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T-Shirts + Totes

T-shirts I design, screen print, and sell in my Etsy shop KB Illustration. The Pink Ladies shirt and tank top are printed by Pan Ector in Denton, TX. The Be Assertive and It's Okay shirts are screen printed by me in my home. The yellow Sad But Optimistic shirt is designed by me and sourced through Printful. The Moody Tote was a collab between me and Steffi Lynn of Have A Nice Day.

Letter Ladies

Letter Ladies merges the expressive qualities of ribbon dancing, cursive, and words to create a fun and interactive book that encourages expression and individuality.

UNT Communication Design
Advanced Campaigns 2017
Professor: Doug May

Root Science

Root Science is an ingredient focused skin care brand. Each ingredient is carefully selected and works deep into your skin. The black and white microtome images show the intricacy and beauty found from looking deeper than outer appearances. Beauty deeper than skin.

UNT Communication Design
Advanced Campaigns 2017
Professor: Doug May

NT Roller Derby

The Fighting Unicorns (also known as FU) are the North Texas Roller Derby’s travel team. FU is about the bold and sassy attitude of Roller Derby. If you don’t like us, FU!


UNT Communication Design
Advanced Campaigns 2017
Professor: Doug May

Fogo Island Inn

Fogo Island Inn is an invitation to experience the history of Fogo Island. Everything in Fogo Island Inn has a purpose and was carefully selected with the island community in mind.

*Photos and various information about Fogo Island Inn sourced from http://www.fogoislandinn.ca/

UNT Communication Design
Advanced Campaigns 2018
Professor: Doug May

Tastefully Intrusive Postcards

Self promotional project titled Tastefully Intrusive Postcards. These postcards would be sent out one by one over a period of time to potential employers, prompting them to view my portfolio site.

UNT Communication Design
Portfolio Development 2018
Professor: David Wolske

Enamel Products

Enamel lapel pins and necklaces I design and sell through my online shop KB Illustration. The books are cool pin was featured on Bustle.com, BookRiot, and Buzzfeed!

Gracie's Gowns

Gracie’s Gowns is a non-profit organization that makes personalized hospital gowns by hand for children undergoing long-term treatment. A personalized garment can bring joy and excitement to a scary, and often times sad, experience for children in the hospital.

UNT Communication Design
Publication Design 2017
Professor: Alex Egner
Group Project with Daniel Alvarez

Awards: DSVC NSS 2017

Aura Coffee

Aura Coffee in Denton, TX asked me to design a stamp for their to-go coffee cups. I wanted to capture the weird quirks of denton and slightly off-beat attitude of the city. The image was also applied to t-shirts.

Personal Illustrations

Exploration of different illustration techniques and character building.

May Designs Internship

May Designs is a lifestyle brand specializing in customized notebooks, stationery, and more! During my internship I was in charge of all custom notebook orders as well as creating the very first ever May Designs stickers! I illustrated 6 total sheets with over 100 designs. May Designs partnered with Blue Sky to sell their notebooks and planners, along with my stickers, in Target sores around the US.

Photos sourced from www.maydesigns.com

CLA 2017

Series of illustrations used for the 2017 California Library Association Conference. The theme was vintage sci-fi "When New World's Emerge." These designs were used for enamel pins, buttons, tote bags and more.

KidzGear

KidzGear is a company specializing in high-quality, headphones for children. The redesign for this school project captures the excitement of a child's imagination and sound waves from music, through the use of painterly illustration and pops of color.

UNT Communication Design
Packaging 2017
Professor: Karen Dorff

Animation

Personal animation projects.

T-Shirts + Totes

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Letter Ladies

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Root Science

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NT Roller Derby

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Fogo Island Inn

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Tastefully Intrusive Postcards

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Enamel Products

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Gracie's Gowns

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Aura Coffee

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Personal Illustrations

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May Designs Internship

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CLA 2017

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KidzGear

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Animation

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