Fall 2026

STA Roster Poster

This Fall I was tasked with creating the Fall STA Roster Poster. We went with a board game design to capture all the STAs in the program. Below is my first iteration, showing all the STAs mixed in with each other, kind of like a candy land board.

I then transitioned into a cleaner layout, grouping the STAs by teams and planning on adding game pieces for embellishments.

I then added the second page of STAs, trying to balance the colors with the other board.

I then began iterating on the game tiles to make the boards less flat. We ended up opting for the middle option!

Next, I added more elements and tried different color backgrounds. We decided to stick to the darker green background.

I then decided to change the style of the game pieces. I felt like the fully colored versions were visually too busy so I decided to change them to simply outlines.

Final

LAITS Website

Client: LAITS

Task: Update the studio section of the LAITS website to feel more eye-catching and indicative of the work we do

Status: In-progress

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Why do we need to do this?

The current website is outdated and doesn’t show off the work that we do in the best way. We’re hoping to modernize and update it so that we’re be able to showcase our work and market ourselves to clients better.

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Market Research

The first thing I did was look at other studio websites for inspiration and comparison.

I found that our current website actually has most of these already—we’re just missing the example works. We also stated what services we offer 3 times on the dev studio main page with different language for each instance, so I wanted to work on tightening the wording and really put emphasis on the services, just once.

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Lofi Prototyping

Because we were on a tight timeline, I then moved straight on to making some low-fidelity mockups.

WordPress Modernization

Client: LAITS

Task: Transfer old websites to new websites

Status: In-progress

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Why do we need to do this?

Uh oh, PHP had a major vulnerability. This meant it was way easier for hackers to break into our old websites, so we had to quickly transfer them over to more modern WordPress sites.

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What did we do?

Abdurrahmaan, Stacy, and I worked on transferring all content over from the old sites to the new sites. This involved using the new website template that Abdurrahmaan created and making sure the sites were as accurate to the originals as possible.

2027 Spring STA Roster Poster

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In August, I began working on the 2027 Spring STA Roster Poster. With the theme being a video game menu or character select screen, I started looking for references and inspiration in games like Terraria, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros.

Creating a Background in Procreate

Going off of these inspirations, I went into Procreate and began sketching out my first concept background and assets, leaning more off of the Terraria pixel art style. I would continue with this art style for the majority of the project.

After completing these major assets, I began working out the rest of the background where the STAs and remaining design would take space. For this, I planned an updated layout and worked with the sections one by one, starting with the clouds in the far background, and the Austin downtown skyline in the middle ground.

Secondary Iteration & STA Frames

Now finalizing the background design, I imported all the assets into Illustrator and began working on the main layout design and STA frames. At the same time, I began working on a separate design with a different art style.

After working on these two designs, I created a separate layout of STA frames which I then applied onto my initial design.

After combining the background with the STA frames, I took more inspiration from an Overwatch character selected screen for a darker, more contrasting look to the poster. I also added details to the background like stars, lights of the buildings, and a “27” on the lights of the UT Tower.

LAITS T-Shirt Design 2026-2027

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In late October, I began my work on the LAITS T-Shirt. The theme of this years shirt comes from the 1990s K-Nack 107.7 Radio Station bumper sticker design:

Since LAITS doesn’t have an official mascot or single visual theme which is unique to LAITS, I decided to make the main design surrounded by the word “LAITS” itself. Taking inspiration from the bumper sticker and various designs from the 1990s I found on Design Reviewed, I came up with the following first iteration.