SKI-U-MAH! The Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Design Project! The first project I've completed on my XP-Pen pad I received as a present. I took inspiration from the Gophers beating the Badgers and claiming Paul Bunyan's Axe. The Banner was placed in the background to complete the project.

As the Creative Services Intern for the Saints' summer 2018 season, I designed and illustrated social media content and banners for numerous channels and purposes. The experience also included customer service, ticket sales, and beautifying the ballpark after the infamous annual food fight!

At Wunderman Thompson as a Contract Production Artist/Graphic Designer, I was part of a team that produced layout designs and in-store signage consistent with the style guide for the Stock+Field account.

Working at Slumberland Furniture as a Contract Graphic Designer, I applied the Slumberland brand to a variety of marketing materials. Also illustrated and designed logos for special projects.

The challenge: to create an advertisement designed to promote the historic Candyland Store in St. Paul, Minnesota. My solution: to show target customers (millennials) having kid-like thoughts while eating the store’s products. 

Photograph Credits:

Green ad - Michael Shay Design

Blue ad - Doncut

Yellow ad - albertshakirov

This project won a Silver Award at the 2018 Ad Fed The Show.

These concepts are focused around the Chicago Wolves Minor League Hockey Club. Being a fan of this team, I began a jersey box design for the most famous player to ever dawn the Wolves sweater, Steve Maltais.

This packaging is designed in homage to Super Mario Bros. Characters from the games were selected to represent each of the various beer flavors. The color palette works as a flavor identifier on the four-pack carton.

These concepts are focused around the Chicago Cubs. Being a fan of this team, I began working on Cubs-related projects that vary from word art, editorial design, and infographics.

Being a fan of fantasy stories, I chose Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes.” This title is split into a series of topic areas such as Youth, Friendship, Fear, and Transformation, which are illustrated accordingly.

Process Presentation

I had decided to brand the city of Philadelphia for one of my last projects studying at Concordia. Outside of the usual stationery branding, this project consists of banners, buses, bags, and t-shirt designs. The centerpiece of the logo was William Penn located in the PHI. Other design elements featured Independence Hall and One Liberty Place.

The history of the Titanic has always been a passion for me. Digital publishing has not been, however. Thanks to a software Adobe XD I was able to organize and construct my vision of the project. The content and information were from "Titanic, an Illustrated History," by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall.

Inspired by AIGA MN Design camp, Design and Fishing were chosen to create an event brand. The purpose was to connect designers while fishing out in the middle of a lake. The name of the brand references to making connections.

I was asked to update a business identity. I visited the Uptowner Cafe and I felt the coffee mug best represented the customer experience. The second concept is a fictional organization called "Come Together," a non-profit that brings people of diverse backgrounds and abilities together to support a community project. The design is a mix between vintage and modern-day trends.

Process Presentation & Style Guide

I've been honing my animation skills with these personal experiments.