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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.

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2025 UCDA Awards

Honorable Mention, top 30% of all submissions

RE/GO

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2022 & 24 Dorothy Goodwin Scholars Awards

Planned and worked on mentor-led creative projects. 

2023: Design Greenwashing

2025: Celebrate Life Guidebook

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Best Senior Project

Awarded at the HAS 2025 Senior Awards Event

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Debbie "Javy" Javit Resilience Award

Received in 2022

Presented at the Women's Advancement Initiative Annual Symposium

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2023 & 25 Student Scholarship

Presented at the Annual CADC Awards Show

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2023 CADC Awards

Gold Award

Excellence Awards

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