Articulating ideas inspired by society, utilizing the ability to think unconventionally with identity

Individual undergraduate thesis about sustainable digital bag design collection utilizing water hyacinth as textile fabric which was created from scratch–plant to fiber, fiber to thread, thread weaved into fabric, and constructed it to bag–and also include packaging design, selected slides of the presentation deck, and spreads of the design portfolio used during her defense. Evaluated by Department of Trade and Industry's Export Marketing Bureau and Micro-enterprise Development Division with an average of 4.67/5.

Hustle & Bustle: Productive Learning without Burning Out is a fundraising campaign of an NGO which aims to raise funds for their non-profit partners through 20+ online workshops and more than 10 online courses. As their Creative Lead, Cherina conceptualized and created the campaign's naming, rebrand concept, project brief, and developed a design system to innovate their design process and improve their productivity levels through weekly sprints while training the entire team.

COMODA is a newly launched brand that aims to provide a multifunctional furniture for Filipinos living in condo spaces. It came from a group of furniture experts in the Philippines with over 40 years of experience pioneering metal furnishing. Cherina conceptualized and created the initial needs of the company such as brand strategy, brand architecture, naming, logo, visual identity, creative direction, and creative execution (key visuals).

Created an interactive Figma prototype of Flexible Design Systems (Branding Visual Systems for Organizations) and conducted a workshop on Adobe illustrator for the designer’s speaking engagement. Participants were students primarily beginners, hence, the simplicity of the design and terminologies.

A designer presentation deck that Cherina created and developed for her workshop to discover the potential of storytelling through articulating ideas into compelling digital art collage. This is a beginner-friendly workshop for enthusiasts, designers, and business owners covering digital collage using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Tickets for this session were sold out in just 3 days and attended by over 100 people.

Blacklight-themed exhibit utilizing Arts and Humanities movement to bring out their creativity using their art in a form of painting and interpretation to tell a story or narrate something in particular through creative writing. Cherina was their Gallery Manager and Project Manager working with 41 people under 7 teams that she also managed. Rated outstanding/excellent with quantitative value of 4.58.

Brand collaterals and productivity merchandise that also include some of the presentation deck used in her recent talk and workshop. Awarded as one of the Best in Business Card Designs during PRISM 2018: Exhibit of a Thousand Planets with 121 exhibitors.