Awards
Yellow Pencil, D&AD New Blood Awards
Award of Excellence, Communication Arts
Book Scholar (Awarded by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick)
Gold Key, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards


Press

News @ The U, “Student Projects Earn National Spotlight”
UM School of Communication, “Orange Umbrella Finds Its True Colors with New Logo and Rebranding”


Experience
FIFA World Cup | Student Creative Director | 2026
Orange Umbrella | VP of Creative | 2025-2026
GLOW | Design Intern | 2025



Education
University of Miami | B.S.C. Creative Advertising | 2022-2026


Email
wslylcs@gmail.com




   


Waffle House

Role: Art Direction


Bringing nostalgic comfort into your everyday personal space.



Objective

Share Waffle House’s unchanging nostalgic comfort in a new way.


Concept

Across all locations, there’s an unchanging familiarity that feels like home, but it only exists in Waffle House locations.

Solution

Bring the nostalgic comfort home with Waffle Home: the diner’s first-ever home decor collection.





Online Retail  


On shop.wafflehouse.com/wafflehome, users can use shop the Waffle Home collection.




PR Activation


We’ll partner with Airbnb to offer Waffle House lovers the chance to book a night at a nostalgic-filled restaurant location in Decatur, Georgia.



Credits


Wes Lucas (AD/Design) / Veronica Benarroch (AD)


Disclaimer: This concept was developed as independent speculative work and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in collaboration with the brands or publications referenced.






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