about me 👧

hi there~

i’m dianna—an asian american art director, graphic designer, small business owner, soccer player, doodler, photographer, sticker collector, nyt gamer, kpop fanatic, (hopeful) marathon runner, skincare enthusiast, dog lover, and much much more. 

as you can tell, i wear a lot of hats. 
but that just makes me all the more well-rounded 
and creative👩‍🎨  
 




adventures

🎨 jr. ad | campbell ewald, july 2024 – present
art director intern | merkley + partners, jan 2024 – june 2024
art director intern | havas health & you, june 2023 – aug 2023
graphic designer | syracuse university cscs, sept. 2022 – june 2023



academics

syracuse university s.i. newhouse school of public communications 
b.s. advertising | art direction



abilities

design: photoshop, illustrator, indesign, premiere pro, after effects, adobe xd, figma, canva, procreate

digital: facebook ads manager, microsoft office, google slides, influencer outreach, uat

code: html, css, javascript, visual studio code

athleticism: the goalfather part II’s defensive player of the season ⚽🏃‍♀️ 



awards

graphis new talent gold, 2024 | volvo, “carbon cycle” 
graphis new talent silver, 2024 | penguin, “new chapters” 
graphis new talent honorable mention, 2024 | warheads, “destructively sour” 
graphis new talent honorable mention, 2024 | greenland tourism, “a different kind of vacation” 
graphis new talent silver, 2023 | taste of the wild, “inner hunter” 
graphis new talent silver, 2023 | the perfect bar, “freshbuds” 
graphis new talent silver, 2023 | asian mental health collective, “trapped by stigma” 
graphis new talent honorable mention, 2024 | titleist, “be a pro (v1)” 

district 2 addy silver, 2023 | elements of advertising - art direction - campaign, “inner hunter” 
raf addy silver, 2023 | elements of advertising - art direction - campaign, “inner hunter”

ads of the world, 2023 | warheads, “destructively sour”

ads of the world, 2023 | penguin, “new chapters”

ads of the world, 2023 | volvo, “carbon cycle”

ads of the world, 2022 | taste of the wild, “inner hunter”

ads of the world, 2022 | asian mental health collective, “trapped by stigma”

ads of the world, 2022 | hulu no ads, “no more distractions”


©2025 dianna higaki