Megan Moews-Asher
Art, Imagery, and Design
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Examples of graphic design work for private entities, important causes, and government.
"Coping with Stress."
In stressful times, one employs positive or negative coping strategies. This woman walks away from unhealthy methods (e.g., conflict, poor sleep, and substance abuse), demonstrating growth and resilience as she cultivates positive coping skills (e.g., comradery, healthy sleep, and exercise).
Image requirements:
Create simple graphic of a gardener, summarizing "coping with stress" message, using specific colors, size, and a cultural angle (I chose a Ukranian woman planting sunflowers).
Much of the work below was for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The top panel of images is an example from a 9-booklet series developed for NOAA to share 17 years of coral reef monitoring data with partner government and non-governmental organizations.
Coral Reef Publication
6 of 9 covers and backs
Designed covers, backs, and box labels
Created from live organism lab sketch; designed for dark background.
Example of scientific illustration & graphic design. Figure based on information from Hetherington, E.D., et. al. (2022) “Integrating siphonophores into marine food-web ecology” and Damian-Serrano, A., et. al. (2021) “The evolution of siphonophore tentilla for specialized prey capture in the open ocean.”
Created from live organism lab sketch; designed for white background.
Example scientific illustration process from photography to sketch to graphic design
Asher, J., Williams, I. D., & Harvey, E. S. (2019). Is seeing believing? Diver and video-based censuses reveal inconsistencies in roving predator estimates between regions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 630, 115-136
Background on "ARMS," a cryptic biodiversity collection method.
Back t-shirt design for Hawaiian Archipelago Reef and Monitoring Program research expedition. Images within an image.
Front t-shirt design for Hawaiian Archipelago Reef and Monitoring Program (HARAMP) research expedition
The vision of one scientist tied to decades of marine science, scientists, and their work...and life.
Red Sea "Iconic Species and Spectacular Ecosystems" sun shirt with Arabic translation
"Iconic Species and Spectacular Ecosystems" Red Sea w/ Arabic translation
"Iconic Species and Spectacular Ecosystems" sun shirt
Image of poster showcasing cryptic invertebrate diversity. Created jointly with Amanda Toperoff.
one version of logo (for client)
Coral Reefs poster, Census of Marine Life's Decade of Discovery
Democratic Party of Hawaii t-shirt logo Contest Winner (Designed uniquely for Hawaii by incorporating a fish hook design in the stars, the party's Hawaiian outrigger logo within the logo, the ocean, surfing, fishing, and palm trees). Color requirements: red, white, and blue. Designed for light colored backgrounds.
Created/donated alternate design color of winning t-shirt logo to Democratic Party of Hawaii for dark backgrounds. (Designed uniquely for Hawaii by incorporating a fish hook design in the stars, the party's Hawaiian outrigger logo within the logo, the ocean, surfing, fishing, and palm trees). Color requirements: red, white, and blue.