I have worked as a creative for more than 20 years, from coordinating exhibitions in museums and designing interior environments, to creating compelling brands and immersive digital media platforms, to community placemaking and facilitating interactive public art experiences. I've developed ideas into reality through a collaborative design process that puts extraordinary solutions at its center.
My approach to developing extraordinary solutions is deeply informed by Human focused design. A human focused approach centers the creative process on truly resonating with the people we care to reach the most. What are their concerns, their needs, and their desires? If we ask the right questions, and listen carefully, we can create solutions that resonate with and uplift the human experience.
Also essential to creating places that resonate with all people, I believe, is nature and art. Nature connects and rejuvenates us at such an elemental level that people are intuitively drawn to it in places where it may not be easily accessible. Art inspires us us and expands our experience beyond our everyday norm. Fostering the experience of both art and nature are vitally important to all of my creative endeavors.
Ultimately, I'm passionate about creating results that transform or improve an individual's experience of the world. I believe design is a powerful tool for creating positive impact in the lives of all people.
EXPERTISE
Creative vision is my passion. I believe all challenges can be solved by considering the needs of the people being served.
VISION
STORY
What is the truth at the core of a project? How do you get people to tell their truest stories?
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Ask the right questions.
And then ...just listen.
PLACE
Space affects everything about a person's experience. Making places for all people to connect is my dream.
Design without borders
Draw on the energy of the team
Collaborate across disciplines
Gain human insight and apply it
Be a radical simplifier
Make the complicated feel simple and intuitive
Create narratives that shape the big picture
It all starts with empathy
Create & Transform
PORTFOLIO
Love Long Beach Festival
Whole Earth Village
A healing place for community to come together.
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www.lovelongbeachfestival.com
Allison is genuinely one of the most collaborative people that I have had the pleasure to work with. Her research and understanding of what a project is all about is very impressive.
My first experience working with Allison on a project is very memorable. She was presenting the design concept for an infusion center, and the room was filled with around 20 interested parties for the project. She was amazing. The presentation was well organized and showed a deep understanding of what the proposed space would need to be for the healing of the patients.
Allison is truly a critical component of a high performance team.
Gary Simmons, AIA
Principal, Taylor Design
Gary Simmons, AIA
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EMAIL | AMOCILNIKAR74@GMAIl
TELEPHONE | 714.330.6550