Lisa Hà

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Baby corn character looking scared

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN INTERNSHIP ⛳

City of Kent Government ✦ 2024-2025

After 3 back-to-back semesters of studying abroad, I returned home to Washington state and walked the graduation stage. This internship was my next adventure and I learned lots about how local government works and the role that administration and communications plays.

graphic design
motion graphics
photography

Christmas Rush

3 tall physical banners of snowglobe with a ginderbread house inside
Animation of a snowglobe with a gingerbread house being shook
Christmas Rush sticker mockup on a white water bottle
Christmas tree inside of a snowglobe against a teal background
Green Christmas dragon flying against red background
Snowglobe with script text inside against dark blue background
Penguin jumping out of a giftbox

I drew inspiration from the idea of a winter candyland inside of a snow globe to design this year's Christmas Rush theme. At the beginning of my process, I played with the idea of a mascot which later evolved into purple and white snowglobe.

Cornucopia Days

Animation of Corn with sneakers walking
Mockup of Cornucopia branded shirt
Different drafts of the Cornucopia design

The prompt for this year's Cornucopia design was "retro". At first I began making Y2K-inspired drafts, and later went further back in time to the 70s- and the cheerful walking corn character was created. I also had a lot of fun studying walking cycles and how to animate them!

Explore Kent Banners

Play, Dine, and Innovate Kent in a blue/green color palette
Shop, Explore, and Create Kent in a blue/green color palette
Play, Dine, and Innovate Kent in a rainbow color palette
Shop, Explore, and Create Kent in a rainbow color palette
Different drafts of the Cornucopia design

These are street banners designed to encourage drivers/pedestrians/onlookers to see what Kent has to offer. I designed a set with one color palette and the other set are different colors, representing each unique aspect.

City-Branded Posters/Merch

Canned Food poster with the text styled as a nutrition label
Mayor's Breakfast poster
Canned Food poster with the text styled as a nutrition label
#WeAreKent glass jar
#WeAreKent glass jar
GIS Day poster featuring Power Rangers inspired logo
GIS Day and Power Rangers inspired sticker
GIS Day stickers laying on a white background

Photography

Photo of red car with hood up and license plate reads SSSEXY
Photo of Miss Washington in a red car
Photo of multiple pageant contestants in cars
Photo of a line of cars with their hoods up

Reflection

Blue City of Kent-themed fairy

I feel like I have grown so much after this experience. Not only did I learn more about design and local government, I made genuine connections with my office and figured out more who I am and what my long-term goals are. Some random (but still crucial!) tidbits I learned about are:

  • ✦ The Beatles and music pre-2000s ✦
  • ✦ Classics i.e. Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and Signs ✦
  • ✦ Stunfisk!! just flat perfection ✦

My ultimate takeaways continue to be that the people make a place and research/iteration improves design and the emotional experiences the viewer has.