VOLUNTEER (NON-PROFIT) & PERSONAL WORK
Being more involved in the community, I've created various marketing materials for the greater good.
"I'm With The Band" for NACHO Street Band is the Tour theme for 2024! Here you can see where my idea began with the first basic concept sketching & how I formed the custom font to get it perfect. Inspiration partly came from Journey’s album art & the song “Don’t Stop Believin’”, because it was hard for us to believe we’d be capable of hitting our $100,000 fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio expansion project when we set it over 2 years ago, & yet now as of September 7th, 2024, at our big Oktoberfest gig, we finally hit it within 28 months! Inspiration also initially came from the wall of hearts you see walking through the new remodel of RMH, where a heart was created & framed in appreciation for every supporting donor as a thank you. The heart symbol, dating back to even the Middle Ages is a timeless mark often used to represent the center of emotion, including affection & love, & for gratitude & passion. Because being a member of the band we are passionate about our mission which gives us a sense of purpose in life, inspiring change for the better through music. We play Loud! We play Proud! & we play with Heart!
Animated GIF converted to video with sound for posting across social media, created April 2024.
Utilized Procreate on 5th generation iPad with Apple Pencil
Utilized Procreate on 5th generation iPad with Apple Pencil
Created in InDesign for every month to post on Social Media.
Poster created in Procreate on the iPad to advertise Nacho Street Band's first time ever performing at the Columbus Jazz & Rib Festival!
Utilized Procreate on 5th generation iPad with Apple Pencil
Created in InDesign for every month to post on Social Media.
I created a graphic for a poster to advertise the Nacho Street Band performing at the Columbus Oktoberfest! (September 6, 2021)
I created a graphic for stickers, & then made it into a poster to advertise the Nacho Street Band's FIRST ever tour! (March 18, 2021) This poster was displayed at all locations weeks before the event, & I also sized down to advertise thru social media.
The graphic symbol of NACHO’s theme for year 2022: IMPACT! Easily undervalued & overlooked, “impact” is more than a word - something we as members of the band need to reflect on to remain true to our mission & passionate about what we do, & also most importantly for the interactions we have with our audiences (for whoever they may be & whatever challenges they’re currently facing).
I created a graphic for Nacho Street Band's first ever Brewery Tour (which was used as stickers & magnets) & I turned it into a poster a few weeks before the event to advertise at all its locations. (September 24, 2021)
Animated GIF converted to video for posting across social media.
I designed this poster in Illustrator for the Emerald City Swing Orchestra.
I designed this poster in Illustrator advertising a Dublin Wind Symphony concert.
I created this fun flyer for an ice cream social & summer community concert.
a potential greeting card design, hand-drawn in Illustrator on 01/28/15
I drew a pattern & used wood carving tools to achieve smaller details, like carving off just the surface of the skin for more of a glow effect.
I illustrated a logo for water sports weekend that I made into a flyer advertising the event, which was also used on a t-shirt.
Some people liked this illustration so much that they used it another year.
worked out a fun idea with pencil
Designs I created that I'll make more detailed for a later project.