JAILHOUSE MENTALITY

I had the privilege to illustrate an AJC op-ed article by former mayor Andrew Young. The topic dealt with African-American males caught in the cycle of incarceration. I approached the illustration with a strong vertical and simple palette to bring across a stoic message. My concept of a caged mind, shackled hands and caged feet brought home the message of ‘broken self-image’, ‘being held back’ and ‘no forward progress’. It was highly approved by author and public.
TOOLS: Illustrator and Photoshop ROLE: Illustrator

INFORMATION OVERLOAD

We are inundated with information daily from technologies vying for our attention. This was my simple creation of 1’s and 0’s raining in a downpour on a consumer. This was a cover illustration for AJC’s Technology section.
TOOLS: India Ink, Photoshop ROLE: Illustrator

MIDTOWN: VIEW OF THE WORLD

A whimsical look of Midtown for AJC on how it is viewed from its centralized location in Atlanta and its influence on the rest of the metro area. Concept is a take on artist Saul Steinberg’s New Yorker magazine 1976 cover illustration ‘View of the World from 9th Ave’.
TOOL: Photoshop ROLE: Illustrator

THE NutCRACKER

Always a holiday favorite, the Nutcracker AJC cover illustration was created to capture the eye of readers both young and old through non-traditional execution. It was shared with news organizations across the nation.
TOOL: Photoshop ROLE: Illustrator

DIEHARD TECH WRITING

The Videa Technical Writers were looking for an illustration to represent them in presentations and other forms of communications. I took inspiration from their team name and their love for ‘The Walking Dead’ tv show.
TOOL: Illustrator ROLE: Illustrator

VIDEA’S SITE HERO ILLUSTRATION

I created Videa’s first website hero illustration for the Cox start-up company. Illustration concept conveyed company’s service in providing simple audience targeting for local tv station inventory.
TOOLS: Illustrator and Photoshop ROLE: Illustrator