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About
I am a creative in the ad industry, who’s probably worked on something you’ve come into contact with: an ad on tv, a campaign for a brand you use, and if you live in Chicago you’ve likely crossed paths with something I’ve worked on. But you won’t find those projects here. Instead you’ll see a more personal side of me expressed through my work and writing.
Welcome to my website. I have been quietly keeping a blog for several years now; it acts as a living journal. As endearing as that may sound, it is also a quiet protest and an experiment in maintaining a self-curated space on the internet—one where I share my life’s thoughts and in doing so, build an online archive documenting my time here.
Brief list of credentials and projects
Wendy has received a Clio, a Webby, and an ADC Award, and her work is part of the permanent collection of the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collections. She has also earned recognition from the Society of Typographic Arts, The One Club for Creativity, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS).
In 2025, Wendy received a DCASE IAP Grant for her project Specimens, a science memory card game currently in development.
Talks:
2026 Cold Style by CGDC at Public Works
Select Exhibitions:
2026: Values: Poster Exhibition by CGDC and AHA TIme
2026: Roots & Culture: Atmospheres of Possibility*
2026: Dawn of Digital at Public Works Gallery
2026: Verge Frames
2024: Woman Made Gallery Members Show
2023: Art Prize
2021: Mana Contemporary’s In Good Company
2018: Glamour Girl's "Amuse Bouche"
2018: "Typeforce 9"
2017: "Sight Six" Chicago Architectural Biennial
Features:
2026 Faculty Issue 3
2025 PT Zine Inaugural Issue full zine feature
2025 Underscore Podcast
2025 Faculty Issue 2
2019 Where the Wind Blows
2018 Voyage Chicago Spotlight Interview
2017 Wunderkind Magazine
2017 Untitled Magazine : Issue 7
Awards:
2025 DCASE IAP Grant
Ugly Gerry Typeface:
2021 Webby Awards
2021 Clio Awards
2020 ADC Annual Awards
2020 The One Show
The Obama Portraits
2021 STA 100
Where the Wind Blows:
Brancusi Matrix Typeface
2019 STA 100
Villita Typeface:
2018 STA 100
Permanant Collections:
2017 "Historias De Zapiguri" Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection
2017 "How to Meet an Echo" Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection
Select Projects:
Wendy’s Artist Calendar & Resource Guide: Yearly project since 2021
”Noche de Romance”: Winter 2022-23: Punch House, Chicago, IL
An original concept event for Valentines day featuring Spanish romantic ballads from the 70s and signature roses distributed to patrons bearing the inscription “Love is a present state.”
Education:
2012-2016
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA in Visual Communications
Employment:
2025 - Present
Senior Designer at Someoddpilot
2026 AdAge Small Agency of the Year, Midwest Gold
2018 - 2024
Designer at Leo Burnett Chicago
2023 Ad Age A-List Honoree Agency
2022 Agency of the Year: The One Show
2019 Ad Age A-List Honoree Agency
DJ Mixes:
Brand work for:
ALDI, The Art Institute of Chicago, American Honey Whiskey, Campbell’s, Chicago Public Schools, Chuquimarca, Coors Light, Courvoisier, CVS, Dunkin’, Eden Brothers, The Field Museum, Firestone, Hillshire Farm, Jim Beam, Ka’Chava, Kellogg’s, Kraft, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, Midtown Athletic Clubs, Quill, Russell’s Reserve, Samsung, SKYY Vodka, Three Floyds, Walgreens, Wild Turkey Bourbon, Wing Stop.