Role: Senior Graphic Designer
For: UNC Asheville’s Communication & Marketing
Date: February 2019–present
Type: branding stewardship and design, web design, infographic design, print design, illustration
URL: unca.edu
Piece mailed to enrolled students in order to promote retention and inspire excitement about the upcoming semester. Printed with a unique layout to call attention to the vibrant photography that showcases UNC Asheville’s campus life.
36-page magazine produced with me as the sole art director, designer, and illustrator.
UNC Asheville’s 2023 Homecoming was themed “Jurassic Bark” and I created the entirety of the branding meant for the campus community to utilize, including custom illustration elements, templates, and advertising.
I led a rebranding effort for my local circus arts studio, Aerial Space, including new hero imagery, a refreshed logo, and an overhauled website.
The mural was designed with simplicity and versatility in mind so that scaffolding and projection equipment wouldn’t be necessary, while still evoking a sense of height and flight.
Logo and asset design for blankenb0at, Will Blankenship’s Twitch channel. Identity was themed around a futuristic nautical motif.
When I graduated from UNC Asheville in 2010, I was hired on a few months later at NEMAC as a Flash Developer. I quickly discerned the organization’s needs and was able to transition into a role as their graphic designer. I am presently employed here and have had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects.
Role: Science Information Designer; Principal Designer
For: UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
Date: September 2010–January 2019
Type: branding design, web design, infographic design, print design, Drupal development
URL: nemac.unca.edu
Further Detail: dribbble.com/thousandwrecks
Pin designed for a Gencon 2018 event, commissioned by Brian Cortijo.
Role: Designer
For: Candlekeep Presents : Tyrants & Renegades (Gen Con 2018)
Date: July 2018
URL: www.gencon.com/events/125486
Malaise, an anthology presented by Jessamine Press, is an anthology featuring nine unique short stories in the horror genre, all told by diverse writers.
Role: Lead designer and illustrator
For: Malaise, ed. I. Barbacuta, L. Loader
Date: Summer 2018
UNDERCITIES is a short story anthology that focuses on queer narratives in an urban fantasy setting, featuring queer and POC creators.
Role: Editor, design, layout, additional illustration.
For: Dirty Birds Press
URL: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dirtybirdspress/undercities-a-short-story-anthology
Community illustration anthology project based off Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle.
Role: Contributing illustrator, managing editor, cover illustration, layout and design
Date: July 2016
Type: Illustration anthology book
