster design for the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party.


Packaging + Photo Art Direction for Collins Chicago
Packaging design and photo art direction for Collins Chicago.

From The Grounds Up
Brand positioning and identity design for an innovative French press company.

Digging into the future of mining. A refreshed brand and set of assets for DataCloud.




Poster for Capitol Hill Block Party 2019.
Illustration and created for Alleycat Acres.





Illustration + Custom Type for Alleycat Acres
Illustration and custom typography created for Alleycat Acres.




The Brine Shrimp Renaissance
An illustration series celebrating the tiny aquatic icons of the 1960s.
An illustration series celebrating the tiny aquatic icons of the 1960s.




A series of posters for Afrocop's recurring show at Vito's
A series of conceptual illustrations for Electric Coffin's Exhibit Discover + Disrupt at The Center for Architecture and Design




Reimagining Washington State Ferries
Brand strategy and identity concept for Washington State Ferries, focused on reinforcing the system's reliability, comfort and role as a regional icon.




A Magazine for Powerful Stories
Editorial concept and identity for a magazine centered on women's stories and perspectives.

Environmental Graphic Design for T-Mobile
Tile floor graphic design and visualization for a T-Mobile space.

Pattern + Product Design for Thule
Pattern and product designs created for Thule's annual City to Summit event.
