Little Shop of Covers Amongst Other Things [ CLOSED ]

|| PORTFOLIO ||

{ ABOUT THE DESIGNER }

Hey, everyone! Lei here. 

A quick background about me:

I'm a visual artist by trade. Although, I'm not as active since I'm teaching part-time at my old art school. 

I'm not technically a graphic designer per sé. I'm a Fine Arts graduate (Note: "fine arts" instead of "design", and google the difference ), but I did have a Creative Design subject (which was 7 years ago where I almost flunked it. Yikes!) that I heavily rely on in making my designs.

I'm currently in the midst of writing two novels: DITCH (YA coming-of-age story) and The Misfits (YA Sci-Fantasy Romance). *You'll see their covers in a bit.*

I'm currently the mom of a rambunctious month-and-a-half-old puppy and a doting aunt of a 2 months-old puppy who made it her entire life's mission to be my shadow - so you can imagine how my day is spent.

The primary type of graphics I usually work with are: covers, banners and signatures. 

The genres I have worked so far in are mainly teen fiction and romance. I did make graphics for poetry books, fantasy and thrillers.

I should probably mention that I've never tried making any character aesthetics, but I like to explore and develop my range in design.  This include different types of graphics and genre.

I currently work with a Photoshop CS5 using a ten year-old Core I3 laptop. My newer laptop got broken and my PC is out of order, so I had to downgrade. 

My designs range from minimalist styles (simple manipulation and word marks)  to complex ones (full-on manipulation and effects). However, since I'm dealing with a relic of a laptop, I might only go as far as in the middle of that spectrum.

Please note that I generally use unlicensed photos and seldom use copyrighted photos (unless they're fan-fics or if I'm desperate ). The font types are either sourced from DaFont or 1001Fonts. 

I am also very particular with my images and texts so I tend to overthink a lot and overstock photos and fonts (also, a leading factor in a prolonged work period). 

I weigh my composition carefully by considering consistency of style, hierarchy, movement,  contrast and the memorability of the design.

With all these said, I present to you my portfolio.

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