I collaborated with another design intern, Madeline Smit, and our supervisor during my internship at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to brand and market the grand opening of the Innovation Wing. Maddie and I had about one week from concept to final graphics before presenting to the directors of the museum and then another week to start production.

Some photos acquired from the National Museum of American History's Flickr page.
 

An stencil organic-inspired typeface using three modules: a 1x1 semi-circle, a 1x1 square and a 1x2 rectangle.

I designed and produced a catalog of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of the world's Most Endangered Animal Species of 2015 for my final senior project at University of Maryland. Using Creative Commons photographs, illustrations, and research from the IUCN Red List website and World Wildlife Fund, I designed 17 full-page spreads representative of over 50 threatened species.

The catalog has been divided into chapters based on 4 underlying global threats: The Exotic Pet Trade, Pollution, Habitat Loss, and Poaching. The spreads utilize graphic elements to illustrate the primary cause for each animal's endangerment.
 

As my final project for a packaging design class, I designed and produced a line of sustainable packaging for a hypothetical line of homemade foods for my retiring father, Rev. Gerald Taylor. I drew inspiration from his recipes, illuminated manuscripts and his uncanny knack for dad-puns to create "Dishes & Loaves." 

My infographic interpreting data that the UMD Design Concentration collected from multicultural students and organizations on campus for the SGA Diversity Committee.

March 2015

"Designing for Disaster" is an exhibition at the National Building Museum that focuses on human innovations that have been designed to detect, predict and mitigate damage caused by natural disasters. 
I designed this poster for my final portfolio class at the University of Maryland. My assignment was to visit the National Building Museum's exhibition and create an ad poster based on what I had learned.
I took inspiration from earthquake seismographs throughout the design in order to provide information about the exhibition that could be easily recognized by the general public.

The main character of the Count of Monte Cristo creates an eccentric rich alias for himself in order to exact revenge on the bourgeoisie of Paris. I designed the book cover to show this duality. The cover has two sleeves, a standard white sleeve and a vellum sleeve that acts to veil half of the typography on the other sleeve.

The Kennedy Center, Smithsonian and the ADA joined together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law on July 26th, 1990 to end discrimination against people with disabilities.

I was honored to be able to design the identity and signage for the Smithsonian's events within the festival. The Smithsonian challenged me to come up with designs that were simultaneously attractive and ADA compliant.

Some images acquired through social media.

For nearly all of my life, illustration has been the primary facet for which I have been able to express my imagination and thoughts. By the end of a project, I often find my illustrative style incorporated throughout my designs.

I tend to prefer working in non-digital media; specifically alcohol-based markers and ink. Digitally, I work best with a graphics tablet and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

September 2014

This assignment challenged me to design a one page event website for the College Park Beer & Pretzel Fest." The site behaves similarly to a side scrolling video game. Upon viewing the site, visitors are asked to use the arrow keys to guide them through information about the event and about the beer-brewing process.

The final developed site would include animations for interaction and panel transitions. 

November 2014

In contrast to the "Beer & Pretzel Fest" site design, this assignment required that I "redesign" any city's craigslist site within the parameters of specific rules—the original hex colors, typefaces (Times New Roman/Helvetica), and listing names had to remain the same.  
 

Since January 2014, I have designed a new logo, promotional materials, and merchandise for the local Baltimore band, Dreamboat Armada.

The gentlemen describe their sound as Vaudeville rock—an eclectic mix of styles and inspirations to form one cohesive sound. I took their vaudeville idea in a literal way and reinterpreted vintage sideshow poster motifs into their brand.

Corcoran exhibition design graduate student Madeline Smit and I were awarded a stipend from the Smithsonian Institute to create a graphic identity and campaign for the National Museum of American History's History Film Forum event.

The campaign graphics include motion graphics, outdoor and indoor signage, window and floor vinyls and t-shirt graphics.

Some images acquired via social media: #historyfilmforum