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Monica Lo is a multidisciplinary creative with over a decade of experience working alongside brands in the tech, food and wine, and cannabis industries across OLV and broadcast, print, packaging, social, and digital media.

Capabilities:

• Creative direction / art direction
• Food, lifestyle, and editorial photography
• Brand design
• Package design
• Presentation / deck build
• Content production including photography and OLV
• Social media marketing
• Influencer marketing
• Recipe development
• Food styling


Published In / Books

The Weed Gummies Cookbook, by Monica Lo (August 2022)
Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals, by Lisa Fetterman, Meesha Halm, and Scott Peabody
Sous Vide Made Simple: 60 Everyday Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Meals, by Lisa Fetterman, Meesha Halm, and Scott Peabody
Ganja Yoga: A Practical Guide to Conscious Relaxation, Soothing Pain Relief, and Enlightened Self-Discovery, by Dee Dussault
• Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes), by Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton
Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, by Stephanie Hua and Coreen Carroll
The Ultimate Guide to CBD, by Jamie Evans

 

Published In / Media

• VICE Munchies
• Healthyish
• Vogue India
• ADWEEK
• NPR: Book Concierge
• CNET, 4/20/16
• HIGH TIMES
• Kitchen Toke
• MARY Magazine
• Banana Magazine
• Cannabis Now
• Culture Magazine
• Leafly
• Food & Wine Magazine
• POPSUGAR
• PureWow
• UPROXX
• LA Weekly
• 7x7
• SF Chronicle
• KQED Recipes
• Emerald Magazine
• Creativity School Podcast: Episode 37
• The Herb Somm
• Onda

 

Creative Direction / Art Direction

Highlyte AI by AMNESIA Media: Creative lead, brand designer
Bokeh: Associate creative director, lead art director
Hook / Google: Senior art director
Potli: Creative director, branding designer, package designer
Pop-Up Potcorn: Creative director, designer, package designer  
Asian Americans for Cannabis Education: Co-founder, branding designer
Grass x Grass: Branding designer
Skunk Factory: Creative director, branding designer
Blast Radius / DesignKitchen: Senior art director of HP
RightSciences / SIVApatch: Creative director, brand designer
Nomiku Sous Vide: Creative director, cookbook photographer
• The Hive Advertising / UCSF: Art director, designer
Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners: Senior art director
Publicis Kaplan Thaler: Art director of Hilton HHonors
• OgilvyOne: Art director
TBWA\Chiat\Day: Art director
TracyLocke SoHo and Dallas: Art director

Content Creation, Recipe Development, & Photography

KQED Bay Area Food: Freelance writer, recipe development, food photography
CannaCraft / Satori Chocolates: Recipe development and photography
Canopy Growth Corp / Van Der Pop: Recipe development and speaker
Edibles Cookbook with Mellows & Cannaisseur Series: Holiday DIY video content and social media giveaway
Caliva: Recipe development and photography
Potli: Recipe development, photography, marketing material design
Roli Roti: Recipe development and photography
Chemistry: Recipe development, food styling, and photography
Pot d’Huile: Recipe development, photography, postcard design
• Sprig Soda: Recipe development, photography, book design
Dr Kerklaan Therapeutics: Content creation and photography
Pop-Up Potcorn: Content creation and website photography
Bloom Farms: Writer, recipe development, and photography
Original Pot Co.: Recipe development and photography
Goldleaf: Recipe development
Starbird Chicken: Food stylist
 LEVO: Recipe development and photography
Kitchen Toke: Freelance writer, recipe development
MJ Lifestyle: Recipe development and photography
Leafly: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
HIGH TIMES: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
• Culture Magazine: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
MARY Magazine: Freelance writer, recipe development, and photography
Bi-Rite Market: Website photography
Menu Stories Podcast: Website photography
Ganja Yoga: Book photography
Stock Pot Images: Food photography

Speaker

Asian Art Museum in San Francisco: On the topic of Cannabis in Ancient Asia
New West Summit: Panel on Cannabis branding, trends, and passion
Canopy Growth Corp / Van Der Pop: Demo on Sous Weed cooking in Toronto
Creativity School Podcast: On the topic of Cannabis as ancestral medicine and its power as a wellness and creativity tool
Grass x Grass #AsiansinCannabis Panel: On the topic of creating a stronger, more diverse cannabis community
General Assembly: The Future of Flower is Female panel
FindSpark: On the topic of Creative Alchemy: How to Convert Opportunities into Career Gold