Graphic Design by Grover

Welcome to my Graphic Design page!

Below are examples of my design work to create graphics that communicate ideas, solve problems, and present artistic compositions.

Magazine Cover Design

For this project, we analyzed real magazines and made design mockups using the exact sizing specifications of their cover layouts. Once we got all the sizing and design trends right, we used our own original photography and typography/color designs to re-create the magazine cover on our own. This was my design for The New Yorker Magazine featuring an original digital illustration as the cover image!

The Big Show- Event Poster Design

For this project, we designed standard tabloid-sized posters to advertise events we would like to see at Vermont's biggest venue, Higher Ground. To make our designs, we were only allowed to use one unoriginal asset and had to design the rest ourselves using graphic design principles. For my poster, my design advertises a show by the metal band In This Moment featuring some manipulated photos of the singer. I made two versions, both of which are above!

GOING PLATINUM- Album Art Design

For this project, we researched a musical artist and made mood boards about their style and artistic approach. Then we designed our own album art for one of their albums, showing a consistent concept across the cover, inside, traycard, and disc art. I made my series of album art parts for the Gorillaz, my favorite band! I drew the album art myself using similar imagery to the Gorillaz's style using Pixelsigh.

Get Hyped- Energy Drink Design

For this project, we developed a name and visual concept for a new cherry-flavored energy drink. We designed logos and made mockups to show our branding on the actual can package. This was my favorite design which played on the energy drink concept by calling it "cough syrup" with original cherry graphics and patterns.

Snowboard Designs

For this project, we designed our own snowboards to honor the passing of Jake Carpenter, the Vermont native and inventor of the Snowboard and owner of Burton. My designs feature original graphic art- the first one is a Snow Yetti Character I drew in Illustrator!

Design Challenge- When Opposites Attract

This was a design challenge when we had a time limit to create our own design concept. This design concept was to create a visual that was built up of opposite or different objects in an artistic way. For my design, I used a World War II historic D-Day photograph to make my own photo manipulation with 1960s hippy vibrant imagery.

Design Challenge- Triangle Art

This project was part of a 90-minute design challenge where we had to create a unique design of our own using only triangle shapes as building blocks. For my design, I made a monster girl with abstract shapes and colors.

Morningstar Property Management Designs

This was another class client we worked with to re-brand their property management company. We designed color schemes, logos, and web-ready animations for them to use on their website. I also animated the logo on the lefthand in the middle using Adobe Animate for a web-ready reveal logo splash animation.

Personal Branding/Logo Designs

For this project, we designed logos to represent ourselves as media artists. On the left are some of my ideation concepts, but my favorite is in the Facebook page banner mockup above with an adventure time background (the empty spaces are set for Facebook icon overlays).

Arts Riot Yard Sale Event Designs

For this project, we designed a full set of branding materials for a client that was hiring our class to create advertising materials for an event at Arts Riot, a venue in Burlington. Our design submissions had to help visualize the eclectic, hip, and exciting event that combined music, live art, local product sales, and more!

HEALTH NUT BRANDING Practice

For this project, we practiced branding and logo design to create a series of logos for a fictional company that was making a peanut-butter bar that was tasty as candy and healthy as a nutritional bar. After designing some logos, we created mockups to show the logos in action on a demonstration of the packaging!

Lazer Dad- Band Logo Designs

For this project, we worked with a band in Burlington, VT who play music in the style of the 1990's. They hired us to design new logos that they could use online and as stickers to promote their band. These were the designs I submitted, playing on the visual style of the 1990's!

National Board Certified Teacher Poster Design

This was one of our class client jobs- we designed posters with original visual elements for the Vermont NBCT chapter to award their teachers this year. I decorated my design with an original apple and butterfly graphic, as well as some variations of the actual Vermont NEA logos to honor those teachers.

Cartoon Portrait Project

For this project, we learned to use the Pen Tool to make cartoon portraits of ourselves. We also learned to use our vinyl printer by printing these out as stickers!

Typography Alignment Design

For this project, we practiced arranging and designing with typography by creating a custom typography art piece in InDesign using spacing, leading, tracking, and justifying. My text is Sinhala MN and Hello Stockholm and the quote is from Judy Garland about her experience in the Wizard of Oz.

Color Wheel Design

For this project, we made original designs to showcase the primary and secondary colors in our own color wheel graphic. My design features abstract original layers showcasing the color spectrum.

Car Digital Vector Drawing

For this project, we mastered the pen tool and manual digital drawing techniques to make original vector drawings of cars, vehicles, and complicated shapes. Using a photo to guide me, I made my digital drawing of a custom car!

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