I'm a visual & UX designer who loves comic books.
I'm a visual & UX designer who loves comic books.
Most designers hold a Bachelor of Arts in a creative major, but I actually graduated as an engineer from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a graphic communication minor.
I started my professional career as a maintenance manager at a manufacturing plant. After a year, I became a customer service representative at a family owned printing company.
While working in different industries, I enrolled in an online design school in New York and worked after my 9-to-5 to complete a Master's Certificate in Design.
I'm currently continuing my design education and honing my production design skills at Google and before that was optimizing for the best possible eCommerce customer experience at Symantec (you know, The Norton).
I've always enjoyed reading comic books because of the way they master combining a compelling story with stunning visual artwork, and allowing my imagination to run wild.
You can say it inspires me to create fun, innovative solutions with user experience at the forefront. Creativity is everywhere and I find inspiration in everything from the pages of my comic books to the design of a Starbucks coffee cup.
I've compiled a number of examples of my work into two collections: User Experience and Visual Design. Each project has more information about the request, the strategy I used to create the solution, the project deliverable which includes mockups, actual code, or live links, and the result of the project.
I've compiled a number of examples of my work into two collections: User Experience and Visual Design. Each project has more information about the request, the strategy I used to create the solution, the project deliverable which includes mockups, actual code, or live links, and the result of the project.
User experience or UX has become very popular these days, but what a lot of people don't realize is that it's been around since Day 1. The experience the user has should be the focus of any design. Making their experience as fulfilling and unobtrusive as possible establishes trust and reliability in your brand.
The case studies I have chosen all focuses on the user experience, first and foremost.
A designer's main responsibility is to go beyond the simple graphical and copy elements of a wireframe and bring them to life visually. Though most people perceive design as just pretty pictures, as designers, we take into account a number of things including the user's experience, various calls to action, and overall look and feel to portray a cohesive message whether it's selling a product or educating users.
The case studies I've chosen are mostly partnership promotions I've worked on around a favorite subject of mine, comic books.