The Last Unicorn

2023 • Myers School of Art • Packaging
AAF Winner • District 5 Silver & Akron Gold 2024

Role: Student Designer
Category: Packaging Design
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe, Photoshop

This packaging design was inspired by the classic movie and book The Last Unicorn. This is the story I chose to highlight for a maximalist project.  As a result, this packaging reveal the story as you start in the lavender forest with the last unicorn, meet the friends that would help her, face the dreaded bull, and free all the unicorns from the sea.

Fun Fact: This project consists of 40 pieces of lazer cut paper.

The process

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Taking Shape

2024 • Myers School of Art • The University of Akron
Senior SHow Exhibition

Role: Art Director
Category: Environmental Design, Typography, Point of Sale, Event Design
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe, Photoshop

Every year, seniors in the graphic design program at the Myers School of Art are
required to create, produce, and host an senior show exhibition. For this year, the winning show design is Taking Shape. These are some of the works I contributed and had
the honor of art directing. 

Anthony Thomas Branding & Identity

2023 • Myers School of Art • Corporate Identity
AAF Akron Addy Award 2024

Role: Student Designer
Category: Branding, Logo Design
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe, Photoshop

Corporate Identity is important for any brand as it makes companies recognizable, familiar, and impactful. This is why students are instructed to reimagine a brand, so we can learn the importance of brand identity. In this case, I chose to rebrand Anthony Thomas Chocolate located in Columbus, Ohio. 


The process

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Client Appreciation Gift

2023 • Kleidon & Associates 
AAF Addy Award WInner 2024

Role: Junior Designer
Category: Packaging Design, Typography
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

Every year Kleidon & Associates sends appreciation gifts to various clients
for the holiday season. This year’s appreciation gift set featured “The Land of And”
with a custom ampersand. 

Waikiki Menu

2023 • Myers School of Art • Typography IV
AAF Akron Addy Award 2024

Role: Student Designer
Category: Point of Sale, Typography
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe, Photoshop

For Typography III, students were given the task to make a menu based on randomly assigned design elements. For my project, I had to pick a brewery, use CMYK, utilize the Maker’s Space, and incorporate a unique element. As a result, I chose the Waikiki Brewery
in Waikiki, Hawaii that features a laser-cut wood base and nautical rope accents. 

The process

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DRAG! Magazine

2023 • Myers School of Art • Typography IV

Role: Student Designer
Category: Magazine Concept, Typography
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

Drag has been growing in popularity over the years both as as performance art and in the entertainment industry. However, the art is not truly represented in printed media like magazines. As a result, this is a Drag inspired magazine that focus on experimental layouts, bright and bold color, and of course the tea sis. 

The process

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Campaign for Good

2022 • Myers school of art • The University of Akron

Category: Campaign
Technique: Adobe Indesign, ProCreate

Students were prompted to pick a subject that they were passionate about and then create a campaign to make a difference in the world. As a result, this campaign is sponsored by Food Corp to help encourage healthy food in schools. The goal is to bring lunches that affect children’s health. Thus, this collection of materials focuses on illustration supported by typography to bring awareness to unhealthy school lunches. 

The process

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Auvi Beauty Blender

2023 • Myers School of Art • Packaging

Role: Student Designer
Category: Packaging Design
Technique: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

For the last project in packaging, student had to make a eco-friendly minimalist design. Thus, I created a design centered around a compostable beauty blender. The packaging reflects a avocado as the beauty blender is the pit of the fruit. All of which is meant to minimize the amount of plastic and packaging.

The process

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Univers Booklet

2022 • Myers school of art • Typography II

Role: Student Designer
Category: Print Design, Booklet
Technique: Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, & Illustrator

For this project, students were assigned a typeface to make an 8–12 page booklet
that featured the history, earmarks, creator, and uses of that particular typeface.
This booklet features the typeface, Univers, while being influenced by the Bauhaus
and the Dada art movement.

 

The process

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New Yorker Magazine

2022 • Myers school of art • Illustration

Role: Student Designer
Category: Illustration, Magazine Design
Technique: Watercolor, Guache, Adobe InDesign

For illustration, students were assigned to make a cover for the magazine company: The New Yorker. The only requirements for the project were that it needed to have the official heading, the left sidebar, and be within the dimensions of the magazine. As a result, I decided to feature a papillon in an ice cream sundae. 

 

The process

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Iron Invasion

2023 • Greater Akron Motorcycle club • Design x nine

Role: Student Designer
Category: Poster
Technique: Adobe Indesign, ProCreate

The Greater Akron Motorcycle Club prompted Design x Nine to create a poster for their annual Iron Invasion. As a result, this poster features a Harley Davidson with impactful type.

 

Street Car Named Desire

2022 • the university of akron Theatre • design x Nine

Role: Student Designer
Category: Print Design, Poster
Technique: Adobe Indesign, Blender, Sketchbook Pro

The University of Akron Theatre hired the internal art agency, Design x Nine, to compose a poster for their performance of the play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The prompt was to create a grungy, dark composition that reflected the misogynistic, dark undertones of the play. After some collaboration, this is one of the final posters presented to the theatre.

 

Type Elements

2022 • Myers school of art • The University of Akron

Role: Student Designer
Category:
Print Design
Technique: Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator

For this project, students were randomly assigned an element of typography. For me this element was accents. As a result, I chose to feature a variety of accents in the background of the compositing, while using white to allow the piece to breathe. Meanwhile, I used accented characters on a diagonal to create movement and emphasis.

 

The process

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NBBJ Posters

2022 • Myers school of art• Typography II

Role: Student Designer
Category: Poster Design, Typography
Technique: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Laser Cutter

In typography two, students were instructed to create a series of three poster designs for a singular architectural firm. For this set of posters, I decided to focus on the firm, NBBJ, who has over 80 years of architectural design experience. These posters aim to integrate the firms sleek designs, while unitizing basic design elements like line and shape. 

 

The process

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The Forgotten

Myers school of art • The University of Akron

Category: Photography
Technique: Canon Rebel T6

For the final project in Digital Photography, student had to create their own theme and capture it in a series of photos. In this case, the theme was “The Forgotten” which feature an abandoned theme park at Chippewa Lake and buildings in Akron, Ohio. The idea was to show how abandoned items are taken over with time, slowly forgotten with each generation.