Frankie Hamersma
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About

Problem solving through storytelling. An explorer of process. Pushing ideation to execution. Graphic design for a spectrum of voices.

Golden Record listening event at the Geffen Contemporary at MoCA. Photo courtesy of Austin Nelson.

Golden Record listening event at the Geffen Contemporary at MoCA. Photo courtesy of Austin Nelson.

 

Frankie Hamersma

Frankie Hamersma is a Los Angeles-based designer, creative director, educator and animal lover. She currently serves as graphic designer for Active Cultures and part-time professor at Otis College of Art and Design.

Prior to teaching at Otis College Art and Design, she was an integral part of LAD Design from 2016 to 2019, serving as the associate producer for Grammy award winning Voyager Golden Record 40th Anniversary Edition Boxset. During her career, she has developed visual identity systems, album packaging and book/magazine design for a variety of musicians, educational and cultural institutions. Frankie received her BFA and Masters in Graphic Design from Otis College of Art and Design, graduating with honors and as Class Marshal. 

While at Otis, she studied abroad in Holland and Belgium, and also completed a  summer intensive with ArtEZ’s Academy of Art and Design in Mexico City.