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AEKIZO




Hi, my name is Amber!



I’m a Filipino-American graphic designer and illustrator based in Richmond, Virginia. I love working with editorial and publication design, typography, illustration work, and identity design.

When I’m not too busy, you can find me baking desserts, playing video games, or jamming out to K-pop. 

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Nawalan ng Pagkakakilanlan


Translating to Lost Identities, Nawalan ng Pakakakilanlan is a series of zines discussing post-colonial thought in the Philippines. It explores topics of colorism, loss of language, and treatment of Filipino indigenous people.
April 2022

Front cover of the three zines Sample spreads from the first zine exploring the presence of colorism in the Philippines Sample spreads from the second zine looking into the loss of language amongst Filipinos Sample spreads from the third zine examining the mistreatment of indigenous people in the Philippines and its roots in colonialism

Childhood


Childhood is a collaborative collection that dives into the important aspects of childhood that made us who we are today. It also begins to explore these elements from an adult perspective. It features a 52-paged plexiglass fur book, five different paper dolls, customized crayons, scissors, magnifying glass, stickers, and a mesh bag.

In collaboration with: Nuran Cicek, Vy Doan, Gabrielle Gilbert, and Shuhan Yang.
March 2022

Variations of the plexiglass fur book Childhood collection Plexiglass fur book Coloring page along with customized crayon


To Cancel or Not to Cancel


To Cancel or Not to Cancel is an interactive board game that allows players to experience the good and bad of cancel culture in our everyday lives. Inside a package includes the board game, an instruction manual, and a broadsheet containing research on the impact of cancel culture today.

In collaboration with Gabe Molina and Kate Sirpis.
November 2021

To Cancel or Not to Cancel front cover To Cancel or Not to Cancel board game Sample chance and action cards from the board game Preliminary board game sketches Board game exhibition at Studio Two Three Board game exhibition at Studio Two Three


Sanctuary 2467


Inspired by the lives of Filipino farmers, Sanctuary 2467 is a 250-paged publication that explores a speculative world in which farmers have access to a gadget called Crop Tech. Crop Tech not only allows farmers to set up shield to protect their crops, but it also provides them with the technology to change the temperature, weather, and season to whatever may suit their needs. 
May 2021

Nostalgia


Nostalgia is a group collective work that investigates music’s power to transport us to the past. The collection includes a burned CD mix (unique to each edition), a CD case with a 48-paged booklet, six zines with unique posters at the back, and ten stickers.

In collaboration with Shannon Baker,  Morgan McGregor, Tony Bennett, and Quynh Nguyen.
April 2021

Nostalgia collection Nostalgia collection CD case with burned mix and booklet Sample spreads from the Nostalgia booklet Zine samples from the collection Six unique posters from the zines