An edited journal of things made for the love of making them.

Sustained practice, typographic experiments, and creative exploration outside client briefs. Showing my favourite failures and creations.

Design Challenges

One brief, a short timeline, no client. Practice for the kinds of brands I love most. Runner-up in multiple challenges.

Wild Thing Hair brand campaign collage beside a smartphone displaying its Instagram profile and curly hair care posts
30 mL hair growth serum dropper bottle displayed between two matching green product boxes.
Person placing a bottle of Bollicine sparkling wine into an open branded cardboard box.
Framed Bolliçine artwork displayed beside a bottle and glass of red sparkling wine on a wooden floor.
Salmon sushi held with chopsticks in front of a blue KURU Sushi House restaurant advertisement reading “Elevated kaiten dining & sake bar.”
Blue KURU Supper Club canvas tote bag with Japanese text, photographed in sunlight.
Cappuccino with latte art in a colorful café cup beside a croissant, receipt, and illustrated napkin near an espresso machine
Colorful abstract honey label featuring stylized faces, a bee, and floral patterns, with text describing Wild East Cape Mānuka honey from New Zealand.

Mail Stamps

One digital stamp every month, exploring type, illustration, colour blocking and contemporary art.

Vintage-style orange Fred’s Flamin’ Kabobs logo on a postage stamp-shaped background
Illustration of an Indian woman in traditional clothing playing a stringed musical instrument, framed like a postage stamp.
Vintage-style illustration of assorted root vegetables in a black planter, including a red radish, carrots, onions, garlic, beets, and green tops.
Colorful illustrated Easter still life with decorated eggs, candles, flowers, a red apple, watering can, fishbowl, and mirror inside a postage-stamp border
Vintage postage stamp-style graphic with bold red “STAY WOKE” lettering on a yellow background and a red logo below
Illustrated postage stamp featuring a repeating lemon pattern on a pink background against yellow
Vintage postage-stamp-style graphic reading “Qué Rico” and “Cocina Mexicana” in green and orange lettering.
Illustrated postage stamp showing a colorful building with a blue path, green landscaping, pink clouds, and yellow sun.

Type Studies

3D green stylized lettering reading “Puffy Pig” with “Pancakes & Desserts” underneath on a muted sage background

Letterforms and posters made to test an idea.

Abstract black graphic with oversized pale gray stylized letters spelling “MOMENTUM.”
Abstract red and pale green typographic poster featuring a list of everyday wellness reminders and positive affirmations.
Abstract black-and-white geometric collage with overlapping paper-like shapes and scattered bold letters.

Photo Editing

Using Photoshop to learn new editing and photo manipulation techniques, shaping feeling, texture and composition.

Close-up collage of six eyes in a red-and-black halftone pattern
Abstract blue halftone dot pattern forming a soft, wave-like gradient on a white background
Black-and-white photo of a man in a hat walking across a sunlit paved surface, casting a long shadow.
Blurred close-up portrait of a person with dark hair in dim lighting

Print and Zines

Things made to be held, folded and cherished, including personal projects and gifts.

Black-and-white zine titled “Notes on Designing Our Wedding,” displayed in a gallery with the text “Zine designed and produced by” below.
Blue-and-white mini zine titled “Reflections of the Past and Intentions for the Future,” featuring 2023 reflection prompts and handwritten responses.
Abstract blue-and-black typographic poster featuring oversized distorted lettering and a white-and-black “BE STAY INSPIRED” text block.

Self-portraits

Six years of exploring and experimenting with light, angles and composition, shooting solo and learning something new from every frame.

Dark, grainy close-up of a person wearing a black hood, with their face partially obscured in shadow.
Person photographing their reflection in a floor mirror while seated on the floor in a studio.
Close-up portrait of a person with wet, tousled dark hair partially covering their face.
Portrait of a woman in a black off-the-shoulder top, dramatically backlit against a pale blue background