Marie-Christine Gervais is a multi-disciplinary freelance designer and illustrator. Marie-Christine’s career has a unique trajectory. Few years ago, she transitioned from attorney to designer and illustrator after receiving her bachelor degree in graphic design. Since then, she has been designing and illustrating unique characters, landscapes, sceneries and infographics for a variety of clients across the United States.

She attributes her design skills to hard work and resilience, as well as her willingness to take risks and challenge herself. She fuels her creativity and inspiration from her natural curiosity in life and acute sense of observation. Her work is colorful and vibrant. It has a sense of geometrical simplicity fill with personality and life. She approaches each project with the same dedication and high standards, with the goal of providing a visual narrative that excite and engage.

She has designed & illustrated print collaterals, web and social media materials for the following clients: Waze, DoorDash, Skyword, KeyBank, Abbott, Anthem, Similac, Northrop Grumman, University of Virginia, Scoppechio, Streak (Google Partner), Instaread, Blue State Digital, United Way of the Bay Area, Goodwill Industries International, Neatline Creative, Pivotal, Living Goods, Melanie Doherty Design, HIP Housing and many more.

EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION

Freelance Graphic Design & Illustration - since 2014

Design & illustrate infographics, print collaterals, web and social media materials for a variety of clients such as Waze, DoorDash, Skyword, KeyBank, Abbott, Anthem, Similac, Northrop Grumman, University of Virginia, Scoppechio, Streak (Google Partner), Instaread, Blue State Digital, United Way of the Bay Area, Goodwill Industries International, Neatline Creative, Pivotal, Living Goods, Melanie Doherty Design, HIP Housing and many more.


GRAPHIC DESIGN

CREATIVE B’STRO — San Francisco, CA (2014)
Designed monthly email newsletters for a global brand. Worked on social media marketing, static and interactive web banners.

MELANIE DOHERTY DESIGN — San Francisco, CA (2014)
- Designed an illustrated narrative (infographics) of the programs implemented by a non-profit organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education;

-Created a series of information graphics using data to illustrate the cotton value chain in East Africa, which infographic is used as an educational tool for a U.S. governmental agency;

-Designed an interactive infographic illustrating the pathway for the Covered California health insurance enrollment process.


EDUCATION

B.S. Graphic Design 2013 (The Art Institute of California — San Francisco)

B.A. LL.B Common Law 2001 (University of Ottawa — Ontario, Canada)

B.A. LL.L Civil Law 2000 (University of Ottawa — Ontario, Canada)