This graphic design project required me to learn the details of forest carbon sequestration in Louisiana from a written report on the topic, and then create an infographic that featured a general introduction to the topic alongside several figures and graphics that I had to create based on statistics featured in the original report. This project was a fun challenge since it required the combination of such a variety of skills.
I designed and illustrated this map for a new Christmas light event that will be held annually at Windrush Botanic Gardens in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The map was used to create on-site signage and was also made available on a website meant to aide in navigation of the site.
For this project, I challenged myself to digitally paint duck illustrations that plainly displayed necessary identification features without sacrificing beauty and composition. The project started as five separate compositions that each featured one species. I then designed a new background where each illustration could be combined into a single composition to create a poster that would serve as an identification tool.
Here are some examples of recent graphic design projects. On projects like these, I sometimes have only a few requirements around which to build a design, allowing me to focus more purely on aesthetics. But more often, I have to find a way to clearly communicate a complicated list of requirements that could easily result in a convoluted, ineffective image if not done carefully. That is typically the case when working with scientific and technical subject matter, as the requirements often include very specific, plentiful, and granular information. One particularly complicated set of requirements resulted in an illustration that was chosen as the cover art for an ACS scientific journal entitled Energy & Fuels.
The administration at Burden was sufficiently pleased with the Louisiana Lights illustration that I created for them (see above) and subsequently asked me to create a summertime, daylight version of the Louisiana Lights map that would showcase the entirety of Windrush Gardens.
