MARIAH BARDEN JONES

graphic designer, art director, photo editor, educator, writer, MFA holder, handmade web fan, seahorse girl, gossip columnist, double virgo, etc.



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VESPERA, BY LIZA PITTARD

Art direction for Vespera, a new scent by Liza Pittard exclusive to Field Floral, with handblown glass tops by Erin M. Cross

Working with Liza’s scent story of ancient resins and working pastures, I developed custom logotype, illustrations, wax seal, packaging insert, landing page and bespoke coding for the fragrance as well as web flyers and a secondary, supplemental site for the launch party at Field. I also retouched the preliminary product photography, with additional product photography to come. 

Order here!
2025



CATBIRD SOCIAL ADS

Sampling of social campaigns for Catbird. All ads produced in 1080x1080, 1080x1920, and 1000x1500 and run concurrently across Meta and Pintrest. 
2016-ONGOING



GUSTAFSON-DORAN NEW MEXICO GUIDE

Inspired by New Mexico highway signs, Roadrunner bootlegs, and Cocinas de New Mexico, a cookbook sent out by Public Service Company of New Mexico in 1995, this booklet acts as both guide for out of town wedding guests and famialial keepsake, featuring photos by the bride’s father and a recipe notated by her grandmother. 

Run of 50 4x5” 20 page zines and 8x10” illustrated maps, risograph printed on Solar Yellow Neenah Astrobrights and saddle-stitched with teal thread, mailed in Terrestrial Teal Neenah Astrobright A6 envelopes. 

2025



GINKO FAMILY DAY MATERIALS

Event materials and activities for Ginko’s pre-launch Family Day, in collaboration with OK to Delay. For elementary aged children, I created an activity sheet, sticker sheet, and colorable (or sticker-able!) door hanger. For the parents, there was table-top signage and postcard takeaways with education on Ginko’s mission. 

2025



DRUG COUNTRY TEES

With images of passion flowers creeping up an old chainlink fence, bird murmuration like the heat shimmer off asphalt, and custom typography reminiscent of cracked paint on a roadside chapel’s sign, the design for Drug Country’s merch draws on the visual language of the south — gritty americana, backroad mysticism, resilience and redemption.

Shirts screenprinted in navy blue on cream cotton tees by Action T-Shirts.  
2025



STUDIO LOUKA

Branding, logo, photo direction, website design and development for Studio Louka, a floral studio in Richmond, VA, inspired by letterpressed monograms, Marc Chagall drawings, sun-faded natural pigments, and the kinetic energy of a meadow. 

Photography by Zach Gibson
Videography by Camilla Vesterløkke

https://www.studiolouka.com/

2025



DRUG COUNTRY STICKERS

3x4” Xanax duper screenprinted in black on white; 2x3” pill bottle in black on holographic by Action T-Shirts.  
2025



ART EVENT WEB FLYERS

Sampling of web-based event and show flyers for VCUarts, The Anderson, Ours, The Institute of Contemporary Art, and more. 

2019-ONGOING



ARE.NA BOOKMARKS

Bookmark take-aways from the 2025 Are.na Annual Launch, Richmond Bureau, using own photos of “Attendees enjoying the Are.na Annual launch.”

8x2.5” laser printed on Neenah Astrobrights. 
2025



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