Wandering Willis

Graphic Design

A variety of conceptual and experiences projects.

Rorschach

  • Concept piece for university graduation senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual coffee table book consisting of original botanical photography by Kelly Willis corresponding with academic text by John E. Exner.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • Black and white photography is inspired by the Rorschach psychoanalytical ink-blot tests.

    Images of plants captured and manipulated to become layered with the text to create a woven appearance.

  • Best Typography
    Sam Houston State University Department of Art Senior Exhibition April, 2022

    Merit Award - UCO School of Design , Salute 2022
    A national student design competition
    Graphic Design & Publication

RecSports

  • RecSports Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas

  • Student worker projects adhering to University brand guidelines with creative leeway for original illustrations.

    Create original illustrations for the Outdoor's department give-a-ways and advertisements.

    Selecting and manipulating photography captured by the marketing team's photographer to use for department event advertisements.

  • Layout
    Illustration
    Posters & Flyers
    Social Media layouts
    Photographic Manipulation

  • Hand-drawn illustration rough drafts then finalized digitally.

  • National NIRSA Creative Excellence

    Marketing Graphic Designer of the Year 2021-2022
    Recreational Sports, Sam Houston State University

Diversity

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • The Diversity of Cephalopods shows the variety of shapes, sizes, and colors across a select few of cuttlefish, squid, and octopi.

    All illustrations were digitally drawn with my stylistic approach to academic representation.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • After introducing the creatures' form with a monochromatic color scheme, the layering of their textures was next. Although these were digitally drawn, no special brushes were used; all illustrations were completed using one brush with several layers of color and meticulous addition of details.

    Procreate
    Photoshop

  • Best Illustration
    Sam Houston State University Department of Art Senior Exhibition April, 2022

    Merit Award - UCO School of Design , Salute 2022
    A national student design competition
    Graphic Design & Illustration

KINDLERFIRE

  • Kindlerfire (R) LLC.

  • A veteran-owned company selling this unique tool for fire starting in a survival or bushcraft setting.

  • Packaging
    UI & Web Design
    Layout
    Brand Development

  • The name is a pairing of two words; Kindler and Fire. Kindler s the wooden shavings the tool creates and fire is the ultimate goal. This dictated the color scheme and gradient used it the logo. The gradient was intentionally stopped at "Fire" to help separate the two parts of the name.

    InDesign
    Photoshop
    Illustrator
    Wix.com

Stesti Brewery

  • Stesti Brewing Company -
    Lovelady & Midtown, Texas

  • "Old World Brewing Texas Style." The owner and brewmaster learned his craft in The Czech Republic and brought the traditional recipes back to Texas.

    The Czech lion and crest illustrates the pairing of Texas and The Czech Republic flags. The Texas star inspired the eye of the lion.

  • Brand Design
    Illustration

  • Collaboration with the brewmaster on updating their brand for a younger audience while keeping true to their origin brand. I simplified the logo by creating the new crest shape with a 50/50 illustration approach for the flags. A simple lion was created for the create logo, and this helped inspire the detailed version.

    InDesign
    Photoshop
    Illustrator
    Procreate

Nutrition Handouts

  • Black Belt Health

  • A series of education handouts to teach their clients about healthy food categories with tips and recipes.

  • Information organization
    Photography selection
    Layout

  • Adhering to brand guidelines and provided text, I organized the text to create the series set of handouts that were print and digitally ready for their customers.

    I was given creative freedom to select from stock photography to find the best pairings for the text.

    InDesign
    Photoshop

TexStar Chiropractic

  • TexStar Chiropractic

  • Chiropractic company in Austin, Texas. Dr. Bios introduce their lead doctors and owner with listed specialties and notes. Their offices include the slideshow presentation for the waiting rooms, and hand-lettered illustrated stickers as a take-away.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Presentation / Slideshow
    Illustration

  • Following the brand guidelines, I was given text to organize and prioritize for all projects shown. I utilized the versatility of the logo mark to create curves in the text layout, motion graphic for the presentation background, and balanced sticker shape.

  • InDesign
    Keynote
    Illustrator
    Photohop
    Procreate
    Figma

Brendan Custom Homes

  • Brendan Custom Homes

  • Wireframed and designed a simplified appearance for the company's website with adhering to the current logo. New typography was found and typescale created while assigning colors.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • Collaborated with the Senior designer and copywriter to present the wireframe. Selected photography from the studios archive to match the information.

  • Figma

Nova Path

  • Nova Path Risk Management Re-brand design pitch.

  • The company wanted to rename their business with a new brand. Given full creative freedom, I developed this brand to pitch as bold, modern approach.

  • Brand Development
    Typography
    Presentation

  • The mark represents a path as a conceptual “N” to visually complement the word “Nova”. The asymmetry of this mark symbolizes resilience and balance. This shape’s versatility allows for additional applications such as layering, patterns, and secondary accents.

  • Figma
    Photoshop

Joy of Chickens

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual redesign reference book consisting of original illustrations by Kelly Willis and corresponding with academic text by Jennifer Megyesi.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Illustration

    InDesign
    Procreate
    Photoshop

  • Selected text by Jennifer Megyesi's The Joy of Keeping Chickens and created original illustrations to correspond.

    Procreate
    InDesign
    Photoshop

Rudi Lechner’s

  • Concept piece for university senior exhibition.

  • Conceptual menu and logo redesign for a German restaurant in Houston.

  • Layout
    Information Prioritization
    Original Photography
    Photographic Manipulation

  • The coasters have interactivity to show if the customers are requesting another drink (blue side).

    The menu utilizes simple German words that can be understood by context.