Makalah Hardy is a graphic designer with extensive experience in various roles across multiple companies. Currently serving as a Graphic Designer at PracticeTek since October 2022, Makalah also operates Makalah Grace Designs as a freelance graphic designer since June 2021. Previous positions include Associate Art Director at Kansas City magazine, Creative Director and Art Director at Vox Magazine, and Designer at Columbia Missourian. Makalah also gained experience as a Graphic Design Intern at Division-D and served as Assistant Designer at Missouri Life, where collaboration with Creative Directors involved designing departmental and feature layouts. Makalah's educational background includes a degree in Journalism with a focus on Magazine Design from the University of Missouri-Columbia, completed in May 2022.