Graphic Design Work
I’ve been able to utilize my graphic design experience in full time roles and freelance work. My portfolio includes a selection of artist one sheets, playlist art, merchandise, magazine mock-ups, website graphics, and more. I am well-versed in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.
Shallou 2022 One Sheet
Highlights and insights for the artist Shallou, created as project manager for FADER Label
Clairo 2019 One Sheet
End of Year Highlights for the artist Clairo, achieved as part of her debut album campaign at FADER Label
Merchandise
Created new merchandise for Universal Music Group’s Content Protection Department. Utilized Illustrator and Photoshop.
Front logo
Concert Flyer
Event flyer for a hip-hop showcase featuring rising DJs and rappers. A portion of proceeds go towards helping undocumented immigrants. Utilized Photoshop for the visual image and background design, switched to InDesign for typeface.
Artist One Sheet
Includes relevant information on up and coming artist. Sent out via email attachment to booking agents, management companies, venues, and more regarding potential opportunities. Official version includes hyperlinks to social media accounts and streaming platforms.
Website Logo
Designed logo for Universal Music Group’s Content Protection Portal called The Guardian. Portal is utilized by relevant departments across all UMG-owned labels. (Bottom logo was the final design)
Spotify Playlist Artwork
Artwork for curated playlist by up and coming DJ/producer Shaan
Playlist Artwork for Dancing Astronaut
Curated a summer playlist as Streaming Manager for dance music blog/media platform Dancing Astronaut.
User Interface / Experience
Design (UI/UX) Desktop
I chose an existing non-profit organization and created a web design for the desktop browser in Adobe Photoshop. This design utilizes what sections/facts the current WATER IS LIFE website includes. However, the main inspiration derives from how I would pitch a new web design to the organization should they decide to change their current platform. All images were released under a Creative Commons License or approved for use by the visual artist.
Design for Mobile
Designed for smartphone browser.
Magazine Cover Design
I picked a story from an online publication and used it to design a feature magazine four-page layout (two spreads) with words, pictures, display, type and graphic elements. I didn't use any pictures from the original article and I credited the original photographer. Background image and effects done in Photoshop, utilized InDesign for the typeface.
Opening Spread
Opening spread for the article. Created a new headline and deck (different from the original article). Utilized content-aware scaling feature on original image in Photoshop to allow for better visibility of the typeface and multiply blending option to darken the edges.
Jump Spread Design
Included drop-caps, pull-quotes, a fact box (bottom right) and captions for images. Utilized original article as body copy and modified pull-quotes for design purposes. Established my own indents, margins and column grids in InDesign.
Jump Spread Design 2
Included a side-bar story which was not in the original article. Those were my PERSONAL Top 5 tracks of that month.
Back Cover Design (ad)
Based on actual merchandise sold on Mija's artist website.
11x17 Poster Design
Created a one-page vertical poster/advertisement with type and an image which is intended to attract people to a specific event of a localized non-profit organization. I chose a non-profit with which I have strong feelings about. Included a primary visual element, which in this case is an illustration based on a picture of my dog. Utilized pen/pencil tool in Adobe Illustrator. Auto-trace of artist logos in Illustrator and created typeface design in InDesign.
11x17 Horizontal Design
Horizontal mock-up