Design

Portfolio

President's Holiday Card

Problem:

Acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic in a way that brings hope resilience, and optimism to the community

Medium:

Photography, Videography, Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro (supported with a physical card showcasing the same haikus, style, & message)

Description:

A collaborative project between myself and a photographer/friend, using haiku poems and visuals, we tell the story of the pandemic from a college student's perspective

2020 Design Reel

Problem:

I needed to create a video that showcased not only my skill in technical design but also the presentation of that work as well.

Medium:

Cinema 4D, Unity & Virtual Reality, Adobe Creative Cloud

Description:

Created as a way to show my design skills in the mediums of 3D animation, VR, & 2D design for an internship application

Campaign Course Report & Case Study

Problem:

Create a professional case study of my experience through this course, detailing my sucesses, mistakes, highs and lows, and how I learned from it all in the end

Medium:

Illustrator, InDesign

Description:

This was written after the class was completed as a way for me to critically reflect on my experiences, analyze them, and most importantly, learn from them

Heartbeat

Purpose:

Exploration of various tools in Cinema 4D

Medium:

Cinema 4D

Description:

Played with the Subdivision Surface, Twist, and Formula tools to attempt to create something life-like

Logo Motion

Purpose:

Exploration of how I could animate logo introduction motion

Medium:

Cinema 4D

Description:

Highly-detailed textures and a high contrast of a close-up to background view lead to an interesting method of revealing logos

Hair & Gravity

Purpose:

My first project using hair and gravity as a main elements of the motion.

Medium:

Cinema 4D

Description:

For this work, I was introducing myself to new aspects of Cinema 4D again. This time, I played around with another realistic element: gravity, and how it can make the piece more dynamic than before

TFG Portal

Purpose:

Prototype of a "logo portal' I created as a supporting part of a presentation I gave at The Famous Group as an intern.

Medium:

Cinema 4D

Description:

This was an attempt at animating textures rather than geometry to create a gooey portal-like substance to make up the shape

TFG Crystal

Purpose:

An exploration of different realistic materials & rendering

Medium:

Cinema 4D

Description:

Following the previous work, I decided to focus on textures again, this time focusing on realism. In addition to that, I also focused on text animation

University Theme TFOL Logo (Runner-Up)

Problem:

Create a campaign proposal for the Winona State University yearly theme for 2021 that represented collective strength, optimism, and empowerment

Medium:

Illustrator, After Effects

Description:

An animated campaign proposal for the Winona State University yearly theme for 2021 (The Future Of Learning)

University Theme Global Logo (Winner)

Problem:

Create a campaign proposal for the Winona State University yearly theme for 2020 that represented community/unity, power in personal individualism, and acceptance

Medium:

Illustrator, After Effects

Description:

An animated version of a selected logo solution for the Winona State University yearly theme for 2020, one of 5 total animations. Each one is different in that each has a different centerpiece icon within the "O" of global

I-DESIGN Program: Technology & Interactivity Concentration Animation (Version 1)

Problem:

Create a promotional animation to show the prospective student's what the Technology & Interactivity major concentration is all about

Medium:

After Effects

Description:

The 1st version of this animation, I used After Effects plugins and carefully placed keyframes to create this glitchy look for it

I-DESIGN Program: Technology & Interactivity Concentration Animation (Version 2)

Problem:

Create a promotional animation to show the prospective student's what the Technology & Interactivity major concentration is all about

Medium:

After Effects

Description:

The 2nd version of this project, focusing entirely on much more controlled movement with a repeated pattern