A portrait of Amber wearing a long button up dress and large brown belt on steps in Downtown Redlands California

Hello!
I’m Amber Sarelle. Among many other things, I’m a Cal State University-San Bernardino Alumni (MFA), activist, photographer, graphic designer, museum regular, music lover, and desert frequenter. I’m a third-generation Californian who grew up in the foster system all over Southern California. Currently based in Redlands. My highly stigmatized childhood informs my practice of ethical design. My passion and my work's through-line is liberation. As much as I have deep love and appreciation for the principles and elements of design, I love community more. It’s is my deep belief that those who choose the work of visual communication hold a responsibility to use it to help transform our world into a more sustainable and equitable one.

A portrait of Amber  in from of the American Advertising Federation step and repeat holding a certificate of Silver award wearing a blue dress with green trim at the Riverside Mission Inn Hotel California

The effect of what I put into the fabric of society is a key consideration of my work.