For Hereford House, which was a restaurant that was more casual than Pierpont’s I wanted to create a specialty menu design for Valentine’s Day that was more natural, easy, and organic. I used curved lines, classic heart shapes, muted pinks, and typography to make a menu that was easily read while pleasing to look at.

PROGRAMS USED: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

During my time with Pierpont’s and Hereford House, I redesigned their marketing email templates fully. For Pierpont’s, which was located inside the historic Union Station and was designed and built during the 1920s-1930s. I decided to reflect on this location within the new designs. I also wanted to acknowledge that 2020 was around the corner, so I designed all the new marketing emails and specialty menus to reference Art Nouveau and Art Deco design practices, typography, and colors.

PROGRAMS USED: Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

Continuing with my digital drawing skills, I made this after New Year’s. Many people, including myself, have suffered substantial personal tragedies in 2020, and just because the clock strikes midnight doesn’t change the fact that we are still suffering a worldwide pandemic. The graphic I created was inspired by the fictional TV show featured in MTV’s Daria titled Sick, Sad World. Mostly, I wanted a reason to use this horror-themed typeface.

PROGRAMS USED: Adobe Illustrator

During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine, I have been utilizing my time at home learning how to draw on paper and translating those skills into a digital space. This is my most recent print in a series of plants I plan to draw. I love the simplicity of the illustration, the muted yet retro color palette, and the texture of the entire graphic. All of these elements give a very pleasant and calm feeling to the print.

PROGRAMS USED: Adobe Illustrator with Wacom tablet