# Melissa Ewart

> Melissa Ewart is the founder and chief executive consultant of UC San Diego’s AS Graphic Studio and principal designer of Other Duties as Designed. A Revelle College visual arts alumna, she began in hospitality events before spending almost fifteen years managing a student-centered design studio and advising a student-run apparel business. Her work combines branding, print and digital design, event production, and hands-on craft teaching.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Consultant at AS Graphic Studio; Principal Designer at Other Duties as Designed
- **Organizations:** AS Graphic Studio, Other Duties as Designed LLC, UC San Diego, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
- **Education:** B.A. in Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts, University of California San Diego, Revelle College
- **Known for:** Founded AS Graphic Studio, established in 2008., Led the Make Art Celebration; the studio and volunteers made more than 3,500 buttons, and the event included more than fifteen maker booths., Conceptualized, art-directed, and produced a flamingo installation for Sun God Festival and Triton Outfitters.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began her career at a destination management company, planning and staffing special events and designing collateral.
- **2008** — Founded AS Graphic Studio at UC San Diego.
- **—** — Managed a student-centered design and communications studio and advised a student-run apparel and promotional-products company at UC San Diego for almost fifteen years.
- **—** — Led the Make Art Celebration for AS Graphic Studio’s tenth anniversary, including branding, curation, event design, coordination, and operations.
- **2023** — Other Duties as Designed was founded, according to its company LinkedIn page.
- **2024** — Listed as instructor for the Athenaeum’s Fall 2024 class The Art of Play: Making Paper Toys.
- **2026** — Named as leader of a May 13 paper-toy workshop at UC San Diego.

## Achievements

- Founded AS Graphic Studio, established in 2008.
- Led the Make Art Celebration; the studio and volunteers made more than 3,500 buttons, and the event included more than fifteen maker booths.
- Conceptualized, art-directed, and produced a flamingo installation for Sun God Festival and Triton Outfitters.
- Design work with Alfredo Vilano is credited in UC San Diego’s 2017–2018 Student Affairs Assessment & Evaluation Report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — UC San Diego advertised Ewart as leader of a free paper-toy workshop on May 13 through the Acts of Kindness project.

## Links

- Website: https://otherduties.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaewart
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otherduties.co/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22