giorgia sage
is a
designer
operating an independent graphic design studio based in Twentynine Palms (Mar’rah), in the Mojave high desert. With expertise in branding, website, and print design, they partner with community-focused, climate-conscious, and values-driven businesses and organizations. giorgia believes in the transformative power of design to people together and foster resilience in communities.
Their work has been recognized by the GRAMMYs, Brand New, and Communication Arts.
Selected Work
- CDRXIV*☺
* Completed while a Senior Designer at The Office of Ordinary Things (TOOOT). I was involved in all stages of the projects, from strategy to execution.
☺ Third-party development
Design Services & Offerings
Branding
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brand identities, logos, design systems, strategy, creative direction
Print
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books (publications, magazines, zines), packaging, business cards, apparel, and merchandise
Web
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Website design & Webflow development
Motion graphics
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animations & templates
Social Media
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cross-platform graphics & templates
Presentations & Decks
Sustainability consultation
I offer sliding scale pricing and in-kind/trade payments for other high desert locals.
Currently
- Independent practice
- Good Energy
- High Desert Soundings
Previously
- The Office of Ordinary Things
California College of the Arts
(Marketing & Communications, not as a student)
- Rolling Stone*
*Internships
Approach
I craft custom design solutions tailored to each collaborator’s unique goals and audiences, driven by comprehensive research and strategy.
What if we viewed design as an ecosystem? I’m excited about collaborations that reject uniform, linear design processes and instead orient towards ongoing, emergent relationships between clients, designers, and stakeholders. I don’t have a singular answer for what this is, but would love to find out together.
who writes grief-stricken, joy-drunk love poems for the end of days. Their work explores ecologies of care, multi-scalar intimacies, and queer utopian world-building.
Right now, they’re curious about the generative power of hyper-specificity as a catalyst for more care-full living.
Breath + voice are integral to their process. Every poem has two lives—page and performance—that carry distinct resonances and meanings.
born and raised in the 94110 zip code of San Francisco, known as Yelamu by the Ramaytush Ohlone. They split their time between there and 29 Palms in the Mojave high desert, also known as Mar’rah by the Serrano, Cahuilla, and Chemehuevi peoples. In addition to design and poetry, their creative practices span gardening, cooking, sewing, photography, and community weaving.
