projects

Let's Get Personal - portfolio project outline

By the end of this month, I want to have sold several pieces of artwork (stickers, posters, shirts, phone cases, etc.) online. I also want to use this month as a jumping-off point so I can keep creating content to add to my store. I will be using a site called Redbubble as a platform to sell my artwork.

Note: I have already investigated the enamel pin option for my artwork, however it seems as if I won’t be able to do that at this point in time. I would have to outsource the pin making to another company, which would leave me paying easily over $1000 out of pocket, and I simply cannot afford that at the moment. Enamel pins will become a stretch goal for the time being.

This project will help me accomplish something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: marketing my artwork in a way that is literally profitable to me. It will also help me build more confidence in displaying my work and successfully impression.

Here’s a brief look into how I’ll be structuring my weeks this month:

Let's Get Personal - portfolio ideas

November is going to be a demanding month—yes, Praxis is demanding by default, but we’re approaching the portfolio project month. So, here’s my post about what skills I hope to basically advertise with my portfolio project (whichever one I end up choosing to move forward with).

The skill I’m most proud of is my creativity. I call myself an illustrator. I already have a pretty big portfolio, so I don’t quite need to prove that I can draw, but I’d like to continue to provide examples with my project. I’d also like to show that I’m organized, have good attention to detail, and I know how to market myself. And I’m not a one-trick pony, either. Yes, I prefer illustration, but I can also make video and animations.

With all this being said, here are the ideas I have as options for my portfolio project.

Projects - Game Narrative Review

During my last few months of college, I wrote an essay for the 2017 GDC Game Narrative Review Competition. I never ended up submitting it, but my professor gave me a pretty nice critique when I handed it in. I still have some pride for my essay, even over a year later, so I decided to share it here.

Note: this isn’t a spoiler-free essay! Yes, this is a 3-year-old game with the first episode of its sequel already released, but there might be some people that haven’t played it yet.