About
Her work has been featured in several design competitions and publications over the years, as well as interviews, articles and presentations on branding & design. Julie was honored by industry publication, Graphic Design USA, in 2023 as one of their ‘people to watch’ nationwide in the creative community.
She was also among several University of Oklahoma alumni who were invited back for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Visual Communications program in February 2014.
Graphic Design USA’s, GDUSA People to Watch (2023)
Selected as one of sixty designers nationwide to be included in the 2023 People to Watch. Per GDUSA, those honored include “Individuals we know and respect for a combination of talent, success, leadership, newsworthiness, influence, thought-leadership and community service…” Published in the print and online editions of GDUSA February 2023 edition. See Julie’s feature here.
LogoLounge Awards (Book 10, 2017 & Book 15, 2025)
2025: Flying Tortuga Identity. Published in the15th Edition, LogoLounge Book 15, and chosen from 30,000+ submissions reviewed.
2017: Luna & Sol Identity. Published in the 10th Edition LogoLounge Book 10, and chosen from 37,000+ submissions reviewed.
Graphic Design USA Awards Competition (2010 – 2025)
An annual competition aimed to showcase design that “solves problems and makes real intelligence visible.”
2025: Novaura Insurance Identity & Candlelighters 2025 Fundraiser Collateral. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2025 and 2025 Online Winner’s Gallery. View j.riley creative’s Award Gallery Page here.
2024: Discovery Point Wealth Advisors Identity & Red Stapler Studios Identity. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2024 and 2024 Online Winner’s Gallery. View j.riley creative’s Award Gallery Page here.
2023: Marisposa Energy Consulting Identity & Candlelighters Annual Report. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2023 and 2023 Online Winner’s Gallery. View j.riley creative’s Award Gallery Page here.
2022: The Homegrown Pediatrics Identity & MelEos Group Identity. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2022 and 2022 Online Winner’s Gallery. View j.riley creative’s Award Gallery Page here.
2021: The Design Department Identity & Uberman Institute Identity. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2021 and 2021 Online Winner’s Gallery. View j.riley creative’s Award Gallery Page here.
2020: USME Print Collateral. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2020 and 2020 Online Winner’s Gallery. View US Med-Equip’s Award Gallery Page here.
2019: Q4intelligence Print Collateral. Featured in the GDUSA American Graphic Awards Design Annual 2019 and 2019 Online Winner’s Gallery. View Q4intelligence’s Award Gallery Page here.
2018: Emergekey Identity & E&I Company Identity
2017: McGuire Homes Identity
2016: Luna & Sol Identity
2015: TAB Services Identity
2014: Hildebrand Realty Identity
2013: Encon Guard-Dogs Catalog
2012: Premier Coil Solutions Identity
2011: Adrift Restaurant Identity
2010: Incredible Renovations Brochure
XXVC: A Celebration of the Past Twenty-Five Years of Visual Communication
Asked to participate in an exhibition at the University of Oklahoma Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Visual Communications program at OU.
