Hi! I’m Liz Ridley:)

I am currently in my fourth year at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and will be earning my B.F.A. in Art & Design with a Graphic Design concentration in June of 2025.

Currently, I work as a graphic designer for Cal Poly’s Associated Students Inc, branding student events, announcements, and experiences to all of Cal Poly’s community through print & social media graphics, digital materials, as well as speciality items, and much more. I also work as a senior graphic designer for Mustang News, Cal Poly’s student-led newspaper, designing print layouts and web graphics for Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo’s vast community.

I started my graphic design journey in 2021 as an oil painter turned Adobe fanatic in just 4 quick years. Through lots of self-doubt and hours spent on the simplest processes… here we are, today! Because of my studio art background, my style adapts and varies throughout projects, but I shine with my thoughtfulness, quirky illustration style, and bright color schemes.

A little more about me: I was born and raised in the city of San Francisco and hope to move back after college, but this time as a grown-up artist/professional designer (see right). When I’m not staring at an artboard, you can find me playing beach volleyball, watching a documentary, re-organizing something in my house, or chasing my doodle Lola around (see right, again).