For my book cover, my illustration class was assigned to create a poster of our favorite movie or book. I chose “Everything Is Illuminated” By Johnathan Safran Foer to illustrate. I actually ended up loving this project so much I decided to make my poster into a 3D book cover.

This wallpaper was a freelance assignment for HGTV. The wallpaper was created for a little girl, named Orly, to decorate her nursery in Brooklyn, NY. I wanted to create a whimsical style for this wallpaper, using illustration and hand-drawn typography.

In graduate school at SCAD our UX Experience class was asked to break into small groups and redesign an app that was already designed well and improve it. My group chose Pinterest, which is already known for a nice interface. We went through sketches, paper testing, wire framing and interviews before we finally landed at an improved design with improved clarity. The result is an updated Pinterest app with easier to use buttons, cleaner icons, and an app that eliminates the unnecessary need to leave app for the help center. 

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, who run all events in downtown Harrisonburg, VA asked me to design a poster for their Renaissance Night. The theme of the night was a vintage circus so I wanted to play with type and illustration to create a playful but vintage feel to my work.

Throughout my time at JMU I have taught Computer Graphics (2 semesters), Intro to Typography (4 Semesters, 6 classes), and Intermediate Typography (2 Semesters) covering various areas of graphic design with each project, to give students the technical skills they need to learn but also to show them where they can go within the field. 

Student work by:

Paige Nuckols

Brian Bellemah

Matt Cavallo

Erin Thorn

Skylar Southard

Evi Matos

Kaylan Wood

Therese Smith

Alexa Thompson

Erin Kost

Allison Rowell

Kendra Barber

Emma Stienhobel

Ginny Boehm

Jessica Garcia

Katie Lamb

Shandon Mullet

Gabi Johnson

Carley Hayes

Sarah Fellman

Atika Chadha

Noah Johnson

Dan Luther

Kayla Chumley

Aereen Lapuz

Carley Toms

Morgan Unroe

Lindsey Sheilds

Maddie Duncan

Samantha Webster

Ian Lindsay

Antonio Robinson