Hi I’m Karmen Lizzul!

BRANDING / LEADERSHIP / GRAPHIC DESIGN / ART DIRECTION / STORYTELLING / WRITING / SOCIAL MEDIA

I am a user interface and product designer and art director focused on data-driven design and creative collaboration.
With over 15 years of experience in design leadership, and photo and design art direction, I have helped to create award-winning and successful projects with multiple teams.

FEATURED PROJECT

BLOOM! Seed Your Future

Working with a dedicated team within Scholastic National Partnerships, an agency division of Scholastic,.
I was tasked to create a bright fun look and feel for the BLOOM! program and apply to multiple channels. LEARN MORE

CASE STUDIES

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Power of Zero

This animation was created for Power of Zero and Scholastic to help kids manage online bullying, giving them tips on what to do. I worked with the editorial team from concept through production to bring this sweet animation to life.

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PATHWAYS

Micro-site, videos, and classroom educational materials created for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) program, PATHWAYS.

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Passport to Space

Micro-site; interactive game, poster, and mini-magazine created for Scholastic and Lego for the Lego/NASA partnership.

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From the Inspirator Blog

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Your Brand is a Perfect Vehicle for Your Self-Expression

I learned how to paint from my father in our apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. It is one of my earliest memories. He would paint these watercolor landscapes, which were based on his childhood, growing up on a farm in Croatia and I would try to copy them with my little three-year-old hands.

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Ready, Set, Go?

What does it mean to be ready to start a business? One could argue that you never truly are ready. Ready implies a relaxed state of anticipation. The dictionary says ready is being in a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared.

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The Case for Squarespace

I am often perplexed when I see someone post a query in one of the business groups I am in about whether they should use Wordpress or Squarespace for their biz website. I am not perplexed by the question, but more so the responses. Most people say WordPress is best.

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