Design & Illustration Portfolio
I have worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator for two decades, half of that within digital ad agencies throughout the United States. I have created social posts, print designs, motion graphics, videos, animations, illustrations, cover designs, interior formatting for publications, websites, and assets for online games. I have worked with clients such as Ulta, ADP, Lenovo, various Kellogg’s and Kimberly-Clark accounts, Sears, Gatorade, New Holland, and many others.
Below is a small sampling of some of my designs.
Book Cover Designs
I have created covers and interior formatting for ebooks and print books for myself as well as several Indie Publishers.
Book Interior Designs
before I go I want you to know (collection)
For my art, short story, and art collection, I put a lot of focus on interior design of the section breaks, as well as combining art with illustrations & edited photography to coincide with specific poems.
Nothing Special (from Lost Boys Press)
Chapter Headers
For the ebook and print versions of the novel Nothing Special, published by Lost Boys Press, I created twenty-four chapter headers reflecting imagery from each individual chapter.
Book Marketing
Social Posts & Promotional Images
Part of publishing is marketing through social media posts, either to gear up for a launch or to market an author’s backlist of books. These are social posts from several different promotion campaigns for different books.
Book Launch Videos
TikTok Promos
As part of my book launch for my art, poetry, and short story collection, ‘before I go I want you to know,’ I created posts highlighting specific poems and their related imagery.
Pantone
This video used the photography, illustrations, and text from the original book and re-imagined them for video.
The poem ‘Pantone’ comes directly from the collection.
Etymology
This video used the photography, illustrations, and text from the original book and re-imagined them for video.
The poem ‘Etymology’ comes directly from the collection.
Illustrated Logos
Over the years I’ve created different illustrated logos, mostly for independent Etsy creators based off the products they offer as well as their shops’ aesthetic.
United Way of Greater Kalamazoo
Campaign Print Design
I was the lead on the 2016 United Way of Greater Kalamazoo campaign. This included developing their marketing campaign, including brochures and posters, overseeing photoshoots, and creating illustrations for the print materials.
North Carolina Education Lottery
Campaign Character Animation
For the yearly campaign for the North Carolina Education Lottery, I was tasked with creating four animations to be used as commercials, and on their social media and Youtube pages.
Social Calendars
Dowling Public Library
Chair Yoga Classes
For The Dowling Public Library, I create the monthly social calendar and social posts concerning events, updates, and to advertise their services.
Kellogg’s Special K
Social Posts
For Special K, we created a content calendar, then photographed and designed social posts for Instagram and Facebook.
Tazo Storyboards
For Tazo, I created top-down designs in anticipation of photoshoots for the tea brand, focusing on composition and framing of the ingredients.
Frank About Women
Social Posts
For Frank About Women, a blog focused on women’s issues and history, I created illustrations for special social posts highlighting women from today and yesterday.
Shop Your Way
Text & Illustration Social Posts
For the Shop Your Way brand, I created Motivational Monday posts including quotes overtop stock images, focusing on typography to make the posts pop.
I also created occasional fully-illustrated posts, including this duo for March referencing the adage ‘in like a lion, out like a lamb.’
