Hi, I'm Akasha.
I'm a multidisciplinary designer, marketer, and collector of creative side quests based in Minneapolis.
My career has never fit neatly into one creative box—and honestly, I like it better that way. I've worked across graphic design, branding, web, social media, content, e-commerce, and digital marketing, building a skill set that lets me bounce between big-picture thinking and obsessing over whether something should move three pixels to the left.
At the heart of it, I'm a problem solver. I love figuring out what makes a brand feel like itself, how an idea can translate across different platforms, and how thoughtful design and smart marketing can work together instead of existing in separate worlds.
The Person Behind the Pixels
Creativity doesn't really turn off when I close Adobe.
I'm a lifelong maker, serial hobby collector, and the kind of person who can turn “I wonder if I could make that?” into an entirely new creative side quest before I've finished the last one.
I'm also unapologetically geeky. Give me fantasy worlds, books full of morally questionable characters, LEGO bricks, mythology, a good board game, or people wandering around in the dark looking for ghosts, and I'm probably happy.
Most days you'll find me with coffee nearby, something creative in progress, and approximately seventeen tabs open that I'm absolutely still using.
From the Midwest, With a Few Detours
My story started in South Dakota, took me west to the mountains for a while, and eventually brought me back to the Midwest—this time to Minneapolis.
These days, I'm happily making the Twin Cities home and finding plenty of new coffee shops, neighborhoods, local businesses, and creative inspiration to explore along the way.
There's something I especially love about working locally. Getting to know the people behind a business, understanding the community they're part of, and seeing the work exist out in the real world makes the creative process that much more meaningful.
That said, good ideas aren't limited by geography. I've worked with brands and organizations near and far, and I'm always interested in wherever the next creative problem might lead.
So, What Do I Actually Do?
A little bit of everything—and that's kind of the point.
My experience sits at the intersection of design and marketing, allowing me to think beyond a single deliverable. I can develop the visual, think through the strategy behind it, consider how it translates to social or digital, and make sure all those pieces still feel like they belong to the same brand.
Whether I'm designing a brand identity, building a website, developing campaign creative, creating social content, or disappearing down a creative rabbit hole trying to solve a problem, I bring curiosity, intention, and a genuine love of making things to the work.
And yes, probably coffee.
Have a quest for me?
Whether you're a Minneapolis business looking for creative support, a team in need of another creative brain, or you've just got an idea that needs figuring out—I'd love to hear about it.