APOTHEOSIS TYPE (2023)
Objective: This type was created to transform the illustration, entitled 'Apotheosis', into a comic book cover, with a concept focused on the tipping point of a dire narrative - a girl with only a sword to battle three large beings of ice, death, and machine.
To embody this concept in the type, I focused on characteristics of modern gothic fonts, and the carvings and curves of swords, as well as their slimness. The 'I' in particular was designed to connect the three beings in the type by including falling stars or asteroids that represent their otherworldliness.
Instagram Ads for Traid Comic Con (2021)
Objective: Create a set of Instagram ads that promote the event and a cohesive theme - black female comic book characters.
FLO Magazine Covers (2023)
Objective: Create covers for a four-issued magazine that combines the system of editorial design and understanding the execution of a theme. FLO derives from a series of stamp designs (as seen below) focusing on a black culture magazine geared toward a feminine audience.
FLO Stamp Design + Packaging (2022)
Objective: Design a series of four postage stamps. The topic is a result of my interest and research. The stamps must work together as a theme and as individual stamps.
The idea surrounding this stamp design/collection was to recognize the evolution of one of the most amazing hairstyles from the Diaspora into the Middle Passage - cornrows. Its importance has over time evolved into an aspect of expression, allowing black women to show off the versatility of their hair in a suppressive society that catered to eurocentric features.
Community Arts Brochure Design - Down Home (2021)
This project consisted of revising and editing the previous brochure for the local organization, Down Home North Carolina. Their mission is to support and give aid to rural and working-class communities. Through the use of fundamental design and the information provided on their site, what was to be accomplished was a completed brochure that invoked a mission.
Packaging Design for CreationsbyMarkeah (2023)
Objective: Create a cohesive candle packaging design that showcases a new look for the brand as well as Valentine's Day geared products.
Greensboro Swarm HBCU Experience Jersey Design (2022)
As part of the HBCU Experience, this design is made to evoke the joyful
and harmonious collectivity of being a part of an HBCU - through
friends, groups, and other forms of community.
and harmonious collectivity of being a part of an HBCU - through
friends, groups, and other forms of community.
STEAM Concept Design for the STEAM Challenge Competition for HBCU Students, in collaboration with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Participants are asked to create an invention that relates to science, technology, engineering, art, or math. This layout design is to generate portable music-making software by uploading beat sounds from the Sprite bottle cop (plastic or metal).
