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VH1 E-Swag

Typography, lettering and illustrations created for VH1 apparel.

Completed during an internship at VH1 Off-Air Creative, MTV Networks

Face Value: UK Environmental Conference

Face Value is a conference providing insight to the major environmental concerns of the United Kingdom. It targets the core of these issues, worth more than they appear at the surface: going beyond their face value. It aims to turn apathy to accountability, and accountability to action.

The campaign is urgent and straightforward through its aesthetic: 80s London punk with a modern approach. Language is inspired by punk phrases and the lyrics of “Anarchy in the UK”. 

​Silver Addy • 2013 AAF Suncoast

A collaboration with Genesis Silva. ​

Navigo Interactive Interface

NAVIGO is an interactive interface located in hotel room desks, allowing resort guests to effectively plan their vacation by setting up itineraries, discovering  restaurants and activities, and exploring other features that a resort has to offer. Guests can change their itinerary and access the map on-the-go through Navigo's mobile application.

​Gold Addy • 2013 AAF Suncoast

My contribution was primarily UI design in this collaboration with Kim Daley and Mariana Silva.

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XPED: An Extreme Sports Community

​Ongoing project: web pages for XPED, a community for extreme sports enthusiasts and venue for athletes to follow others' adventures. Users either lead or follow: leaders post updates along their route, and followers subscribe to their "expedition".

Exploring the web page as an experience and environment for the user, beyond a static grid.

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Time Life: Planets

Ongoing project: illustrations for a redesign of Planets, a book from the Time Life educational series.

Images explore strokes vs. solids, and photography as texture. ​

Armature Typeface

A typeface created for the exploration of connection and contrast.

Finca El Salto

Lettering and illustration for a letterhead, inspired by turn-of-the-century, late Victorian mastheads and elaborate typography.

​Gold Addy • 2013 AAF Suncoast
Best of Ringling • 2012 Juried Show

"Finca El Salto" is my grandparents' coffee farm in Panama.

 

Phobia Pharmacy Packaging

 
"Sticky Fingers Relievers" packaging cleverly cures harpaxophobia, the fear of being robbed. Users label their belongings with its sticky notes, gradually learning to let go and be less paranoid.

As time progresses, the labels become less possessive.

FEATURED: Blog del Diseño, Spain

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Supervideo Web Redesign

Beginning with analyzing the content of Supervideo.com, I categorized the text and reorganized it according to a grid.

I structured the website as its founder envisioned it: a community for videographers and a portal of user-submitted resources.

Responsive:

The strict grid system allows the design to adapt to all screen sizes by simply adding or removing columns in the featured content. The mobile version shares the same interface.

Motion

Past motion graphics projects: instructional animation and kinetic typography.

Borealis Bulbs Packaging

Environmentally conscious packaging for compact fluorescent light bulbs that is reusable as a doorhanger and reminder.

Reduces material: made from a single piece of board using minimal starch-based adhesive.
Recycled cardboard: dyed black and printed with soy-based ink.
Reusable a door hanger: a reminder of the products' purpose, to help better the environment.

The colors of the Aurora Borealis northern lights, constellations and the 'moon' remind the consumer of the beauty of natural light, tainted by light pollution from harmful light bulbs.

Collaboration with Yuan ​Chen and Josh Parenti.

FEATURED: The Dieline, Packaging Design Served

VH1 E-Swag

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Face Value: UK Environmental Conference

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Navigo Interactive Interface

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XPED: An Extreme Sports Community

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Time Life: Planets

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Armature Typeface

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Finca El Salto

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Phobia Pharmacy Packaging

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Logos

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Supervideo Web Redesign

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Motion

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Borealis Bulbs Packaging

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