Education


Maryland Institute College of Art
 MFA Graphic Design

National Institute of Fashion TechnologyB.Des Fashion Design




Recognitions



Indigo Design Awards 2026 
Student Gold Winner in Branding for Alcoholic Beverages

Indigo Design Awards 2026 Student Bronze Winner in Branding for Graphic Design
Indigo Design Awards 2026 
Student Silver Winner in Magazine & Newspaper
WBDS Student Design Awards 2025/26
Bronze Winner Packaging
AIGA Flux 2026
Shortlisted Finalists x3 Entries

62nd Annual GDUSA 
Student Category Winner   
International Design Awards (IDA)
X3 Honorable Mention

Information is Beautiful Awards, Longlist
Indigo Design Awards 2025Student Silver Winner in Branding for Graphic Design
Indigo Design Awards 2025, 
Student Gold Winner in Branding for NGO & Non-Profit





Alaka is a graphic designer with a background in 
apparel and textile design, currently based between Baltimore and New York.

She recently earned her MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work focuses on branding, visual storytelling, and illustration, often balancing research and intuition, structure and play.

When not designing, you can find her thinking about food, reading, or noticing the unnoticed.



















Experience


Home Integration Inc Intern
Studio Glendenning
Editorial Design Intern
Vichitram Design Studio 
Communication Designer

Siyaram’s Apparel
Menswear Designer
Purple Waterz 
Junior Designer
Aqube by Amber 
Designer

Maharani Embroideries  Designer