I am a passionate Environmental & Architectural Designer dedicated to crafting immersive spaces and branding experiences. I bring experience across Healthcare, Education, Sports, Retail, Restaurants, Hospitality, Exhibit Experience Design, Residential, Workplace, and Urban Design, blending architectural thinking with environmental graphics. I collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to translate brand, space, and user experience into cohesive environmental graphics and architectural renderings. I manage projects end-to-end, from client consultations and design development through to construction documents and installations. I work with clients across the United States, partnering with architecture/interior design professionals, marketing teams, and fabricators to ensure on-brand, on-time delivery and successful realization of design concepts.

JANELLE SLIVKA

I am a passionate Environmental & Architectural Designer dedicated to crafting immersive spaces and branding experiences. I bring experience across Healthcare, Education, Sports, Retail, Restaurants, Hospitality, Exhibit Experience Design, Residential, Workplace, and Urban Design, blending architectural thinking with environmental graphics. I collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to translate brand, space, and user experience into cohesive environmental graphics and architectural renderings. I manage projects end-to-end, from client consultations and design development through to construction documents and installations. I work with clients across the United States, partnering with architecture/interior design professionals, marketing teams, and fabricators to ensure on-brand, on-time delivery and successful realization of design concepts.

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I am a passionate Environmental & Architectural Designer dedicated to crafting immersive spaces and branding experiences. I bring experience across Healthcare, Education, Sports, Retail, Restaurants, Hospitality, Exhibit Experience Design, Residential, Workplace, and Urban Design, blending architectural thinking with environmental graphics. I collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to translate brand, space, and user experience into cohesive environmental graphics and architectural renderings.

I manage projects end-to-end, from client consultations and design development through to construction documents and installations. I work with clients across the United States, partnering with architecture/interior design professionals, marketing teams, and fabricators to ensure on-brand, on-time delivery and successful realization of design concepts.

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Work Experience

Senior Environmental & Experiential Graphic Designer/Owner at Little Lucy Creative
June 1, 2016 - Present
Lead designer and owner providing identity/system branding, environmental graphics, architectural/interior renderings, packaging, websites, and wall covering murals. Manages client consultations, design development, presentations, revisions, and final delivery packages including construction documents and installation coordination with contractors. Collaborates with graphic designers, project coordinators, sales reps, and architecture/interior designers. Clients located across Ohio, Chicago, NYC, Washington DC, Detroit, and Nashville; completed six-month contract work with SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership and Ware Malcomb in NYC.
Environmental Designer at Fox Design Group
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Designed architectural/interior space renderings, CAD construction drawings, color elevations, floor plans, and environmental graphics/signage/wayfinding. Produced rendering presentations, animations, and branding materials; managed client communications and final design packages to contractors for installation.
Environmental Graphic Designer at PHGD
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Mostly designed signage and wayfinding systems for residential condos and apartment communities. Created architectural/interior renderings, CAD construction drawings, color elevations, floor plans, bid documents, and branding; managed client consultations and final design delivery.
Visual Communication Adjunct Professor at Cuyahoga Community College
August 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Taught Visual Communication Foundation and Digital Studio Basics to approximately 14 students per class; provided office hours, prepared course content, and engaged students in interactive design processes.
Environmental Graphic Designer at Koroseal
August 1, 2015 - September 1, 2016
Designed wall covering murals, collaborated with graphics team, project coordinators, sales reps, and architecture/interior design partners; managed client consultations, design development, elevation presentations, and mural location plans; produced color/direction forms and installation planning.
Environmental Graphic Designer at Stanley Beaman & Sears
January 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Designed wayfinding solutions from initial consultation through schematic design and construction documents; created sign manuals and location plans; contributed to identity graphics and environmental graphics; managed client and fabricator relationships.
Graphic/Exhibit Designer at Skyline
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Graphic/Exhibit Designer creating large-format graphics for exhibit spaces, booths, and promotional displays; maintained brand consistency, reviewed client artwork for print, and oversaw conception through production and installation.
Graphic Designer at Axiz Group
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
In-house Graphic Designer/Art Director overseeing daily marketing materials, promotional print projects, product design, point-of-purchase displays, typography layouts, email campaigns, web design, photography, branding, and packaging.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at The University of Akron
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Master of Science at Kent State University
August 1, 2016 - August 1, 2021
Master of Architecture at Kent State University
August 1, 2021 - December 1, 2026

Qualifications

AutoCAD Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Education, Retail