Concept: A study of the multiple identities we adopt to fit the expectations of those around us. The distorted portraits and fractured visuals represent how we shift between personalities as a mask, hiding our true selves beneath layers of performance.
Role & Tools: Concept development, illustration, and texture design using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Reflection: This piece taught me how distortion can communicate the instability of identity. By visualizing the clash between authentic self and external expectations, I explored how design can capture the pressures of conformity in everyday life.
Concept: A visual metaphor for nostalgia and memory’s weight. The melting pocket watch represents time slipping away, while shifting color palettes sepia for longing, red for urgency, and blue for melancholy capture the emotions tied to looking backward.
Role & Tools: Concept development, design, and texture work using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Reflection: This piece taught me how small shifts in color and texture can dramatically change tone and meaning. It pushed me to think about how design communicates emotional states, which I now bring into my branding and marketing work
Concept: A reflection on the masks we wear to hide our true selves. The shining helmet symbolizes strength and perfection, but beneath the surface, layered textures and worn details expose the vulnerability we often try to conceal.
Role & Tools: Concept development, composition, and layering in Photoshop and Illustrator, with emphasis on texture and contrast.
Reflection: A This piece taught me how design can reveal tension between appearance and reality. By showing both the polished exterior and the fragile core, I explored how visual storytelling can challenge ideas of identity and perception.
