The 2025 cycle of the World Monuments Watch, WMF’s biennial, nomination-based advocacy program, features 25 historic places facing major challenges including climate change, tourism, conflict, and natural disaster. From ancient cities to modernist icons, these featured heritage places represent 29 countries and the Moon!
I was pleased to produce and edit both the standalone announcement video as well as the virtual event and social media content for the launch.
Voices of Alabama is an oral history project conducted in partnership with World Monuments Fund, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Alabama African-American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium (AAACRHSC). The project documents the 20 sites in the consortium that played significant roles in the African-American struggle for freedom—not just during the Civil Rights Movement, but beginning in Reconstruction. I co-led the production of the 20 oral history videos as well as the design and production of a standalone website (now offline) that included additional material such as a timeline of events and important archival photos. The project launched with a live panel discussion including Congresswoman Terri Sewell at The Times Center in New York City.
The complete collection can be found here.
Video Editor: Cameron Clendaniel
Event photos by Liz Ligon for World Monuments Fund
Each year, World Monuments Fund’s Hadrian Gala honors champions of conservation for their passionate commitment and extraordinary contributions to preserving and protecting the world’s shared cultural heritage with the Hadrian Award. Past honorees include Maryvonne Pinault, Christian Louboutin, Ellsworth Kelly, and His Majesty King Charles III, to name just a few. The Gala is WMF's largest fundraiser and highest-profile event of the year, raising critical funds for the organization. The 2024 Hadrian Gala raised a record $2.1 million USD.
Over the years, it’s been my pleasure to produce the myriad collateral that supports this event. In 2024, I was especially proud to produce and edit the videos highlighting the two Hadrian Award honorees, architect Peter Marino, FAIA and Dr. Marilyn Perry, Chair Emerita of World Monuments Fund and President Emerita of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Event photos by Liz Ligon for World Monuments Fund.
In 2017, World Monuments Fund (WMF) launched its annual Watch magazine to highlight and promote its work at cultural heritage sites around the world, particularly those listed on the World Monuments Watch. After joining WMF in 2018, I saw an opportunity to evolve the presentation, quality, and content of the publication to better reflect the impact of WMF’s conservation efforts on the communities in which it works. The result is a highly produced, editorial-style piece that enables the organization to communicate the breadth of its work each year.
In 2024, the publication rebranded as World Monuments Magazine, and each year the scope and reach of this valuable communication piece continues to grow. In 2025, I designed this special edition to commemorate the organization’s 60th anniversary as well as highlight the latest cycle of the Watch.
In 2020, World Monuments Fund marked its 55th anniversary as the leading independent organization helping to conserve cultural heritage sites around the world. To celebrate, WMF invited supporters to travel Around the World in 12 Hours by attending a series of day-long, online events featuring video content about its projects and live discussions with leading experts in the heritage conservation field. As the evening concluded, The Empire State Building–WMF’s global headquarters–shone blue in celebration.
Vineyard Theatre in Manhattan has been one of America’s preeminent homes for creative new work for over 36 years. In 2019, the theatre was thrilled to honor Colman Domingo for his artistic risk-taking and boundary-pushing voice and vision, and I was thrilled to create this dynamic invitation and journal package that reflects both the vibrancy of this institution and that of this celebrated artist.
Located at 14th and U streets in NW DC, this new apartment community puts you at the heart of the city. The branding and marketing strategy here was to illustrate the connection between “You and 14,” and uses bold text to create a narrative of what life will be like in this exciting community. An identity package was created, complete with outreach brochure and carrier package. Facebook carousel ads were included for online promotion and a social contest was launched that encourages local bar and restaurant patrons to share their U Street experiences for a chance to win prizes.
For the next-generation business traveler, an extended-stay business trip is more than just a business trip; it's a life trip. And while they can find business travel a bit isolating, they do like to explore, dine and relax while they're away from home.
This brand-awareness campaign appeared in seven airports nationwide and introduces these travelers to the brand by marrying business vernacular and unexpected photography that highlights the benefits of the hotel in a humorous and memorable way.
Subsequent work involved the creation of engaging social media videos to highlight amenities, and a campaign to show travelers some off-beat attractions near their hotels.
Photographer: Michael Clinard
Art Directors: Stacy Moses and John Sexton
Copywriter: Gregg Hutson
The National Highway Transit Safety Administration publishes a brochure that highlights safety features on vehicles with instructions for their proper use. Targeting parents, the aim of the publication is child safety. Elementary colors and model cars were used instead of diagrams or technical illustrations to give it a friendly, approachable feel.
The Navy Yard neighborhood in SE is on track to becoming the most densely populated in DC. With nearly 11,000 households coming online in just a few years, there's no shortage of options for potential residents to choose from. The challenge was to distinguish Insignia on M as the most sophisticated and service-oriented community with the most ideal location.
Communicating the uniqueness of this property meant illustrating the experience of living there, not just the showing the product. It’s qualitative, not quantitative. To do this, I planned a photo shoot to create scenes that capture the feeling of a fleeting moment; the type of moments that residents will come to consider just a part of everyday life in this community. The scenes are brought to life in the digital space using cinemagraphs that further emphasize the moment. Everything is crafted to portray Insignia on M as the best, and here, The Best Feels Different.
Logo design: Joe Symoski
Photography: April Greer
