"Mardi Gras! 113th Celebration": I was honored to have been tasked with creating 2024 Mardi Gras! Galveston poster. Upon submitting it into Yaga's official poster contest, I won first place! This photo was featured in an article for College of the Mainland.
The poster itself. I had envisioned a scene that people could latch onto upon viewing, allowing them to build a narrative and seek out details that enrich the story. This was also the subject of an interview with I45 Houston.
While I don't listen to country myself, I am familiar with the big names. The goal was to deliver clear information in a proper hierarchy while maintaining a charming style. Creating more posters in the future would be a pleasant experience.
The magazine cover of my, "Boonies," concept. The unearthing of artists in small towns in all forms of self expression.
In tandem with Boonies, it felt appropriate to fabricate ads that would target artistic readers. Masterclass would be no outlier to this. The drawings were done in marker and digitally colored.
Seasonal Hobby Lobby Ad that isn't just a page of coupons. (Though that is greatly appreciated)
Using my acrylic painting from before, it provided a great pairing with the Liquitex brand. The dripping of blues melding with gold. Therapeutic with the eyes, but imaginative in spirit.
In-N-Out made a call for summer picnic t-shirts to be designed and submitted by their employees, I couldn't pass up that opportunity. Of all design concepts they have for their brand, I hadn't seen anything that elevated their off-the-menu items. Thus, "Go wild, Animal style," was born.
"Deathly Good Muffins," a small business idea that would consist of weekly rotating muffin flavors to be paired with a hot cup of coffee. Due to the name, a mascot duo of a skeleton and ghost felt cute and appropriate.
"Deathly Good Muffins," continued. A weekly muffin menu, subject to rotate out.
My original poem, "Blue Bird," brought to life through pen and marker, refined through Adobe Illustrator. I wanted the piece to reflect the first line, "Blue bleeding from behind the blinds." Something cozy about it, in its solace.
Original font named, "Sulfur." I was inspired by the graffiti branded on train carts headed towards the chemical refinery. While I personally find them eye sores, there's credit due in its distinct features... An hour would pass under the red blinking traffic light. It's night and I want to be home as work will demand many more hours in tomorrow's day. Sitting there, music turned to the volume of bloody drums, playing to the fuzzy, graffiti, amateur hour of some gang's brand. All passing, hardly moving.
A coffee shop menu concept where simplicity equals consistency. Nothing more desirable than a repeated cup of goodness that goes unchanging. Usage of InDesign.
Backside beverage and treats menu to accompany Foxglove and its key principal of simplicity. If I were a barista, (and I briefly was) this would surely be manageable.
Yet another imaginative business, this time of a pest control service named, "Road Rat." Drawing made through traditional pen/marker mediums, refined through Photoshop and scripted through InDesign. In designing a rack card, the pun created itself...a, "rat" card. Ha!
Rack card back, noting the service bundles Road Rat provides.
Road Rat magazine spread, page one. Compliments to The Spruce: "9 Signs of a Mouse or Rat Infestation in Your Home," for the article I could adjust and tailor accordingly.
Road Rat magazine spread page two. Though it may not be evident on the layout of this website, side by side, these pages make a cheese wedge. A little extra detail. Usage of Photoshop and InDesign.
Self portrait created through Adobe Illustrator. An exercise in using the pen tool for all those painstaking details! Not too shabby...though I might've flattered myself with brighter eyes and vibrant face paint, ah well.
In my time at College of the Mainland, I’ve been able to take my fine art skills and apply them to the digital world. Evolving and blossoming, I’m proud to present myself with an adobe skill set that only compliments my life style of creativity.