About
Our Team
At Visual Asylum, we create bold, intuitive design solutions that delight clients and engage their audiences. Our team of award-winning designers and strategists are expert problem-solvers, dedicated to elevating brands through smart, creative, and impactful design.
We specialize in brand identity, visual storytelling, and experiential design, helping organizations bring their brands to life. From visual identity systems and design toolkits to built environments, wayfinding signage, and digital branding solutions, our work connects people with brands in meaningful and memorable ways.
MaeLin Levine | Partner/Designer
MaeLin Levine is a nationally recognized design leader, honored with the prestigious AIGA Fellow Award in 2008. Originally from Leadville, Colorado, she earned her BFA in Graphic Communications Design from the University of Denver and completed the AIGA professional program at Harvard Business School…
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MaeLin currently serves on the AIGA National Board of Directors as the Presidents’ Council Chair and is President Emeritus of the AIGA San Diego Tijuana board. In 2020, she led a bi-national team to successfully secure World Design Organization’s World Design Capital 2024.
Beyond her design career, MaeLin is deeply invested in education as the Founder and President of the Board of Trustees of Urban Discovery Schools, a thriving K–8 charter school dedicated to innovation and student success.
Amy Levine | Partner/Designer
Amy Levine brings over 20 years of experience in art direction, design, and production across two- and three-dimensional graphic communications. A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute (BFA), she is a Colorado native who now calls San Diego home…
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Before joining Visual Asylum, Amy worked with Conover Design, serving clients including Davidson Communities, Oliver McMillan, Blanchard Training & Development, and Lomas Group. Her work has earned recognition from International Typographic Design, Print Magazine, How Magazine, Communication Arts, AIGA, the Type Directors Club, and CASE Studies Magazine.
Amy has served the San Diego Chapter of AIGA for over 18 years, including as President and Chair of the AIGA Y Conference (2013–2023), demonstrating her ongoing commitment to advancing design and mentoring the next generation of creative professionals.
