Millie Hamlin
Designer | Creative
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Millie Hamlin is a New Jersey-born graphic designer with a love for beautiful design, and even better typography. Millie primarily focuses on branding and creating visual campaigns to align with a project’s values. Millie believes that a project is never truly finished; they always have something to take away and grow from. They hope to be a future art director and the owner of a big blue bookcase
The Pathway
June – August 2025
Intern
Box 8 Creative
I was fortunate to spend my first summer as a post-grad designer at Box 8, a creative agency in New Haven CT. There, I was able to learn so much about the hospitality industry and the internal professional practices of an agency. I even created Knotta Bar as an intern project. Check it out here.
Skills: Menu design, team collaboration, client relations, receiving feedback
2021 – 2025
Visual Communication Design BFA
University of Hartford
UHart is where my passion for creativity started. When I had seen the VCD program when doing the super fun process of planning my future at 17, I knew it was right for me.
Skills: Adobe CC, Figma, technical and creative skills, making a vision a reality
Fall 2023 – Spring 2025
Creative Intern
Women's Advancement Initaitive
Working with the Women's Advancement Initiative at the University of Hartford taught me how important supporting an empowering community is. I had the privilege of creating materials for donors and LEAD members.
Skills: Collaborative work with other departments, professionalism, communication
Awards and Recognitions
I think we all need to celebrate our achievements more. Here are some of mine.

2025 UCDA Awards
Honorable Mention, top 30% of all submissions

2022 & 24 Dorothy Goodwin Scholars Awards
Planned and worked on mentor-led creative projects.
2023: Design Greenwashing
2025: Celebrate Life Guidebook

Best Senior Project
Awarded at the HAS 2025 Senior Awards Event

Debbie "Javy" Javit Resilience Award
Received in 2022
Presented at the Women's Advancement Initiative Annual Symposium

2023 & 25 Student Scholarship
Presented at the Annual CADC Awards Show

2023 CADC Awards
Gold Award
Excellence Awards