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Client Work

An illustration of a heating matchstick, with orange and black diamond pattern, and a white tip.

The Sapphic Sun

I am a marketing and graphic designer for The Sapphic Sun, a newspaper. My work involves a variety of tasks, including designing social media campaigns for Instagram, creating website layouts for mobile menus on their new site, developing 3D models of a stamp for packaging, and designing a new business card. All Illustrations done by Victoria.

A bunch of lavender flowers with a white card that says 'The Sapphic Sun' in black Gothic font.
Business cards for The Sapphic Sun, a LGBTQ+ publication based in St. Petersburg, FL, featuring an illustration of a sun with a face, pink cheeks

My first task was to update The Sapphic Sun business card to make it less cluttered and more polished. I worked within the brand guidelines to create an elegant design that captures the classic newspaper feel while incorporating a modern touch.

Screenshot of a mobile app showing five circular icons with star symbols, each labeled with different phrases: 'find us!', 'in the wild', a highlighted icon, 'community...', and 'resources!'.

Many Instagram posts were created on the same day they were published. I frequently communicated with the head illustrator to design elements that would enhance the layout. Additionally, I developed 52 color options for the Instagram highlight covers, all while incorporating Victoria's star illustration.

Instagram post featuring a colorful graphic with a calendar icon, promoting voting for best of the bay with the words 'Vote for us!'
A rubber stamp with a wooden handle, imprinting the logo 'The Sapphic Sun' with a graphic of a woman's face inside a sunburst pattern.
Top of a rubber stamp with a wooden handle, imprinting the logo 'The Sapphic Sun' with a graphic of a woman's face inside a sunburst pattern.
Side of a rubber stamp with a wooden handle, imprinting the logo 'The Sapphic Sun' with a graphic of a woman's face inside a sunburst pattern.

The newspaper aims to expand its branding by incorporating it into the packaging used for shipping. One of my ideas is to create a custom stamp that can be 3D printed to reduce costs. I designed the handle and casing for the logo using Blender, and the stamp will be printed with a rubber filament.

Process

Variations of the business card

Variations of the business card

Figuring out the shape of the stamp

Figuring out the shape of the stamp

trying different colors for printing the model

trying different colors for printing the model

Trying to different layouts for the post

Trying to different layouts for the post