Monica Lo is a San Francisco–based creative director and designer whose work spans brand identity, packaging, and editorial design. For more than a decade, she has helped shape thoughtful brands through visual systems, printed experiences, and storytelling.

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Selected work

mahjong row & co.

Building an heirloom-quality mahjong brand inspired by tradition and home

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AFFIRM

Launching Affirm’s holiday campaign with a $1M giveaway featuring Keke Palmer

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Doordash

Announcing DoorDash x PetSmart’s new partnership featuring Bubba Wallace

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doughpamine

Bringing chef-crafted cookie dough to life through bold branding and packaging

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pop-up potcorn

Branding and packaging design for cannabis-infused popcorn

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grow it from home

Creating a modular brand identity designed to grow with every new SKU

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the weed gummies cookbook

My passion project turned into a cookbook deal

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spotify - product edu

Building a global playbook for Spotify’s product marketing team

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Roli Roti

Creating award-winning packaging photography for Roli Roti's retail launch

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Creative services

Think of me as an extension of your team. I partner with founders and growing brands to shape everything from the first spark of an idea to the final details—creating identities, packaging, and brand experiences that feel considered, cohesive, and distinctly their own.

 
 

Brand story

Helping brands discover what makes them worth remembering


Visual identity

Design systems with personality, built to grow alongside your business


Art direction

Bringing products, stories, and brand worlds to life

 

 

Featured in

In the news

Vogue Magazine, High Times, TODAY Show, Nightly News with Lester Holt, MSNBC, Forbes, Huffington Post, Heathyish, Bon Appetit, Thrillist, UPROXX, NBC Asian America, ABC7, CNET, NPR, PopSugar, CULTURE Magazine, MARY Magazine, and VICE Munchies

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the weed gummies cookbook by monica lo, 3D, book cover

A cookbook born from a passion project

What began as a recipe blog evolved into a practical cookbook for the canna-curious. Featuring everything from gummies and candies to infused pantry staples, the book empowers readers to create delicious homemade edibles with confidence.

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sous vide cookbooks, monica lo, designer, photographer

Published in

Monica photographed and styled for the award-winning Sous Vide at Home and Sous Vide Made Simple cookbooks with Ten Speed Press. She has a chef feature and recipes published in High Times: Let’s Get Baked, Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, and a chef feature in The Ultimate Guide to CBD. Monica has photography published in Ganja Yoga.

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