THE stillness. I felt it when the reach of someone’s faint “I love you” got pulled away from me by a hangup that dial-toned us forever. I felt it when the sound of rubber gripping on the pavement unfiltered itself through my car window as I saw someone fly out of his. I felt it in passing a … [Read more...]
One Love Lesson (I:II) – When Your First Love Is Your Only Boyfriend
Ive been in one relationship my entire life. A first love relationship that is now going on 19 years. That's a whole lot of time to do the things we said we would never do - if and likely we did. Married now for only 4 years. That should tell you something. I think it all started when it took … [Read more...]
Non-Profit Web Design, Structural and Stylistic Editing
Web design for non-profit organization, TheREELProject.org. Their documentary, "Today We Pack, Tomorrow We Settle," was filmed with 2 handheld cameras, and contributed to the return of more than 9000 refugees to their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – after a decade of asylum. What … [Read more...]
Non-Profit Event Design – Creation, Campaign and Execution | #LoveKillsCancer
A "Love Kills Cancer" SF fundraising event for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Not The Last Dance (a-thon), was conceptualized, planned, marketed and executed in only 2 months. Between myself and my best friends/co-creators, Jeel Marie Plenos and Stephanie Marilee Tucker (with the assistance of … [Read more...]
Widget Design
Widget design for two SF Bay Area start-ups. I designed the Soulja Boy widget under the direction of startup, Truvie. Here are the different option screens that, when put together, created an entire trivia gaming experience. The Truvie logo you see was also designed by me. To the right, are … [Read more...]
Decor Design and Build | A Tangled Party
A DIY Tangled party theme. Decor was designed and handmade by me, over and over again. Curious about doing a night-themed version of this someday when my fingers detangle themselves. Project One: The Sun Symbol Stencil This was a stencil I sketched and cut out on card stock so that I could … [Read more...]
CD Cover Design | ROCKUS
Often times, clients are curious and give me minimal instruction to see what I can come up with. It is intimidating to accept jobs like this, where you are responsible for crafting an image like a shot in the dark. That was the case with this cd cover design. ROCKUS gave me four words to work … [Read more...]
Music Video Design – Concept, Framing and Direction
This entire music video had to be sunset lit with only a day to film it all. In this case, I committed to the tail end of a local pier. The lines from interconnected wooden planks were a great way to direct viewers to what I wanted them to notice in the scenes and to keep the video from looking … [Read more...]
Myspace Designer – claire_e
Here is the most well-known in a four-year series of Myspace designs that I created for Myspace celebrity, Tila Tequila. I just messaged her one day with a design I made for her after reading the About Me section of her Myspace page. I said, "If you want to use it, it's yours." That approach was … [Read more...]
Postcard Design
With postcard design, having to fit info into a tiny space makes it tricky to arrange the who's, what's and where's. That is why it is important to utilize solid colors with purpose. Solid colors create the illusion of a larger space. It also provides invisible arrows so that key pieces of … [Read more...]