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Mekielle Vaughn

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64th American Advertising Awards | Honorable Mention
Graphis New Talent Awards 2025 | Gold
Graphis New Talent Awards 2025 | Honorable Mention
Graphis New Talent Awards 2024 | Honorable Mention 

Mekielle Vaughn is a specialist in graphic design, making illustrations and designs for editorial, publication, and branding. Focusing on designing solutions that communicate the client's core values, brand, and ideas, from websites to poster campaigns.

Outside of design, he enjoys reading new stories, experimenting with various hobbies, and socializing with people whenever he can.
 

Editorial layout for a print magazine.Photographer Jennifer Latour is the subject of this six-page editorial designed for Patron magazine. Grounded in an in-depth study of her biography, interviews, and most celebrated works, the layout is crafted to authentically reflect her unique visual style. Through a vibrant color palette of bright pinks, oranges, and purples that complement natural greens, alongside the humanist typeface Garamond—chosen for its organic strokes and bracketed serifs that echo floral forms — the design utilizes sculpted pull quotes and drop caps to translate Latour’s artistry into a cohesive, expressive editorial experience.

Branding campaign for a wine and cocktail company.This branding campaign repositions Stella Rosa Brandy from a faux-luxury product into an authentic, entry-level premium spirit. Seeking to enter a traditionally exclusive market, the project maintains the brand’s approachable identity while appealing to a younger, modern demographic. By blending Italian heritage with contemporary social energy and cohesive lifestyle storytelling, the new identity modernizes the category while honoring tradition—ultimately presenting a confident spirit that reinforces Stella Rosa as an innovator beyond table wine.

Consumer advertising campaign for a tea company.Tea Forté is defined by its premium, artisanal, and elegant approach to tea. This consumer advertising campaign draws inspiration from botanical cyanotypes and organic ingredient forms, unifying these elements to reflect the brand’s iconic packaging. Through humanist typography, a refined color palette, and striking pyramid compositions that mirror their signature infusers, the visual system utilizes warm photography to present the tea as a daily ritual of luxury and wellness.