Hey,  I’m Autumn Graves!

I’m a graphic designer based out of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In May 2024, I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. While in my senior year of college I served as the associate Creative Director for USM’s Design & Marketing Team and was named in the top 100 Students to Watch list by GDUSA. All my life I’ve felt a deep calling to art, and I love the relationship between problem solving and creativity in design. My passion lies in illustration, branding, and packaging design.

During the week I work as a graphic designer at Tractor Beverage Co. along with doing a lot of freelance work, mostly with clients from the Hattiesburg area like Cotton Blues Cheesecakes and Grin Coffee.

Fun Facts:

  • I’m an enneagram 4
  • ISFP on Meyer Briggs
  • I have two golden retrievers, Lennon (after John Lennon ofc) and Winston
  • I’m an old lady at heart and love reading, thrifting, and baking
  • My husband is a musician so a lot of weekends are spent traveling to his gigs!

Recognized & Awarded By:

PinkBrands

University of Southern Mississippi

Bathelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

  • Spring 2024

Tractor Beverage Co.

Contract Full-Time Graphic Designer
    • June 2024 – Present

Temple Baptist Church

Graphic Designer
    • May 2022 – June 2024
Graphic Design Intern
    • May 2021 – May 2o22

Cotton Blues Cheesecake Co.

Freelance Designer
    • September 2023 – Present

USM Design & Marketing Team

Associate Creative Director
    • August 2023 – December 2023

Service Learning Course

Will Eisner and the Graphic Novel event campaign for Hattiesburg Library
    • March 2022 – May 2022
Macbeth poster series for USM Theater and Dance Program
    • January 2022 – March 2022

61st Annual GDUSA Design Awards Winner

Mother Bucha, CBD Infused Kombucha Bar – Capstone Project
    • November 2024

2024 GDUSA Students to Watch

    • March 2024

2024 National Student Show Exhibition

Dear Reader – Special Event Invitation set
    • Spring 2024

2024 USM Art & Design Annual Juried Show

Best in Show graphic design
1st place in Illustration
1st place in Publication
    • Spring 2024

AAF Student Awards (Gulf Coast)

1 Silver Award – Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
    • Spring 2024

AAF Student Awards (Gulf Coast)

1 Silver Award – Poster Series Design
    • Spring 2023

Thelma Johnson Art Scholar

    • Spring 2022

Presidents List

    • Spring 2023 – Fall 2023

Creative Collective

Member from January 2021 – January 2022

Adobe Creative Suite

Motion Graphics

Photography

WordPress