Graphic Design – Astral Omens

A 3D model of a can of iced coffee, front and back. The can itself is bronze and has slight wear on it. The front, which is displayed on the left, is most lit up and shows the most important information, which is the following; "Sunflower Coffee Company. Organic Flint Hills Iced Coffee. Blended with clover organic milk, organic chicory, and organic cane sugar. Keep refrigerated. Net Weight: 12oz (355 mL)." The graphic is a coffee bean splashing into liquid coffee. The back, which isn't as lit up as the front, has a nutrition label and a bar code.

Organic Flint Hills Iced Coffee. 2024, 1024px x 768px beverage can design, Adobe Illustrator and Dimensions. A hypothetical design for a can of iced coffee.

A flesh-colored parasitic worm with rows of razor sharp teeth. Blood is around its mouth and is being flung around counter-clockwise. The phrase "draw blood, you parasites" is formed through veins and blood. Draw, you, and parasites is formed with the bulging veins and blood is formed with the blood that was flung form the mouth. The background is abstract; goes from yellow, to salmon, to blue, to green.

Parasite Phrase in shape. 2024, 1024px x 1024px phrase graphic, Adobe Fresco. A parasitic creature with the phrase "Draw blood, you parasites" incorporated within the illustration.

A greenish grey zombie head with a dislocated jaw and melting flesh. Its teeth are yellow and rotting. The melting flesh splits at the mouth and pools behind at the bottom of the head. Eyes are popping out of the skull, the optical nerves trailing behind into the eye socket. All together, it vaguely forms the letter Z.

Zombie Letter Z. 2024, 1024px x 1024px illustrated letter, Procreate for the IPad. The letter Z illustrated in a way to look like the head of a decaying zombie.

Beyond the Banners Refreshed Website. 2023, web design, WordPress and Beaver Builder. A refreshed website for Beyond the Banners, because the old website is outdated. Check out the website here. https://m15btb.astralomens.com/

Star Burger Website. 2023, one-page web design, WordPress and Beaver Builder. A website about a fictitious food truck that serves burgers. Check out the website here. https://m12onepage.astralomens.com/

A dark package design that had been been mocked up and folded together. The package has information about Avenir, a typeface, including who created it and the fonts seen with it. Orange and yellow lines are placed throughout the piece.

Avenir Type Box. 2023, 2.75" x 2.75" x 2.75" box design, Adobe Illustrator. A package design around Avenir, a typeface, and the research about it.

Sticker design that features a black hand with mystical designs all over it. It's surrounded by text that says "Emporia First Friday" and "Art Walk."

EFF Sticker Entry. 2023, 4.25" x 5.5", Adobe Illustrator and Procreate. This was made for a sticker design contest to promote Emporia's First Friday Art Walk.

White graphics that resemble a link of chains. The way the white space is filled in the shapes, it forms the word "chains."

Chains Word-Graphic. 2023, 11" x 8.5" word graphic, Adobe Illustrator. The word chains manipulated in a way to look like chains.

Graphic design poster with a simple, illustrated city landscape. Text says What is Anatomy of Type while a key at the bottom shows the anatomy of the letters used.

Anatomy of Type. 2023, 12" x 18", Adobe Illustrator. Anatomy of Type poster that points out the anatomy of the letters that are used throughout the piece.

Four graphic design banners containing landscapes representing the four seasons. The spring banner has a bright grassland with cherry blossom trees blowing in the wind. The summer banner has a beach with a palm tree in the foreground. The autumn banner has a forest with trees whose leaves are a bright orange and red. The winter banner has mountains with scattered pine trees. In the foreground is an elk overlooking the landscape.

Seasonal Banners. 2022, 30" x 60" each, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Four banners representing the four seasons. Created while inspired by the work of Alex Asfour.

A keychain design. On the front is the head of a black octopus with the acronym ESU lied across the head. On the back, the tentacles of the octopus have wrapped around onto other side. On the center of the back, it says "Emporia State University Department of Art." On both sides, there are ink splatters.

ESU Octopus Keychain. 2022, 2" x 1" keychain design, Adobe Illustrator. A keychain designed to hand out for visiting students. An octopus was chosen for this specific design.

Polycon Business Card Design. 2022, 3.5" x 2" business card design, Adobe Illustrator. A business card made for a fictitious company whose purpose was secure banking.

Distressed Emporia t-shirt design inspired by old fashioned gas station signs.

Hometown T-Shirt. 2022, Adobe Illustrator. An Emporia t-shirt design that is purposely made to look rugged and worn down. It was inspired by vintage gas station signs.

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