BRANDING DESIGN
CLIENT
Laurie Anne Creus is a talented musician, composer, and performer. Her music moves with the melodic and lyrical heartaches of ballads and grooves with the driving heartbeat of R&B.
VISION
To develop an image that captures the message in Laurie’s original song Anicca which is a sanskrit term meaning Nothing Lasts Forever.
Design Challenge: To portray a literal likeness of the client while capturing the profound message in her song that impermeance can be beautiful.
Design Solution: Stylish reference photos revealed a lace pattern on Laurie’s sleeve which became the concept for this image. Through a combination of traditional painting and digital prowess, an image was born for use on her song covers and merchandise.
CREATION
∙ Branding Elements (color palette and vector signature)
∙ Custom Illustration/Graphics
∙ Merchandise (tshirts, tote bags and stickers)
CONNECTION
Laurie Anne Creus connects to people globally from her roots in the Philippeans to her current New York community. She performs live and across media platforms through her live stream “Tuesdays with Laurie.” www.lacreusmusic.com
BRANDING DESIGN
CLIENT
Elements to Grow is an educational group founded by two female entrepreneurs with impressive degrees in education, counseling and psychology. They offer innovative tools to help children and parents develop positive life long habits.
VISION
Like plants, children require proper “elements to grow” to find passion in continuous learning.
Design Challenge: To develop a playful, youthful brand for both child and parent audiences that captures a journey from infancy to maturity.
Design Solution: This logo acts as both flower and butterfly. Coupled with playful letterforms and a bright palette, we encourage families to blossom and spread their wings.
CREATION
∙ Branding & Identity Development
∙ Business Cards
∙ Custom Graphics & Illustrations
∙ Educational Materials (flashcards, charts, one pagers)
∙ Web Design
CONNECTION
Elements to Grow connected to numerous families which inspired the founders to “branch” into a new venture. We created a clothing line, “Oli & Ari” on Etsy to enourage children to explore and pursue their passions.
BRANDING DESIGN
CLIENT
Creative, Original, Rhythmic, Expressive. CORE Arts Consulting is a NYC based education consulting firm specializing in arts education for schools and organizations.
VISION
To create sustainable arts programs that are accessible to all in order to shift the collective mindset away from arts are extra and towards arts are CORE to our existence.
Design Challenge: to balance an artistic and corporate style/tone.
Design Solution: We looked to the masters for inspiration and found our CORE concept with an homage to Kandinsky’s concentric circles paired with contemporary typography.
. CREATION
∙ Branding & Identity Development
∙ Business Cards
∙ Custom Graphics
∙ Letterheads & One Pager
∙ Promotional Materials
CONNECTION
CORE Arts Consulting connects with various organizationsto pursue their mission. They currently serve a growing client list including organizations like Kipp NYC, NYC Charter Center and Stomping Ground Theatre Company.
EVENT SIGNAGE
Democracy Prep’s Korean Street Festival
CAMPAIGNS
The Future Project, A Soulful Brunch, Social Media Campaign
Democracy Prep Public Schools, Enrollment Campaign
WEB DESIGN & PRESENTATIONS
Open Road Alliance
PRINTMAKING
Thelonious Monk, Selection from Printmaking Series ‘iNpulse’
ILLUSTRATION & MERCH
Charge, Selection from ‘The Doodle Shoppe’
Amara Nogee
Phoenix
WHO’S WHO?
AMARA NOGEE (Designer Candidate) is excited to be considered for a new design role. Current credits include Senior Visual Arts Manager (2018) and Graphic Designer (2015) at Democracy Prep Public Schools and Freelance Artist (2000). Previous credits include Graphic Designer at the Long Island Children’s Museum (2009–2015) and Fine Art Instructor at the Little Ashcan Art Studio, Inc. (2010–2015). She looks forward to future collaboration with talented creatives.
PHOENIX (Ensemble) will be playing lead background and may make an appearance on zoom calls. He hopes to e-meet new faces.
ORCHESTRA OF SKILLS
Branding & Identity Solutions, Campaign Strategy, Illustration, Multimedia Design, Painting, Printmaking, Sumi Ink, Typography
THE SETTING
Beauty, Consulting, Education, Entertainment, Fashion, Finance, Retail, Wellness
INDUSTRY INSTRUMENTS
Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; Google: Docs, Sheets, Slides; Microsoft: Excel, Powerpoint, Word; Web: CSS, HTML, Mailchimp, SquareSpace, Wordpress
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
2019 COURSES
New Manager Training Democracy Prep® Public Schools | NY
Managing to Change the World The Management Center | NY
CHOREOGRAPHED BY
2008 BFA, Graphic Design
William Paterson University | NJ
Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.9