Visual Designer

Illustrations

September 9, 2026

To the right, one pencil sketch of a trashcan with the words "Stop Trashing Durham" across it. To the left, a finished drawing of the same trash can and phrase.

Sticker Sketch ProcessA rough colorized pencil sketch beside the final design.

Create Less Trash LogoFinalized logo for Create Less Trash. Hand lettered and scanned before finishing in Adobe Photoshop.

Two reusable bags against an orange and teal background. The left design reads “Create Less Trash with Reusable Bags” and the right reads “Create Less Trash — Bring Your Own Bags"

Sticker Design SketchesTwo rough draft sketches for the Create Less Trash project. Created using iPad and Apple pencil.

Three side by side images. The leftmost is a word art sketch, the middle is a shirt mockup and the final image is an instagram post. They all feature a shirt design that reads “I had my birthday at Museum of Life and Science"

Birthday Shirt Process3-up horizontal composite image showing the midway sketch, the finalized design, and real-life copy of the Museum of Life and Science’s color-in birthday shirt. At last check in 2022, the shirt is still being used.

A Christmas card showing a dancing conga-line of lobsters against the ocean shore.

Lobster Christmas CardCommissioned holiday card from 2024. Recreated from a vintage Victorian-era original. Hand drawn and colored before final touches were added in Photoshop.

Two highly stylized turtle doves sit together against green leaves and brown branches. The sky/background is a pink to purple gradient.

Turtle Dove CardCommissioned card from 2025. Hand painted before finishing touches were added in Photoshop.

Slow Your Roll Shirt DesignFull illustration used for the shirt.

Team AlexTeam Alex Illustration against an NC State red background. Used as a t-shirt color mock up.

Bring Your Own Bag Design

Life and Summer Summer Camp ShirtFinalized design used for the Summer Science Camp Shirt. Created using Affinity Designer and iPad Pro.