Illustrations for Jack + Jill Magazine, Jan/Feb 2020 Edition. These illustrations accompanied stories written by children.

These examples showcase the interactive content I worked on at Lessonbee, a K-12 Health EdTech company. I was responsible for illustration and design, while also contributing to the writing and conceptual development of our stories. Collaborating closely with instructional designers and e-learning developers, our small but mighty team of four brought these lessons to life. We prioritized accessibility, incorporating features like closed captioning and adhering to WCAG color guidelines. Featured here are samples from our Nutrition and Disease Prevention lessons!

Illustrations I helped contribute to for the Skimm: These clients included Bank of America, Bed Bath & Beyond, First Aid Beauty, Wayfair, Apple Pay, Verishop, Kiwi Botanicals, Outlanders (Starz), NBC, and Panera Bread from Ocober 2019- Current. These logos go ontop of the Daily Skimm, a daily newsletter subscribed to by over 7 million readers.

While working at Lessonbee, I helped create an asset library to streamline our process. This helped speed up the amount of time it took to create a new lesson/ course. These samples highlight items from the food library, but I also helped create many household, miscellaneous items, and medical icons. All items are vector/created in Illustrator to allow for maximum usage in different scenarios ( Such as printable activities, posters/flashcards, etc…)

Illustrated for an environmentally friendly kids book from one of the worlds youngest authors ——- Available for pre-order/ coming Earth Day 2021 ( March 23 2021, Beyond Words Publishing).

Pre Order Links: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dr-Jon-Jon-Saves-the-Moon/Jackson-Apollo-Mancini/9781582707617

About the Book

The children on Earth see there’s something wrong with the moon, but it isn’t until they send Dr. Jon Jon to give the moon a checkup that we learn the truth. Dr. Jon Jon Saves the Moon gives us an important lesson: our planet is sick and we must work together to care for it.

Since the beginning of time, kids have looked into the night sky and seen a glowing white moon and twinkling stars. But over time, they started to notice the moon had turned green! Dr. Jon Jon Saves the Moon is the story of what happens when we forget to take care of the world around us. The children of Earth send Dr. Jon Jon to give the moon a checkup and when he comes back, he has a message: the moon is a reflection of what we do to our precious planet and we must work together to care for our one and only home.

Dr. Jon Jon Saves the Moon follows in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg and the many other young people fighting for the health of our planet. Join Dr. Jon Jon on a trip to the moon and back and get inspired to help save the world!

I had the opportunity in Fall 2017 to do a double page spread/ a few quarter page Illustrations for University of Utah's Alumni Magazine, Continuum. The article was titled, " What Happy People Do", and we ended up going with a very literal interpretation of the concept.

AD: Dave Titensor/ Melody Murdock 

Editorial Illustration for Utah State University's February 2018 Alumni Magazine ( Print Edition coming Mid: February). The article was all about Yoga, and trying to get rid of the perception that yoga is primarily a physical sport, and trendy activity. Instead, the piece is about the mental, and spiritual benefits of Yoga, which I tried to portray in my Illustration. 

Editorial Illustration for The Intercollegiate ( A podcast + news source covering college sports) about crazy restrictions on athletes. We decided the best way to depict this was showing a player getting crushed by the rule book, and illustrating a variety of concepts on flying pages.

A series/exploration of female basketball players as paper cut- outs, in bright, colorful poses.

In November 2019, I had the opportunity to do a live Illustration for the American Heart Association in Philly. The purpose of the event was to gather 150+ minority high school girls together to get an idea of what the current sentiment on vaping/e-cigs were. For 45 minutes, students brainstormed/I was handed pieces of paper with lots of ideas in three categories: Personal, School, and Community. It was my job to quickly scan the page for info, and illustrate/take notes on the spot. Final product is on a 40 X 60” Foamcore Board, using Neuland Markers.

Pieces for Utah State University Fall 2019 Alumni Magazine. The vertical piece is for the magazine cover, and the horizontal piece is for the inside spread. The article was about deep fakes, so I wanted to create pieces highlighting human faces and voices becoming altered. Scroll to see the sketch process!

Bagnet is a female owned brand that I’ve been freelancing for since Feb 2018. Some designs I’ve created included: an alpaca, sloth, floral print, unicorn, bird, fashion girl, dream catcher, etc…

Since the product is so tiny, it’s always essential to design something clean and clear with a simple silhouette. Scroll down to see the design/sketch process for these illustrations—- Even a simple design involves testing/trying out lots of different ideas!

I had the opportunity to paint a piano from Feb-May 2016 for the musical activist organization, Sing for Hope. I sanded/ primed the piano, did all the designs, and painted it; For a month, it lived in Poe Park Visitor Center, in the Bronx; It currently has a permanent home at the New York City Children's Center ( Also in the Bronx). 

Spot illustrations created for Montclair State’s Alumni Magazine ( Spring/Summer 2020 Edition). The article is about a pair of quintuplets attending MSU this upcoming fall ——-

Various Illustrations created for PopSockets —— The cat illustration was created for PopSockets “Back to School” 2018 collection. The remainder of the designs were created in mid 2018, and released in Feb 2019. PopSockets owns full/exclusive rights to these designs.

I had the opportunity to illustrate all the 2020 Presidential Candidates for theSkimm’s 2020 campaign coverage. It was a fun challenge to work in a slightly more realistic style, while still giving these portraits hints of stylization ( Such as small pops of color). I started out by doing a style test for three candidates ( Trump, Booker, and Warren), and the style stayed somewhat similar from test to final, with slight modifications.

Also: A variety of icons created for the Skimm’s Covid coverage, Skimm Money, and Hulu X Skimm ( Catherine the Great) content. Some were more conceptual, while others were a little more straight forward.

7 colorful portraits that I made for Florida State University’s Winter 2019 Alumni Magazine. The article highlights various FSU grads journey’s throughout the Peace Corp.

Creative Writer Leigh Lucas ( http://www.leighlucas.com) hired me to help create a card game she had been envisioning for over a decade: Krazy Kings. I got the opportunity to Illustrate all 14 cards in a standard 52 deck, as well as design the fonts, logos, front cover, and back card design. 

AD: Leigh Lucas/Luke Henesy 

I love illustrating different fashion bloggers/instagram influencers as a way to get quicker at drawing various poses, and becoming more aware of trends around me. My goal is to finish 100—— Check back to see some updates!

1) Blair Eadie (@atlanticpacific)

2) Christine Andrew (@hellofashionblog)

3) Chriselle Lim (@chrisellelim)

4) Chiara Ferragni (@chiaraferragni)

5) Zerina Akers (@zerinaakers)

6) Danielle Bernstein (@weworewhat)

7) Kahlana Barfield Brown (@kahlanabarfield)

8) Nicolette Mason (@nicolettemason)

9) Jenn Im (@imjennim)

10) Bryan Grey Yambao (@bryanboycom)

11) Jan-Michael Quammie (@jan.quammie)

12) Jordan Vickors (@jordanvickors)

13) Skai Jackson (@skaijackson)

14) Justin Livingston (@justinliv)

15) Mr. Mararo (@mararomrraro)

16) Natasha Ndlovu (@natashaandlovu)

17) Reese Blutstein (@double3xposure)

18) Ines De La Fressange (Inesdelafressange)

19) Aleali May (@alealimay)

20) Leandra Medine Cohen (@leandramcohen)

21) Julia Engel (@juliahengel)

22) Madelynn Furlong (@madelynnfurlong)

23) Susie Lau (@susiebubble)

24) Giovanna Engelbert (@bat_gio)

25) Lee Litumbe (@spiritedpursuit)

Different wrapping paper designs I created for LA Ribbons/Crafts!

A set of 16-17 spot Illustrations I created for an opening to Happy’s app ( http://happythemovement.com/). I passed these illustrations to an animator + editor who gave them subtle movements ———— The result can be seen below. We opted for a simple, colorful, and clean style.

Half Page Spread for Florida State University’s Winter 2019 Alumni Magazine, VIRES. The piece focuses on the Peace Corp ( Kennedy was a critical role in it’s foundation, so it was requested that I incorporate him into the design). The GIF below shows my process from start to finish.

Travel Illustrations I created for Book Beau, a company that creates sleeves to protect your books.

Instagram: @bookbeau

Happy, a mental health app (http://happythemovement.com/) challenged me to design/make a few postcards for social media.

We played around with various looks/tests + each card was designed off text involving mental health awareness.

In October 2018, I had two opportunities to do illustration demos with “Today at Apple”. The first was at Apple Williamsburg in early October. The second time, I was invited to Apple Downtown Brooklyn to speak in celebration of new iPad that launched earlier that day ( Apple held their conference/presentation directly across the street at Brooklyn Academy of Music).

First Presentation Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcNJn1qVVKY

I had the opportunity to illustrate two activities for Girlscouts of Greater Atlanta ( Summer 2018 Magazine). One was a Board Game done in the style of CandyLand, the other was a Flow chart to help girls discover which camp was best suited towards their interests.

All fonts/typography are exclusive property of GSUSA (Girlscouts of USA).

AD: Kristan Jones-Scales

Double Page Spread for Humpty Dumpty’s March/April 2020 Magazine. The magazine is oriented towards young children ( Ages 2-6).

My thesis poster design/ SVA logo re- make were selected to promote the department's annual screenings; The logo was used as the default backdrop during the Jury screening, during the Portfolio night after party, on postcards, as well as being printed out on T-Shirts for the Class of 2017. 

Caricatures for Utah State University’s Winter 2019 edition. I combined two references/sources of inspiration ( Pen/Ink style, alongside watercolor style) to create something both detailed, and colorful. The article is about a conversation between two USU politicians ( Wayne Niederhauser, and Brent Hill).

Editorial Illustration for Utah State University Alum Magazine ( Winter 2021). Article is about how the pandemic affects opioid users in a particularly challenging way.