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Calm Mid-Century Playlist, Charlene Muyargas-Duque

Illustration Student Work

This illustration is a cover for a mid-century music playlist. Inspired by old jazz vinyl covers and Rene Gruau‘s fashion illustrations, it has a plain cream background with a thick pink border, mid-century styled typography, and an elegant woman in a turquoise dress. The woman is modeled off of Julie London, a prominent jazz singer from the 1940s to 1960s.

Whimsical Indie, Lily Newton

Illustration Student Work

This is an album cover for a playlist inspired by whimsical indie songs that I enjoy. The image of this work came to mind as I listened to the songs, so this work is my interpretation of that and an attempt to create a work that communicates the cozy, fantastical feelings the songs I chose elicit.

Vinyl Cover - ..Normal?, Kayla Dos Santos

Illustration Student Work

I listen to Indie/Indie Rock/Indie Alternative music, so based off of some of the covers from the songs in my playlist, I decided to use similar colors and compositions.

Country Cookin’, Wyatt Mueller

Illustration Student Work

2 Lovers standing in their kitchen after making dinner. The warm sunset reaches through the windows and lightly covers the countertop and kitchen. A father rooster and his chick sit in the corner peacefully.

Ashlen & Eli: Surprise For Eli!, Joy Chappell

Student Sequential Art and Comics

Eli's boyfriend, Ashlen has a surprise for him. What could it be? Read and find out!

(Based on my comic series, Ashlen & Eli)

My Gender In The Closet, Aspen Balducci

Student Sequential Art and Comics

This book details the transitioning and rediscovery of gender from a single person's perspective. Gender is not linear or binary, something all people should be free to study and discover.

A Series Of Embarrassment, Jaimie Winston

Student Sequential Art and Comics

A Series of Embarrassment is a mini comic that was written and illustrated by Jaimie Winston. This comic was created in March 2024. The mini comic assignment was a given to her in Sequential Art by her professor, Professor Shuchita Mishra. In this piece, it features a young girl named Savannah who creates a comic. She discusses the embarrassing situations she has experienced throughout her life. Her intentions are to make light of embarrassing moments and to not take them so seriously.

The Woman’S Candlelight, Lauryn Harden, Lauryn Harden

Student Sequential Art and Comics

This zine that was created for Sequential Art I.

Dragon's Lair, Julie Cheung

Student Sequential Art and Comics

An 8 page zine that goes through two characters exploring a cave that is the dragon's lair.

Neighboors, Alanna Joiner

Student Sequential Art and Comics

Mini comic about a new neighbor moving in next door.

Rescue From The Dark Tower, Jeric Johnson, Jeric Johnson

Student Sequential Art and Comics

Mini comic which as parodies fairy tales and action movie plots. A hostage rescue with the tone of John Wick or Taken but framed as a fairy tale knight trying to save a princess from an evil lord.

I Hate The Beach., Isabela Isaac

Student Sequential Art and Comics

This 8-page zine illustrates a cat and its distaste for the beach. Luckily, a new friend makes things a little bit better.

Junie The Fox, Joseline Tejada-Aragon

Student Sequential Art and Comics

A comic about my original character Junie the Fox. In this comic Junie is introduced and a story is told of is conflict with a cat named Bug.

No Girls Allowed, Megan Bongiovanni

Illustration Student Work

The following piece was inspired by an article by Leila Erscoi titled “No Girls Allowed: a commentary on the video game industry” Which speaks on how misogyny polarizes the video game community .

Editorial Illustration: The Life And Times Of The Modern Comic Book Artist, Angellina J. Thomas

Illustration Student Work

Illustration based off the article, The Life and Times of the Modern Comic Book Artist by David Harper. The article talks about the day in the life, schedule, workload, making a living, personal life, and their love of being a comic book artist. Artists that are interviewed and discussed are Joe Eisma, Chris Mooneyham, Gabriel Hardman, Rob Guillory, Declan Shalvey, Natalie Nourigant, and Alison Sampson.

Fentanyl Kills, Zaria Sneed

Illustration Student Work

An editorial piece addressing the epidemic of Fentanyl overdose in our country today. While often it can be caused by misuse from a medical standpoint. It is also being abused to lace or create counterfeit recreational drugs and drinks.

Vinyl Cover, Meredith Reisinger

Illustration Student Work

A playlist about being obsessed with your partner.

Amen To The Break - Spotify Playlist Vinyl Cover Project, Jonathan Hanham

Illustration Student Work

In this assignment, I decided to create a Spotify playlist with songs in the Liquid DnB/Ambient Jungle genres, and using the "depressive breakcore" visual aesthetic that is popular online. The name "Amen to the Break" refers to the "Amen Break" which is a popular drum beat sample used in many songs in the DnB and Jungle music genres. The illustration is meant to portray the chaotic yet brain-numbing effect that the harsh and fast yet soothing music has on the listener which can put them in a trance-like state.

Crush - Vinyl Cover, Eli Palomino

Illustration Student Work

Album cover for a playlist of my own. Color palette takes inspiration from 70s-80s diners.

Electric Fall-Out Album Vinyl Cover, Daniel Cruz-Guevara

Illustration Student Work

An album cover for a playlist containing songs from both the band Fall Out Boy and the band the Electric Mayhem. The album cover depicts original characters dressed in the style and outfits of the Electric Mayhem (Dr. Teeth and Janice) and Fall Out Boy (Patrick Stump and the boy from the cover of American Beauty/American Psycho).

Nervous Conditions, Laurel Grelle

Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dimensions: 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall
Inkjet on matte paper, printed on both sides
Work displayed here as a diptych

Artist's narrative: Letter 174 is addressed to Paul Laurence Dunbar sent from his dear family friend H.A. Tobey. Toward the end of his life, Dunbar struggled to cope with his tuberculosis and turned to alcohol to ease his pain. As his condition worsened, Tobey began to worry about him and wrote him this moving letter of optimism expressing his sympathy regarding Paul living with a painful and deadly disease. The mirroring is showing the side effects of the disease …

Wish To Be, Try To Be, Madelyn Selong

Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dimensions: 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall
Inkjet on matte paper, printed on both sides

Artist's narrative:

Letter 21 details the events Paul Laurence Dunbar experienced following the Chicago World's Fair. Dunbar writes to Frederick Douglass, whom he had made friends with at the World's Fair after reading his poems there. The beginning of the letter tells the story of Dunbar’s gratitude toward Douglass as he promises to try to be worthy of the interest Douglass took in him. The end of the letter has a less positive tone, with Dunbar reflecting on some unfortunate events that occurred at the …

Songs To Scream To, Camille Walker

Illustration Student Work

This work depicts a woman with her brain levitating out of her head. Tv static leaks from her eyes and her mouth. This work was made as an album cover for a small playlist.

Vinyl Cover, Lauryn Harden

Illustration Student Work

For this assignment, I wanted to tell a story of a girl unraveling the stories of the abandon kingdom she's entering. I went a surreal, atmospheric theme for this playlist so I can capture the curios yet ominous journey that the character is about to face. The song that I choose to reflect the illustration was White Palace by Christopher Larkin. The setting has a monochromatic scheme of grays while the character had dulled out colors to show that she's out of place. The character is about to cross the bridge, making her way towards the palace.

Ascend Out Of Your Body, Julie Cheung

Illustration Student Work

An illustration of how it feels to listen to euphoric music that is linked with the Spotify code. All the rhythms and beats come out from her body in forms of color consuming her as she falls deeper within relaxation.

Climate Change Zine, Taylor Ash

Illustration Student Work

This is an Infographic Zine I designed describing the issue of Climate change for my advanced illustration class.

Must I Be Fixed, Sean Amaso

Illustration Student Work

"Must I Be Fixed" goes into detail about my journey with my autistic diagnosis. It also touches on how it affects my life (past, present, and future).

Dream A Dream, Qixuan Hou

Illustration Student Work

design the vinyl cover of my playlist

Adhd And The Struggles, Noah Kinkaid

Illustration Student Work

This zine is about the struggles with having ADHD. The zine is meant to give a little insight to readers who may not have ADHD about the many difficulties an individual with ADHD may go through.

Raising Frogs: A Basic Guide, Kaci Pederson

Illustration Student Work

This zine details the process and essentials of raising tadpoles into frogs.