Ashlie DawkinsArtist and Designer
Ashlie Dawkins is an artist and graphic designer with a passion for publication design, multicultural storytelling, and community-centered creative work.

She spent two years living and working in Busan, South Korea before returning to the States. She loves art, traveling, storytelling, and immersion — always seeking to understand and be understood by the world around her. 

She received a BFA in Graphic Design from Boston University, and is currently looking for employment opportunities that allow her to create, explore, experiment, and grow.

In her free time, you can find Ashlie curled up with a good book, beginning a drawing she likely won’t finish, dancing, cooking herself a nurishing dinner, or spending time with those she loves.

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01 BOOK COVER DESIGNS - PERSONAL PROJECT
Multi-genre book cover design exploration — with a focus on cultivating specific atmospheres or tones in relation to the target audience, genre, and design direction. 

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2025




02 EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Cyanotype experiments combining film photography, digital, and collage. 

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2022




03 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Zine exploring various questions related to the self — how we perceive ourselves, and are perceived by others. The answers to each question are derived from responses sent by friends, family, and peers.

Read moreZine 
2022




04 GAZING INWARD, I AM AT HOME WITHIN MYSELF
A nod to the many facets, or rather, versions of myself buried deep within. My personal journal entries are. Distorted, and hard to read, but a small offering into my head and heart.  

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2022




05 ARTIST MONOGRAPH - HIBA SCHAHBAZ
Artist monograph on Hiba Schahbaz, whose work I greatly admire. I wanted to illustrate the softness and femininity that characterizes her work in the design, color, and typography. The final book was hand-bound and sewn with red thread.  

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2021




06 BEYOND SURFACE READER
An exercise in typesetting for print. Creating a visual system from which to follow — formatting text and image to ensure unity, readability, clarity, and visual interest.  

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2021




07  ETHEREAL WORKINGS OF THE INNER MIND
An analogy exploring my various influences related to fine art, graphic design, music, writing, etc. The book is divided into three parts — sun, moon, and truth. Based on a quote attributed to the Buddah: “ three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” 

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2021




08 BU ARTS INITIATIVE 
Series of print and digital promotional materials made for Boston University Arts Initiative during the two years I worked there as a graphic designer. This work was advertised around the city, as well as on social media, in an effort to increase engagement in the arts at BU and the greater Boston community. 

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2020 - 2022




09 BLACK GIRLS ROCK - REDESIGN
Brand redesign for the Black Girls Lead Summit - a one-day summit designed to empower Black girls and femmes to explore their leadership potential.

Read moreBranding 
2020




10 BLANTON MUSEUM - REDESIGN
Brand redesign for the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. Influenced by Ellsworth Kelly‘s architecture, I incorporated the arch and sunray form, as well as a simplified color palette in the various deliverables and museum materials.

Read moreBranding
2020




11 AS, NOT FOR: DETHRONING OUR ABSOLUTES
Exhibition Design for Jerome Harris’ As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes at Boston University. I worked on an amazing team with my professor, Mary Yang, and three other students. I was responsible for 2D design — how the artwork would be displayed, wall vinyl text/graphics, etc. 

Read moreExhibition Design
2020




12 TYPE-FOCUSED EXPLORATIONS
Explorations of form and typography.

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2020-2025

13 REMIX BOOK

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2019


SMILE, BREATHE, AND GO SLOWLY.