I like to play around with white space, especially when I can create a matting effect around text or images. I also love fonts. A lot. I will take any chance to experiment with a fun font that matches the feel of an article, or the
tone of the visuals.
Below are examples of some spreads I designed as Editor-in-Chief of Xpress Magazine at SFSU as well as graphic art I designed for the magazine and my podcast, The Happy Hour.
Graphic Design
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A self portrait I did for Xpress Magazine as well as this website. I used photo references of myself to draw this 2D art in Adobe Illustrator.
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This is the cover art for my podcast. The two drinks glasses were drawn from photo reference in Adobe Illustrator. The rest of the cover art was finished in InDesign.
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This is the logo design for Xpress Magazine. We wanted something modern and 3D that felt solid. I designed this in InDesign.
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This is the logo for the Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper. I drew the Golden Gate Bridge in Illustrator and finished the design in Photoshop. It’s similar to Xpress Mag because they’re sister publications.