Vector Illustrations/Personal Projects
Here are some vector illustrations that I’ve mostly done just for fun or with my students. I love working in Illustrator for its clean lines and attention to detail!
Illustrator
Ship in a Bottle
I am so proud of this one. Not because I know how to do it – but because I bothered putting in the work. Being detailed. Thinking of something clever. I try to put this amount of effort into everything I do – it’s what brings me joy. I had to put a lot of …
Kate Johnson Studio
How can I have my portfolio without including myself? Branding for yourself is tough business. How DO I want people to see me? I love doing detailed work…but what does that mean exactly? I don’t dislike any aspect of graphic design, really. So, having myself for a client, I made my logo…which I hated…and then …
Realizing the Sun
Mai Rose of Realizing the Sun asked me to design her logo and take her headshots for her business. While she has since moved on to others endeavors, it was my pleasure to help her bring Realizing the Sun, a coaching service, to fruition. We went to the Como Conservatory for her pictures. She absolutely …
Measure4Measure
Again, I was thrilled to be asked by Rough Magic Performance Company to do their advertisement for “Measure4Measure” at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. In this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Rough Magic focused on Isabella (played by Alayne Hopkins) and her struggle to remain a virtuous woman in the face misogyny and corruption. …
ML Microscope
The owner of ML Microscope came to me needing a logo, a postcard to send to clients, and technical labels to be placed on his product, which are surgical microscopes. He wanted simple with clean lines, easily recognizable to clients at a glance. The postcard was intended as an introduction to his clients since he …
MN Pickleboys
The MN Pickleboys is a vendor at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Every year they sell buttons with cute pickle slogans on them. They were looking some new designs this year and asked me to produce them. Here are some of my creations.
Miscellaneous Logos
I designed these logos over the years. The first one I designed as a practice project for a friend who wanted to open a yoga studio. It never came to fruition, but it’s still one of my favorite line drawings. The second one is for a small flower grower in southern Colorado. The third one …
Simplement Jardin Logo
Lara Weisse, an eco-landscaper who adapts gardens to a natural environment, asked me to design a logo for her company, Simplement Jardin (Simply Garden). We started with the idea that she wanted to demonstrate the direct relationship between the earth and sun. We added the imagery of the cycle of life and days with a …
Weber Flavors Campaign
Weber Flavors asked me to draw realistic fruits and other foods that are the source of their natural flavor powders. I was also asked to make the logo for their vanilla extract. I started with their vanilla logo. The idea was to show the vanilla from plant (a type of orchid) to finished dried product. …