Illustration

AtoB

Illustration and color palette exploration at AtoB for its updated brand identity, empty states, and new marketing site.

Hummingbird

Hummingbird brand illustrations.

Terraformation

Various illustrations for Terraformation's forestry software, Terraware.

Yelp

Playful and irreverent illustrations complementing the Yelp brand's tone — always conscious of context and size considerations. Includes a simple two-frame animation that made a big impact as a Yelp App Easter egg in the Settings screen.

Giftly

Mid-century + DIY as the base inspiration — askew angles, sketchy lines, and warm tones defined the style. Replicating these key elements carried consistency far: individual illustrations don't need to look exactly the same, just have to match.

Punkpost

A somewhat simplified realistic style to speak to the dark humor of the Punkpost greeting cards.

Zoo Event

Illustration for a zoo event inspired by the old Hemo the Magnificent science-themed Disney movie.

Cartoon Style

A very specific, kind of warped 40s cartoon style for this tongue-in-cheek idea.

POIG & Oojie

Globe illustration for the social location sharing site POIG. Character development for Oojie, a social search site — various animated states and concepts.

On Sketching

Sketching is instrumental to my process for three reasons:

• Easy to present to stakeholders — no major distractions (think: wireframes)
• Allow flexibility of idea if feedback changes concept (work out technical aspects)
• Help easily explore multiple ideas

Sketching your ideas first is much faster to explore various conceptual ideas.

I went back to art school to study figure drawing in 2017 and honed my craft.