Graphic Design

I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a diverse portfolio of sophisticated, contemporary projects. I am always excited by the process of creating illustrations or shaping brand identities for new ventures.

Rorschach

Publication Concept

  • Concept piece for university graduation senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual coffee table book consisting of original botanical photography by Kelly Willis corresponding with academic text by John E. Exner.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • Black and white photography is inspired by the Rorschach psychoanalytical ink-blot tests.

    Images of plants captured and manipulated to become layered with the text to create a woven appearance.

  • Best Typography
    Sam Houston State University Department of Art Senior Exhibition April, 2022

    Merit Award - UCO School of Design, Salute 2022
    A national student design competition
    Graphic Design & Publication

RecSports

University Work Experience

  • RecSports Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas

  • Student worker projects adhering to University brand guidelines with creative leeway for original illustrations.

    Create original illustrations for the Outdoor's department give-a-ways and advertisements.

    Selecting and manipulating photography captured by the marketing team's photographer to use for department event advertisements.

  • Layout
    Illustration
    Posters & Flyers
    Social Media layouts
    Photographic Manipulation

  • Hand-drawn illustration rough drafts then finalized digitally.

  • National NIRSA Creative Excellence

    Marketing Graphic Designer of the Year 2021-2022
    Recreational Sports, Sam Houston State University

Abridged Menu

Custom Illustration & Redesign

  • Abridged Beer Company

  • Illustrated stacking of their signature combination for their house burger and house pizza.

    Redesigned the menus for a more polished and sophisticated appearance with updated typography selections.

  • Layout
    Illustration
    Menus
    Printing Lead (Includes Cutting)

  • Digitally drew and vectorized “The Abridged Way” art and applied a custom sized layout.

    I printed the order in-house as a print lead then cut the menus to size.

  • American Advertising Awards - Bronze, Knoxville 2025

Diversity

Museum Concept Series

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • The Diversity of Cephalopods shows the variety of shapes, sizes, and colors across a select few of cuttlefish, squid, and octopi.

    All illustrations were digitally drawn with my stylistic approach to academic representation.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • After introducing the creatures' form with a monochromatic color scheme, the layering of their textures was next. Although these were digitally drawn, no special brushes were used; all illustrations were completed using one brush with several layers of color and meticulous addition of details.

    Procreate
    Photoshop

  • Best Illustration
    Sam Houston State University Department of Art Senior Exhibition April, 2022

    Merit Award - UCO School of Design , Salute 2022
    A national student design competition
    Graphic Design & Illustration

MBI Ad Campaign

Social Media Series

  • Mosaic Breast Imaging

  • Responsible for graphic design layout and writing copy with the images provided to me. This series was posted throughout October to raise awareness.

  • Social Media
    Layout
    Copywriting
    Iconography

  • The production team provided the photography and I wrote copy for all posts in the series accordingly. I then designed the series with layout, typography selection, and the ribbon vector.

  • American Advertising Awards - Bronze, Knoxville 2025

Nutrition Handouts

Health Education Handout Series

  • Black Belt Health

  • A series of education handouts to teach their clients about healthy food categories with tips and recipes.

  • Information organization
    Photography selection
    Layout

  • Adhering to brand guidelines and provided text, I organized the text to create the series set of handouts that were print and digitally ready for their customers.

    I was given creative freedom to select from stock photography to find the best pairings for the text.

    InDesign
    Photoshop

KINDLERFIRE

Volunteer Brand Identity

  • Kindlerfire (R) LLC.

  • A veteran-owned company selling this unique tool for fire starting in a survival or bushcraft setting.

  • Packaging
    UI & Web Design
    Layout
    Brand Development

  • The name is a pairing of two words; Kindler and Fire. Kindler s the wooden shavings the tool creates and fire is the ultimate goal. This dictated the color scheme and gradient used it the logo. The gradient was intentionally stopped at "Fire" to help separate the two parts of the name.

    InDesign
    Photoshop
    Illustrator
    Wix.com

TexStar Chiropractic

Introduction Handouts & Locations

  • TexStar Chiropractic

  • Chiropractic company in Austin, Texas. Dr. Bios introduce their lead doctors and owner with listed specialties and notes. Their offices include the slideshow presentation for the waiting rooms, and hand-lettered illustrated stickers as a take-away.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Presentation / Slideshow
    Illustration

  • Following the brand guidelines, I was given text to organize and prioritize for all projects shown. I utilized the versatility of the logo mark to create curves in the text layout, motion graphic for the presentation background, and balanced sticker shape.

  • InDesign
    Keynote
    Illustrator
    Photohop
    Procreate
    Figma

Joy of Chickens

Book Redesign Concept

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual redesign reference book consisting of original illustrations by Kelly Willis and corresponding with academic text by Jennifer Megyesi.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Illustration

    InDesign
    Procreate
    Photoshop

  • Selected text by Jennifer Megyesi's The Joy of Keeping Chickens and created original illustrations to correspond.

    Procreate
    InDesign
    Photoshop

Nova Path

Risk Management Logo

  • Nova Path Risk Management Re-brand design pitch.

  • The company wanted to rename their business with a new brand. Given full creative freedom, I developed this brand to pitch as bold, modern approach.

  • Brand Development
    Typography
    Presentation

  • The mark represents a path as a conceptual “N” to visually complement the word “Nova”. The asymmetry of this mark symbolizes resilience and balance. This shape’s versatility allows for additional applications such as layering, patterns, and secondary accents.

  • Figma
    Photoshop

Rudi Lechner’s

Menu Redesign Concept

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual menu and logo redesign for a German restaurant in Houston.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • The coasters have interactivity to show if the customers are requesting another drink (blue side).

    The menu utilizes simple German words that can be understood by context.