Illustration & Graphic Design Portfolio

ALYSSA

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STAND ALONES ..........................2-3 SERIES ......................................................4-5 STORYTELLING ...........................6-9 SAMPLES ...........................................10-15

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The cycle of influence and impact between people and places is complex, and this complexity is the cornerstone of my design and storytelling philosophy. Through paint, plans, and many other mediums of creation I am looking to establish opportunities for stories to unfold.

Hello! I am a Designer currently working in Commercial Furniture/Office industry. Outside of the office, I take commissions for all kinds of creative illustration or design exercises, including album art, book covers, posters, and decorative prints.

I do digital illustrations and renderings, and I also work with a variety of physical media: acrylic paint, pen and ink, colored pencil, graphite and charcoal, etc. ​ he storytelling aspect of design - of life! - is T fascinating to me. More than anything, I want my work to impact people positively, and offer them a new way of experiencing the world.

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STAND ALONES

WE MAKE ART TO UNDERSTAND

THE UNIVERSE ON A HUMAN SCALE

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SPACES TO GET LOST AND FOUND Digital Drawing (tablet pen)

TO DREAM IN AND DREAM OF SPACES WITH ...

HEART& SOUL & STORY

SPACE THAT INSPIRES EXPLORATION

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SERIES NOTHING EXISTS IN A VACCUM IT IS UP TO US TO DETERMINE WHICH CONNECTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT AND THEN IILLUSTRATE THEM THROUGHOUT THE BODY OF WORK

Digital Drawing (tablet pen)

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED IS THE NEED FOR A HOLLISTIC APPROACH TO DESIGN. ALL PROJECTS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH THE SAME CONSIDERATION FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPLEXITY AND THE UNANTICIPATED CHANGES IN NEEDS AND USAGE AS TIME PASSES. BEYOND CLIENT INTERVIEWS AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH, I FIND THAT ESTABLISHING A DESIGN LANGUAGE AND KEY ‘LOOK AND FEEL’ ELEMENTS HELPS ME FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION OF A DESIGN OR ILLUSTRATION ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF LARGER PROJECTS IN WHICH AN UNDERLYING LEVEL OF HARMONY AND COHESION IS REQUIRED.

These rendered axonometric drawings were designed and constructed in Revit, then transfered into a digital drawing application for rendering

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How do we create unique but effective imagery?

purpose theme + Digital Drawing (tablet pen)

Narrative Identity

STORY TELLING

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What do we chose to maintain from our previous iterations, experiences, and explorations? How do we take bits and pieces of things and transform them into something new?

The challenge of creating something new and bold - while still being familiar and clear enough to navigate - is a puzzle that I love to explore. The process itself is a story, one that we can continue to learn from even as we move forward from project to project

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PROCESS + EXPLORATION

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INFORMATION GATHERING, EXPERIMENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND TRIAL-AND-ERROR

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WHAT MAKES US WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?

SET Digital Drawin g (tablet pen)

HOW DO WE ALLOW FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION AND TRANSFORMATION BY USERS AND VIEWERS?

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PROFICIENT IN: HAND RENDERING AND ILLUSTRATION, ADOBE CREATIVE SUITES, AUTOCAD, REVIT, RHINO, SKETCHUP

SAMPLES

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Art Print (Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop) September 2023

Book Cover (Sketch App, Adobe Photoshop) October 2023

Merch Art for Junkyard Cat Band (Sketch App, Adobe Photoshop) September 2023

COMMISSIONS

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PERSONAL PROJECTS

Click to view my frame-by-frame short animations

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