Design Portfolio
A Surreal Reimagining of Tourist Utopia
Florida Folklore is an illustration thesis project exploring the mythos of Florida, the place where I grew up, through the lens of horror, surrealism, and subversion. Florida is a place known for its tourism, beaches, and theme parks, however, there is an underbelly of culture and legend often disregarded. My thesis however, serves to subvert the common visual language of Florida through the crafting of an alternative dreamscapes while expanding on historical tales.
01. Mermaids (Weeki Watchi, FL)
02. Devil Ray (Coastal FL)
03. Hvcko Capko (Seminole myth of Central and Panhandle FL)
04. Stikini Witches (Seminole myth of Central FL)
05. Moss Man (Coastal FL)
Read more about this project on the 2024 Pratt Show Archive
“This Day in Halloween” Social Media Campaign
The Halloween Every Night is a popular media, history, and lifestyle digital magazine focusing on horror topics. The This Day in Halloween campaign for May required daily final illustrations in addition to social media copy text.
https://halloweeneverynight.com/
The Strangers (May 30)
The Flying Dutchman (May 1)
Interview With a Vampire (May 5)
Second Day of Lemuria (May 11)
The Wizard of Oz (May 17)
The Stand May 8)
The Werewolf of London (May 13)
Adventures of Super Rhyme
(May 21)
Black Sabbath (May 6)
Friday the 13th (May 9)
Godzilla composer Akira Ifukube (May 31)
Daughters of Darkness (May 28)
Ginger Snaps (2000) full DVD
The Criterion Channel Project challenges students to fully design DVD packaging for a title featured in the Criterion Collection.
Ginger Snaps (2000), directed by visionary John Fawcett, is a coming of age horror movie that explores themes of womanhood, growing up, and bodily changes through the iconic werewolf figure. Throughout my explorations, I aimed to tap into these themes of loss and fear through allusions, symbolism, and visual tone.
This independently created book is a subversive yet educational prototype for teaching children about wildlife through touch and glow in the dark colors.
Each segment of the illustrations were drawn separately with colored pencil on black paper, then arranged and mounted on 8x8 recycled cardboard pages.