Artist and Designer
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Previous Design Work

Here are some of my older and smaller projects. These are a mixture of academic assignments and fun personal projects. I like to show some of my older work so that I can illustrate how I have grown and evolved over the years.

Leaf

Leaf

This is a digitization of a sketch that I made of a branch of leaves. This was a personal challenge to practice working with digitizing hand-drawn elements.

Sweet Sammy's

Sweet Sammy's

This was a pamphlet/ booklet assignment for a design class in college. We were told to make an informational document for a bakery called Sweet Sammy’s.

Colors

Colors

I wanted the colors to reflect the baked goods that this bakery might offer. I was inspired by the photo of the glazed lemon cake and used yellow, black, and transparent white to create a cohesive look.

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Final Touches

Final Touches

I used this blueberry blue for the text on this last page for a more complementary look. I added an illustration of a blueberry and a lemon to keep the fresh, edible, vibe going even on this more simple page.

Blacksburg and a Radish

Blacksburg and a Radish

This was a personal project. I wanted to make a design that could be used as a sticker or on a shirt. I used a drawing I did of a radish and some digitized handwriting to create this design.

Business Card

Business Card

This was a business card I made for an assignment in college (featuring my maiden name, I might add). I went through many iterations of this card as I find it difficult to design for myself. What I enjoy about the design process is helping people solve problems and working collaboratively, so designing something for myself, by myself was a good challenge for me.

Coffee Icons

Coffee Icons

These elements were a project I worked on when I worked at Holy Grounds Cafe. These were intended to be used for social media to help customers learn more about our drinks.

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Piglet

Piglet

This was one of my first attempts at digitizing hand-drawn art. I was exploring how I could use my hand-drawn style in a digital context. This project helped me distinguish what makes something design and what makes something art. This image serves no purpose except to be cute, so I would categorize it as art. If you were to use the piglet in a logo or add a wordmark, it would be more along the lines of design.

Lemon Mockup

Lemon Mockup

I really liked the lemon and blueberry illustrations I did for the Sweet Sammy’s project, so I was exploring how I could repurpose them. I ended up making a pattern with the illustrations and I decided to use it to make this backpack mockup.

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