Naughty Dog

I am currently the Senior Graphic Design on the Environment Team. But my work is not limited to just the Art Department. Outside of creating, art directing, and managing the outsourcing the graphic design, I also work with the Character, Narrative, Marketing , and Foreground teams to support in graphic and concept needs. Below I created a few case studies as well as a collection of some of the different designs I have created to help create the visual world building of Naught Dog.

I do not own any image from Naughty Dog or HBO’s The Last of Us. all images are provided so showcase my work.

Projects
The Last of Us Part 1 & 2
Intergalactic Heretic Prophet (current project)

Position
Senior Graphic Designer - Art Department

Skills
Branding Design, Concept, Art Direction, Asset Management, Outsourcing

Case Study:
Fedra

The Fedra logo took quite a lot of work to nail down as we wanted to make it feel like a true government agency. Here are a few of the iterations that where created.

Case Study:
Norkirk

Created the overall direction of the “Norkirk” brand and created concepts to help define the space for the background artist.

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Ivory & Gold

An original short film written by Theo Brown and Isaiah Taylor and Director by Theo Brown, I created the title and credit designs. Additional intial costume direction and provided the design and final hero prop that was utilized in the film. Designed film poster options that where used for promotional elements.

Projects
Ivory & Gold - Short Film

Position
Graphic Designer - Title Designs/ Credit Design
Poster Designer
Prop Master

Skills
Branding Design, Art Direction, Asset Management, Prop making

Poster & Title Designs

The design for the poster was created under wire for a film festival that needed to quickly convey the juxtaposition of the magical elements vs the pressures that Hakem was facing growing up black in south central Los Angeles.

When creating the title design I wanted to lean into the African diaspora design language and mixing a modern aesthetic as well by using a san serif. The name of the film lended itself to the coloring

Examples of how the design of the title design influenced the rest of the design for the end credits and some examples of design that didn’t work.

Prop Designs

Created and design the hero prop of the wand as a unique challenge, I did a lot of research and worked with director on what he was looking for. He wasn’t exactly sure so I pitched a few different ideas the one that stuck was a mixing of gold banding with a craved wood and ivory.