samdegnandesigns
samdegnandesigns
Nevada Game Day Merchandise—
I began designing Nevada game day t-shirts for myself and my friends my senior year of college. I would create designs and mockups based off of inspiration they sent me. Once the design was finalized we would print them out on iron on paper and iron them onto cropped tops—
My friends and I would get flooded with compliments when we would wear them and girls asking how they could buy shirts from me. There was definitely a need for trendy Nevada apparel. It wasn’t until after I graduated that I decided to begin selling my merchandise in my free time—
Clothing Design. Marketing. Social Media.
My first launch was my “Nevada Girl Hat” which I marketed and sold using my Instagram account. These hats were so popular that I was inspired to create more designs to sell—
This led me to create the “The Game Day Drop”. This was a line of entirely new products and designs. I created a marketing campaign for my Instagram page and worked with local vendors to order and sell my new pieces—
Sorority Merchandise —
As a recent alumna of the UNR Sigma Kappa chapter, I was contracted by the chapter’s VP of Recruitment to design the merchandise for their 2022 recruitment events. Each day of these had a different theme. I worked closely with the VP to create designs to match her event ideas and themes. These designs were really fun to create as they were all very different and trendy concepts—
Clothing Design. Branding. Marketing.
Event Signage —
During my time as a Junior Graphic Designer at Red Carpet Events and Design I was given the opportunity to work directly with clients and brides to understand their vision for their event. I collaborated and worked hands on with both our production team and local vendors to make these designs come to life. My favorite part about these projects was pushing myself to think outside of the box and create signage that was not just there for practicality but also gave event guests a “Wow factor” —
