Graphic Design and Illustration Portfolio
The Grille at Southeast Tech
Signage, environmental, and promotional design for The Grille. Created to fit the existing brand identity. Illuminated blade sign, installed commons signage, a self-order kiosk, wayfinding, and digital ordering magnet.
Order Online Promo
Digital ordering magnet
Illuminated Sign
Round illuminated blade sign for the storefront
In The HUB
Signage installed in The HUB
Order Kiosk
Wrap for the self-order kiosk
Order Pickup Sign
Vertical wayfinding sign for order pickup
Photography — Southeast Tech
Campus and event photography for Southeast Technical College.
Mickelson Center
Nursing
Simulation lab, IV prep
Simulation Center
Mass-casualty training scenario
Mickelson Center
Main entrance
Engineering
Career Exploration Day
Horticulture
Career Exploration Day
IT & Networking
Career Exploration Day
Nursing
Career Exploration Day
Vehicle Wraps
Full-vehicle wrap designs for transit and fleet vehicles.
Transit Bus Wrap
Star-quilt design with birds, pine, and fireworks on a Gillig 30′ bus. For competition hosted by the City of Sioux Falls and Via.
Ford Explorer Wrap
Southeast Technical College fleet vehicle concept art
Nissan Sentra Wrap
Southeast Technical College fleet vehicle concept art
Advertising
Southeast Tech Ad
Designed for a high school student audience
Southeast Tech Ad
Designed for a high school student audience
Southeast Tech Ad
Postcard design to advertise Build Dakota Scholarship opportunity
CDL Program ad
Magazine ad highlighting different CDL programs available at Southeast Tech
Miss Huron ad
Magazine ad featuring Miss Huron
Underwater ad
Featuring TIGI Bed Head "After Party" hair serum
Light painting ad
Gardyn hydroponic system featuring a Torenia plant
Magazine ad
Spoonflower ad featuring clothing I've made
Magazine ad
Prairie Road Yarns ad with hand-crocheted details
Magazine ad
Gardyn hydroponics
Magazine ad
Spoonflower ad with one of my fabric designs
Magazine ad
Porter's Sculpture Park in Montrose, South Dakota
Magazine ad
Caribou Coffee ad
Logos and Brand Identity
Fig Tales
Rebranding Project
Portfolio Show 2025
STC Media Design Technology and Digital Media Production Portfolio Show
Personal Logo
For Design Services
Out of Lockstep
For Transgressive Art Installation
Pamela's Comedy Club
For Comedienne Pamela Galvez, host of "Don't Diss My Ability" Show
Intramurals
Athletic lettering for Southeast Tech Intramurals T-shirt
Cashmere Whiskey
Brand guide — logo, type, and color system for organic powdered detergent company
Yin & Yang Massage Therapy
A complete brand identity system — logo and guidelines, print collateral, advertising, product, signage, environmental graphics, and a responsive website.
Brand Guide
Logo system, color, and type
Business Card
Stationery
Price List
Services menu layout
Advertising
Seasonal promotion
Candle
Product application
T-Shirt
Apparel application
Blade Sign
Exterior signage
Environmental Mural
Lobby video-wall graphic
Responsive Website
Multi-device web design
Print Layouts
Product Spread
Magazine Layout
Feature Article Lead-in
Magazine Layout
Small Business Article
Magazine Layout
Brain Break Box
Wellness activity flyer and instructions
Keys to Student Success
Four-page student resource booklet
Mission and Vision Statement Sign
14×11 wall sign
Passport Choice Board
Student-success seminar activity board
Diary Book — Title Page
Laura Crowell Wilson diary, 1914–1916
Diary Book — Spread Layout
Portrait of Lester H. Wilson
Diary Book — Interior Spread
Period typography and seasonal vignettes
Diary Book — Marriage Certificate
Archival document reproduction
Diary Book — Closing Spread
Final entries with closing photograph
Gummi Venus de Milo Package Design
Riffing on the season 6 Simpsons episode "Homer Badman"
Cashmere Whiskey Label
Product label design
Social Media — Southeast Tech
Holiday, event, and brand posts created for Southeast Technical College’s social media channels.
First Day of Fall
Seasonal post
Halloween
Seasonal post
Labor Day
Holiday closure post
Patriot Day
Remembrance post
Giving Tuesday
Seasonal post
Independence Day
Adapted for feed and story
Blood Drive
Event promotion
Bookstore Clearance
Sale promotion
Sioux Falls Ranking
News story social media promotion
100% Placement
Stat post promoting full news article
Web and UX Design
Portfolio Show 2025
Responsive Web Mockup of Portfolio Show webpage
Anna Cole Designs
Responsive Web Mockup of Costume Design Webpage
Chef Jacqueline
Layout for Gourmet Bakery Webpage
Chef Jacqueline Styletile
Color Scheme and Style Planning
Anna Cole Designs Styletile
Color Scheme and Style Planning
UX Persona
Presentation for UX Research for Kombucha Brewing App
UX Persona
Presentation for UX Research for Kombucha Brewing App
Cashmere Whiskey Style Tile
Color, type, and texture direction
Cashmere Whiskey Website
Responsive product page
Illustration
Mushroom
Graphic Reduction Illustration of a Mushroom
Isometric
Isometric view of a Craftsman House.
Infographic
Infographic showcasing phases of David Bowie's Career
Texas Map
1860s Texas map detail for a historical fiction novel
Texas Map
Zoomed out 1860s Texas map for historical fiction novel
T-shirt Design
Southeast Technical College Gaming Club Shirt
Prairie Star
Original star-quilt design (basis for the transit bus wrap)
Surface Pattern Design
Original patterns designed for fabric, wallpaper, and home décor — sold through my Spoonflower shop since 2009. Designed with a combination of traditional drawing and painting, digital art, and collage.
My Secret Garden
Victorian collage of skulls, mermaids, and wild roses
My Secret Garden
Printed on fabric — shown on a cushion, modeled by Scarlet
Wings
Luna moths, dragonflies, and butterflies
Wings
Sewn into a dress from a vintage 1950s pattern. Modeled by Mak Schenk
Ammonites
Hand-drawn ammonite spirals
Ammonites
Shown on bedding
Urban Sightings
Wildflowers reclaiming the pavement
Urban Sightings
Shown as wallpaper
Castle Wall
Weathered brick, shown as wallpaper
Pressed Flowers
Botanical print, shown on a skirt
Living in the Plastic Age
Retro TVs and vinyl records
Living in the Plastic Age
Shown on a throw
Bright Star
A star medallion adapted from the blackwork embroidery on a 16th-century doublet — one of two colorways.
Bright Star
Shown on a throw pillow
Dark Star
The same 16th-century blackwork-inspired star medallion, in a darker colorway.
Dark Star
Shown on a throw pillow
Recipe Tea Towel
Created for a “Mom’s Recipe” competition, this tea towel features a recipe handed down from my great-grandmother to my grandmother to my mother, set among Victorian-era public-domain imagery and archival photos of my great-grandparents, grandmother, and great aunt and uncle. My great-uncle, now nearly 100, keeps it on display in his room at Maryknoll.
Photography
Forced Perspective
Tree the size of a houseplant!
Macro Photography
Close-up of every thread
High-Key Photography
Necklace and porcelain bowl from 1900
Night time Photography
Phillips Avenue Diner sign
Light Painting
Film noir still life
Light Painting
Torenia plant in vintage vase
Food Photography
Home-grown herbs, greens and flowers with home-baked einkorn bread and raw cheese
Motion Photography
Sioux Falls Butterfly House and Aquarium
Event Invitations and Promos
Persian Wedding Invitation
Features a Huma Bird from Persian mythology. This convinced members of my family to travel to Armenia on short notice!
Holiday Gathering
End of Semester Event Invite
Portfolio Show Invitation
Design Concept for Portfolio Show Promo
Holiday Events Flyer
Vintage-style flyer for the office holiday season
poppi Tasting Event
Promo for a campus tasting event
Pop-up Positivity
One design, adapted for a print flyer and digital signage
De-Stress Fest
Promo for an end-of-semester wellness event
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