LUKE MEDINA  
Hi, I’m Luke. 
I'm a graphic designer based in Washington, DC. I work across brand and campaign but to my core I just enjoy playing with images.

Open to your projects, hmu.

HOMESAY HI@DUKELUKENUKEM
Previously @

NPR_2017-26
Redscout_2022-23
Paperwhite Studio_2016-17
Viacom_Summer 2015
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Graphic Design, BFA
Maryland Institute College of Art, 2016
TINY DESK GIVEAWAY( 2025 )
Campaign for a Tiny Desk Concerts giveaway where the winner received a trip to see a Tiny Desk in person. As part of the giveaway, I designed collection of  limited edition merch including apparel, stickers and embroidered patches.
Art direction, Campaign Identity, Illustration
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shoutout to ben cart for this one!
EMBEDDED - SEASON ART ( 2024-25 )
Cover art for Embedded, spanning multiple seasons. Also featured are select alternate explorations. Art direction, Podcast design, illustration
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Thx to the embedded team + partnering journalists on collaboration
Shoutout to jordan postma and Sergio romano
The NetworkDecades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery that allowed them to have safe abortions without a doctor, regardless of the law. Now, as abortion restrictions rise across the United States, their method is shaping how American women have abortions, too. In this three-part series, hosts Victoria Estrada and Marta Martinez of Futuro Media's Latino USA chart the global, loosely connected network that brought this abortion method to millions of women.


Alternate RealitiesZach Mack and his dad are living in separate realities, and it's tearing their family apart. Like so many Americans, Zach's dad has gotten swept up in conspiracy theories. After years of circular arguments, the father challenged his son to a bet: $10,000 on ten politically apocalyptic predictions that would all happen in 2024. In this three-part series, we follow Zach on an intimate journey to bring his father back from the rabbit hole.


The Black GateThis is the story of a people being erased, one family at a time. For almost a decade, the Chinese government has been detaining hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs in what critics call a systematic attempt to dismantle their culture. And since the beginning, NPR correspondent Emily Feng has reported on these detentions, which were described by the United Nations as possibly constituting crimes against humanity. This 3-part series follows one man desperately trying to reunite with his wife and children. Along the way, she uncovers surprising new details about some of the Uyghurs enabling this massive surveillance state.


A Good GuySergeant Joshua Abate says that he's not a rioter or an insurrectionist. Those closest to the active-duty Marine call him "a good guy." But he was part of the mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. As they look into the military's reckoning with extremism in the ranks, NPR's Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges examine Abate's main line of defense: Don't focus on what he did; focus on his promising career as a Marine, instead.

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TestedWho gets to compete? Since the beginning of women's sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women's category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology.
SupermajorityHost Meribah Knight has been following three conservative moms in Tennessee over the course of a year as they learn to navigate their Republican-controlled state legislature. These political newcomers will confront powerful lawmakers, a dizzying legislative process and most importantly – their own long-held beliefs. What can these women accomplish? How will the work change them? And what might it all reveal about democracy?
EMBEDDED( 2024 )
Updated visual identity for the acclaimed podcast, Embedded. The program is NPR’s home for audio documentaries, bringing untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. It goes to the hidden corners of headlines, exploring what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or overlooked — and the people at the heart of those stories.
Art direction, Brand Identity, Podcast Design
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NPR TEAM: Jordan Postma, Sergio Romano, Kristin hume
embedded: Katie Simon, Liana sinstrom
THROUGHLINE( 2024 )
Visual identity refresh for the podcast, Throughline. The show uses sound and stories to bring history to life and puts you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, Throughline takes you directly to the moments that shaped our world. Hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalists Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei.
Art direction, brand identity, apparel design
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NPR TEAM: Matson Bauer, Kristin Hume, Sergio Romano
throughline: Rund Abdelfatah, Ramin Arablouei, Julie caine
Photography: Emiliano Granado
NPR’S CLIMATE WEEK( 2023 )
Launch campaign for NPR's annual Climate Week, the first editorial initiative dedicated to climate coverage — spotlighting the innovators, communities, and everyday people finding real solutions to the crisis.
Art direction, Campaign identity
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NPR TEAM: Mina Tavakoli, Kristin humE
BLACK STORIES. BLACK TRUTHS.( 2023 )
A video series, a podcast feed, a promotional campaign, and, most importantly, a celebration of Black voices at NPR. It's a way of turning up the Black stories and perspectives on programs that people might not know about and making sure they get heard. And for existing fans to see their favorite hosts open up in a way they don't often get to hear.Art Direction, Campaign Identity, apparel design
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NPR TEAM: wanyu zhang, sergio romano, mina tavakoli, Alex reade, matson bauer, Kristin Hume
Video production: SAMSON BINUTU + KATRINA BINUTU of cruefilms.
CAROL PAIK + SHANNON SUN-HIGGINSON of shoes off media
Photography: Jared Soares
I’M REALLY INTO...BRITNEY SPEARS( 2023 )
Artwork from an essay I wrote for NPR’s I’m Really Into, reflecting on my stanship for Britney Spears and her impact on my journey as queer artist coinciding with the release of her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me. 
1 ) Release/Day
2 ) Mementos Owned By Luke Medina
3 ) Pure Greats
4 ) Crossroads?
5 ) I Will Be There
6 ) Lukie-Boy_3000