The goal for this project was to create a unique composition out of at least four different photos. I was inspired by the works of a photographer who edits photos of Star Wars figures to create incredibly realistic scenes, so I decided to do something similar with my own BioShock figures.

Save the bees! I came up with this adorable bee design years ago, and I knew it would make the cutest shower curtain - for kids, or for adults who love bees as much as I do.

Drawn with India Ink and a brush, and a gold Copic marker.

This logo started with the idea to combine graphics and typography by designing the C as a semicircular glare on the lens of a camera. Collin was interested in my concept, and we worked closely together throughout the design process. I based the look of the camera off of his own, which added a personal touch as well as insuring that the design would look symmetrical. After a lot of feedback and subtle changes, I ended up with a design that Collin loves.

Inspired by the game Prey. In the game, it’s common for characters to put sticky notes on items to identify that it is not a Mimic. This became the inspiration for my mug design. The logo behind the sticky note is for Talos One, the fictional space station in the game.

When I was given the assignment to create a mock album cover for a fictional musician, I instantly knew I wanted to make a jazz album with myself as the singer. I started with the idea of a photo of myself wearing red, with everything else being in black and white. I worked with CLY Photography, who took my ideas and captured the perfect photos. I edited the photos in Photoshop, designed the graphics in Illustrator, and put everything together in InDesign.

Another assignment was to design a notebook incorporating our personal brand. I looked at art deco portraits for inspiration, since this art style has always been my favourite, and I always include art deco elements into my brand aesthetic. I found a few portraits that I loved featuring pale women with dark hair and red lips, so I drew my own in Illustrator and assembled the notebook cover in InDesign. I loved the cover so much that took off all the branding and kept it as its own art piece.

For this assignment, I was inspired by my favourite game, BioShock. I wanted to create an eerie, underwater piece, like a metal sign that had been rusting in the ocean for a long time. I created the text by typing out the words in a grungy font over-top of an image of rusted metal, then deleting everything outside of the letters. I did the same thing for the numbers, using an image of peeling paint. I polished it off with a lot of dodging and burning.

Drawn/painted with watercolours and a fine liner.