2020 desk calendar created for Brad Cecil & Associates.
‘The History of Philanthropy’ was chosen as the theme for the 2020 calendar because this year brings us the clarity of hindsight. It’s a perfect time to reflect on the USA’s past generosity as we begin a new decade.
Each month highlights a milestone philanthropic event, hand-illustrated with reference to the art style of World’s Fair advertisements of the era. The events are represented chronologically with artwork contributions by our team of 3 designers.
My contributions include The Great Depression, The Cleveland Foundation, March of Dimes, and The Heifer Project.
Brad Cecil & Associates + 2019
16-page annual report created for DePelchin Children’s Center, a foster care and adoption agency in Houston, Texas.
Utilizing their existing vibrant color palette to accent the organization’s heavy use of orange, these custom icons bring the yearly statistics to life while adding visual interest and consistency between the various components.
Brad Cecil & Associates + 2019
Selected illustrations and various works. Some are commissions and some personal.
I love to play with styles ranging from flat color to painterly, and even pixel art!
Created in Adobe Photoshop.
Hand-cut paper illustrations created for Brad Cecil & Associates’ 20th anniversary calendar. Paper was chosen as the medium because of the company’s focus on direct mail for the past two decades.
Brad Cecil & Associates + 2017
A collection of logotypes created for new clients’ newsletter mastheads and capital campaigns.
An illustration for a direct mail matching-gift campaign for a local no-kill animal shelter. Animated for use in social media advertisements. Created in Adobe Illustrator and animated with After Effects.
The animation begins with the matching equation which is revealed to be windows housing the characters. Cat and dog then jump outward, engaging the viewer to unleash them from their struggle.
A personal project exploring fresh ways to visualize and fold the letterform “A” with an ordinary object as the medium.
Icon set created for a dual capital campaign for a organization which oversees two homeless shelters (clients A and B). The goal was to create a system of visuals for A and B to be used during their individual phases which could also strongly lead them into the combined phase. We connected the icons in form allowing them to vary in color to match the separate brands of the clients.
Unfortunately, these pieces are now conceptual as the project was unable to move forward.
Brad Cecil & Associates + 2019
This website is devoted to documenting the history of the iconic Futuro House, a portable ski condo designed by Matti Suuronen in 1968. The website aims to celebrate and inform people about this not-so-well known piece of retro architecture. This concept for The Futuro House website presents a modern experience of this structure. It reflects the design of the home, time period, and how it would be perceived now.
This bakery concept is influenced by the Greco-Roman mythology’s timelessness to convey an semi-upscale bakery identity. The face of the brand is Ceres, Greek goddess of Agriculture, because of her motherly and nurturing qualities which are expressed by the earthy tones and natural materials used.
Team Members:
Monica Nguyen, Hamid Hesami, Andrea Voraphankit
Book redesign concept for Doomed Queens by Kris Waldherr. The goal was to refresh the artwork and emphasize the contrast between life and death by using a limited color palette and simplified illustrations.
