Jahzel Misner - Designer

It’s that time of year again. I’ve made cards with ice queens, penguins, snowmen and carolers. For this year, Devin suggested robots.

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New card design for Something Green. Drawing in this style requires a lot of patience and many breaks to keep from getting sloppy. This is the 2nd time I’ve drawn in this style (see Henna card). This time around I had a plan. During Henna I was too anxious about getting all the details and swoops in that I neglected the composition. The result was an un-anchored layout (it feels floaty). With Mehndi, I stuck to basic outlines until I was happy with the composition and white space balance. Lesson learned.

Another UI practice for me. Graphics and icons by me. 3D background by Visual Paradox.
These are mockups, not a real game. However, I was playing the Battlestar Galactica board game before designing these and took much of the game mechanics as inspiration. Note to self: Learn how to draw spaceships.

I briefly posted some sketches for a new secret project I was working on. The project has launched and I can now share my process and final work.

The client was Hayley Miller. An eco-friendly, award winning make-up artist. She had commissioned artwork from Laura Gibson years ago, and she still loved the artwork. However, she wanted the look of her brand to be more softer and ethereal. She also specifically requested an anime style. Here are the results.

Another AdHack commission for Hops Studios. AdHack recently launched their ‘Hire this Creator’ functionality, and I was the very first designer to get hired on their site!

These Hops banners are a lot of fun. It is pretty much designing an Infographic. Not only does it have to look good, but it has to accurately communicate the purpose of the module. ECS Amazon module banner & icons. #1 is the original, #2 is after client feedback.

My blog has been quiet lately, thought I have very busy with multiple projects. I do not want to post my work on these projects as many of them are redesign projects, and I will be waiting for them to launch before I blog about them.

I’m making a sincere effort to get back into UI Art design. These are mockups, and not a real game. The 3D art is by Brandon Campbell. Icons and HUD element are by me. The art inspiration for this game is Warhammer 40k & Dawn of War.

Sketches and colour options for a new project I’m working on. I can’t disclosed any information about the client this early in the project, but I will be blogging about her soon!

Media: Painter, Photoshop, Illustrator

An Adhack banner commision for Hop Studios. The best part about this commision was that they had existing graphics created by another artist, which provided me with the challenge of mimicking another artist’s style. (E.g. Deeployer helper banner)

Layout mock ups and sketches.

Only 2 mockups, and both of a similar style?! Yes I know, how very out of character for me. The client made it very easy for me by providing:

• A description of the brand.
• Example of website styles. E.g. MeloFotografia, Girls by Design, Lalawag
• Content.

The client was happy with the first mockup, but I decided to do a 2nd one for fun. She hasn’t seen it yet. =)

I forgot to post this one – logo styles for Vancitywag. I remembered because I am currently working on their website mock ups.
I deleted one logo, I realized too late that it was the Volkswagen logo!

The client chose #17