MARIAH BARDEN JONES
graphic designer, art director, photo editor, educator, writer, MFA holder, seahorse girl, double virgo, etc.
email / instagram
web,
print,
photo direction,
publishing,
packaging,
merch,
product,
advertising,
branding,
event,
environmental, all
ARE.NA BOOKMARKS
Bookmark take-aways from the 2025
Are.na Annual Launch, Richmond Bureau.
8x2.5” laser printed on Neenah Astrobrights. 2025
CLIQUE BOOKS
Bespoke, hand-coded site for clique books, a platform for hand-coded, web-based work with an annual publication.
http://clique-----books.com/ 2024-ONGOING
2025 ARE.NA ANNUAL
LAUNCH PARTY, RICHMOND BUREAU
Planned and organized with Meg Miller, the 2025 Are.na Annual Launch Party, Richmond Bureau was held at Material Room in Richmond, Virginia with readings from current and past editions by Richmond-based contributors and a document-inspired (the 2025 edition’s editorial theme) DJ set by Sam Mullany. 2025
CATBIRD BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY
Sampling of photo art direction, styling, and production for Catbird’s in-house jewlery line, which served as the basis for my development of Catbird’s Photography Brand Guideline in 2019. 2017-2019
DESIRE PATHS
A symposium on design and publishing, hosted by Raegan Bird, as Blue Arrangements, and I, as clique books. Designed materials for the hosted event include shirts, stickers, social posts, and website.
https://desire-paths.world/2024
CATBIRD PRINT CAMPAIGNS
Print campaigns for fw18, fw19, ss19 published in The Gentlewoman, Puss Puss, Pan and The Dream, T Magazine, The Paris Review, New York Magazine, and more.
Dimensions variable.
2018-2019
TUESDAY GALLERY
Bespoke, hand-coded site for Tuesday Gallery.
Site no longer active, but dummy site hosted here.
2021
CATBIRD SOCIAL ADS
Sampling of social campaigns for Catbird. All ads produced in 1080x1080, 1080x1920, and 1000x1500 and ran concurrently across Meta and Pintrest.
2016-ONGOING
CATBIRD SPRING PARTY ILLUSTRATIONS
Pencil and watercolor illustrations for Catbird’s 2018 Spring Party.
2018
18 OLIVES
Branding, logo, website design and development for 18 Olives, a communication strategy and consultancy firm.
https://www.18olives.com/2024