Monica Lo is a multidisciplinary creative with over a decade of experience working alongside brands in the tech, food and wine, and cannabis industries across OLV and broadcast, print, packaging, social, and digital media.
Capabilities
• Creative direction / art direction
• Brand design
• Package design
• Presentation / deck build
• Content production including photography and OLV
• Social media marketing
• Food, lifestyle, and editorial photography
Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Figma, Canva, GSuite
Published In / Books
• The Weed Gummies Cookbook, by Monica Lo
• Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals, by Lisa Fetterman, Meesha Halm, and Scott Peabody
• Sous Vide Made Simple: 60 Everyday Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Meals, by Lisa Fetterman, Meesha Halm, and Scott Peabody
• High Times: Let’s Get Baked! The Official Cannabis Cookbook, by Haejin Chun and Jamie Evans
• Ganja Yoga: A Practical Guide to Conscious Relaxation, Soothing Pain Relief, and Enlightened Self-Discovery, by Dee Dussault
• Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes), by Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton
• Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, by Stephanie Hua and Coreen Carroll
• The Ultimate Guide to CBD, by Jamie Evans
Published In / Media
• GDUSA
• VICE Munchies
• Healthyish
• Vogue
• ADWEEK
• NPR: Book Concierge
• CNET, 4/20/16
• HIGH TIMES
• Food & Wine Magazine
• POPSUGAR
• PureWow
• UPROXX
• LA Weekly
• 7x7
• SF Chronicle
• Kitchen Toke
• MARY Magazine
• Banana Magazine
• Cannabis Now
• Culture Magazine
• Creativity School Podcast: Episode 37
Speaker
• Asian Art Museum in San Francisco: On the topic of Cannabis in Ancient Asia
• New West Summit: Panel on Cannabis branding, trends, and passion
• Canopy Growth Corp / Van Der Pop: Demo on Sous Weed cooking in Toronto
• Creativity School Podcast: On the topic of Cannabis as ancestral medicine and its power as a wellness and creativity tool
• Grass x Grass #AsiansinCannabis Panel: On the topic of creating a stronger, more diverse cannabis community
• General Assembly: The Future of Flower is Female panel
• FindSpark: On the topic of Creative Alchemy: How to Convert Opportunities into Career Gold
Design | Creative Direction
• Mahjong Row & Co: Creative Lead, brand designer
• Grow It From Home: Creative Lead, brand designer
• Doughpamine: Creative Lead, brand designer, photographer
• Highlyte AI by AMNESIA Media: Creative lead, brand designer
• Bokeh: Associate creative director, lead art director
• Hook / Google: Senior art director
• Potli: Creative director, branding designer, package designer
• Pop-Up Potcorn: Creative director, designer, package designer
• Asian Americans for Cannabis Education: Co-founder, brand designer
• Grass x Grass: Branding designer
• Skunk Factory: Creative director, brand designer
• Blast Radius / DesignKitchen: Senior art director of HP
• RightSciences / SIVApatch: Creative director, brand designer
• Nomiku Sous Vide: Creative director, cookbook photographer
• The Hive Advertising / UCSF: Art director, designer
• kbs+: Senior art director
• Publicis Kaplan Thaler: Art director of Hilton HHonors
• OgilvyOne: Art director
• TBWA\Chiat\Day: Art director
• TracyLocke SoHo and Dallas: Art director
Content, Recipe Dev, & Photography
• The Infatuation: Contract photographer in San Francisco
• KQED Bay Area Food: Freelance writer, recipe development, food photography
• CannaCraft / Satori Chocolates: Recipe development and photography
• Canopy Growth Corp / Van Der Pop: Recipe development and speaker
• Edibles Cookbook with Mellows & Cannaisseur Series: Holiday DIY video content and social media giveaway
• Caliva: Recipe development and photography
• Potli: Recipe development, photography, marketing material design
• Roli Roti: Recipe development and photography
• Chemistry: Recipe development, food styling, and photography
• Pot d’Huile: Recipe development, photography
• Sprig Soda: Recipe development, photography, cookbook design
• Dr Kerklaan Therapeutics: Content creation, photography
• Pop-Up Potcorn: Content creation, website photography
• Bloom Farms: Writer, recipe development, and photography
• Original Pot Co.: Recipe development, photography
• Starbird Chicken: Food stylist
• LEVO: Recipe development, photography
• Kitchen Toke: Freelance writer, recipe development
• MJ Lifestyle: Recipe development, photography
• Leafly: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
• HIGH TIMES: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
• Culture Magazine: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
• MARY Magazine: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
• Bi-Rite Market: Website photography
• Menu Stories Podcast: Website photography
• Ganja Yoga: Book photography
• Stock Pot Images: Food photography