Her work is informed by a love for color, an interest in trivia and history, and finding the sweet spot between the two. Guided by simplicity, she aims to create meaningful work through easy combinations of form, color, and shape that express her idea of minimal design.

She collaborates and works closely with brands and creative individuals who strive to grow intentional ideas and believe in adding positive value to the lives of others through great service and good design.

When she’s not staring at her laptop, she’s writing postcards to a community of mail lovers, reading, running a 10k, or continuing research for her on-going poster project Color Story and archival efforts for Women In Philippine Postage Stamps.

Vanilla is also currently pursuing a master’s degree in Archiving and Records Management in the University of the Philippines Diliman.