A collection of projects from the past including a Phantom Thread poster, superhero poster series that advocated change to the US public education system, and my very first design project ever, a postcard promoting Bell MT as a highly usable serif font. I also included projects in which I thought would look great mocked up, and I was totally right! I turned my Disney Princess illustrations into framed pictures! 

I created a poster for my submission to the contest on Talenthouse.com. The artwork was to celebrate the release of the latest PTA movie. I am sure I would've done some things different if I had saw the movie prior to my creation. Yet I feel my poster captured the essence of the movie from just the description and trailer.

A school project actually in which the objective was to advocate change for something good. I picked the United States' public education system, which still needs an upgrade today. I used superheroes from both universes, DC Comics and Marvel, to get my message across to the public. I always get asked "why superheroes" and my answer is simple Waiting for Superman documentary. I also wanted both kids and parents to stop and look. And you will not believe it, but everyone loves anything superhero related so why not use it for actual good.

My first design project ever! I took my first graphic design course in my sophomore year at Indiana University. The project was simple up until the point where I had to create a new ligature for the font I've chosen. I went with Bell MT, oh how my "font" preferences have change since then. Yet Bell MT is still an excellent serif font. My ligature is the "t" and "u" coming together at the cross stroke. Not bad for a first time graphic designer.

My most complex illustrations to date. I went for everlasting detail unlike my current illustration style (see project #toontuesday). I actually had them up on Society6.com for awhile. Yet I never knew how to present them in my portfolio correctly. I think I found it with a framed picture because more importantly the frame is also elegant. I love my depiction of Rapunzel because it took a lot of effort to complete everlasting detail of her flowing her.

An infographic or whatever it might be consider reveals the movie's total Oscars nominations in 2014. I have not seen the movie in awhile yet I remember loving it when I first did at the Landmark Theatre in Chicago. But it was supposed to be part of a bigger project in which I created similar designs for all the movies nominated for Best Picture in that particular year. I think I fell behind on the illustrations to which Her is the only completed.

The idea drew from a contest on Talenthouse.com. I learned about the endangerment of the Northern White Rhinoceros from an article I read a few years back. I thought an infographic would be the perfect format to explain why this rhino in particular is on the edge of extinction. I wanted something that is informative yet also not bog down by long paragraphs of statistics.

I once applied for a Graphic Designer position at KOVAL Distillery in Chicago. I actually interviewed with them twice, unfortunately I was never hired. Yet during the application process, I was asked to create some graphics for either their Instagram page or print production. I had a chance to showcase my skills in Adobe Illustrator, Lightroom, and Photoshop. I now decided to create a fun mockup of which all 4 pieces share the same space.

A t-shirt design contest on 500level.com in which I submitted two designs inspired by the head coach and a fan favorite player. Joel Quenneville or referred to many as Coach Q was a no brainer for me to design. I wanted something that was simple yet recognizable for any Blackhawks fan. A "Q" and mustache together made too much sense because his mustache is much of character as himself. I just had to pick the right "Q" typeface ha.

The other design in which was disqualified because I made alterations to the Blackhawks logo. Yet I love it too much. I really liked how the logo fit so nicely in the number 10, which was Patrick Sharp's number at the time. He will always be a fan favorite because of his success on the ice (and his good looks ha).