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Designing Energy Drinks
The Assignment Our goal was to create a brand new energy drink brand based off of healthier, more eco-friendly brands out there. Not only did we have to design the cans, but we had to come up with a story, poster, and mission statement all from scratch. This assignment challenged us to think outside of…
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Reel Facts Pamphlet
The Assignment Looking at the movies released from the 70s all the way to the 2010s, our goal was to pick 2 movies from any genre that were released during those time periods. I chose to do Disney for my theme, since Disney has been around for decades with hundreds of movies to choose from.…
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Interview & Title Sequence
The Assignment For our interview and title sequence assignment, we had to pick one person that we knew and execute a 1:30 minute interview on any topic. For that same interview, we then had to animate a 30 second title sequence similar to the ones you’d see at the beginning of movies. For this assignment,…
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Diorama Animation
The Assignment For our animation class, we had to come up with a 15 second animated diorama about a topic of our choice. Simple, right? It was actually more difficult than it seemed. Coming up with the topic was the hard part, and I spent a while trying to figure out what to do. Turns…
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Fashion Logo Design
The Goal In class together, we asked ChatGPT to come up with a prompt for a high end fashion brand using a series of questions. Using the information the AI gave us, we were able to formulate ideas and sketches of possible logo designs for this fake brand. Concept Development My final logo developed from…
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State Posters
The Goal For a class project, our goal was to pick four states of our choosing, and create state posters without including the state name or shape. For my topic, I chose to design posters based off of state birds. Other classmates did themes like landmarks, flowers, or other animals. Below are some initial sketches…
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3D Illustrated Cover
The Goal For a class project, our assignment was to choose a piece of current news to create a 3D magazine cover out of. I chose to do 3D housing, which started the search for innovative and efficient construction methods. It also seemed appropriate to model a house in a 3D software that looks like…
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Hometown Brochure
Logo Process I grew up in the small town of Coventry, Rhode Island. With not much to work with, I had to dig into Coventry’s history, and found out that my town used to be an important mill town. I decided pretty quickly that I wanted to base my logo off of that fact, since…
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Making A Newsletter
The Process The next step in our graphic design journey in class was to learn Adobe Illustrator. One of the major projects required for this lesson is to make a newsletter about any topic we wanted. I chose flowers, naturally. The newsletter was going to be a four page spread, so we needed to distribute…
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Recyclobot Project
The Goal The goal of the Recyclobot Project is to encourage younger audiences to recycle waste efficiently. By building this bot, it is an easy and creative way to reuse household items that would have otherwise been thrown out. We were tasked in class to come up with our own Recyclobot design, using recyclable objects…
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My Personal Work
My Takeaway, Despite the challenges and hardships I’ve faced throughout my life, art has always been a good and healthy way to express myself. In my opinion, art can be whatever you want it to be. It doesn’t matter whether a piece is “good” or “bad”, if you feel good doing it. Comparing your talents…
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My Brand Identity
When coming up with my personal brand, Mars & Co., I wanted it to originally be my last name abbreviated: Mar & Co. However, it didn’t flow well on the screen or even when you said it. Deciding to run with the space theme was ultimately a non-brainer, as space has always interested me. Now,…
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Coffee Shop UI/UX Project
Coffee Shop Case Study My UI/UX journey for Drip Coffee House starts with understanding our customers’ needs—how they interact with our brand both in the real world and online. We gather feedback, conduct usability tests, and constantly iterate to improve the experience. Features like personalized recommendations, easy reordering, and location-based services reflect our commitment to…
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Graphic Design Waypoint
W4.1.1 Waypoint Benchmark For our Waypoint Case Study project, we were tasked to create a digital kiosk mockup to fit in our school campus. The purpose of this assignment was to try and improve/provide a helpful tool that will make navigating around campus easier, especially for new students. It was up to us, the designers,…

