Somewhere down north

Somewhere Down North is author Jason Rhodes' luminous debut—an intimate chronicle of a Black American family moving through love, faith, humor, and hard truth. In this collaboration with the author I designed the cover, formatted the books interior, and created a series of social media posts and signage promoting the books and related events.

The book is available for purchase now on Amazon.com

Dots & Squiggles

Dots and Squiggles is a public art installation on the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s campus, more specifically, the Fine Arts Building there. This project was completed in a collaboration between the Cheeky Magpie Collective, a student and alumni-led design collective tied to UMBC and the university’s Arts+ Initiative. The Initiative works to shed a light on the impact of the arts at the university and the art majors and arts alumni’s lasting impact on the global community.

As a co-designer with my colleague and previous classmate Gwen Knott, we worked to develop an abstract piece that would inspire and spark creativity in those who walked by whether they were artists, engineers, or scientists.

You can visit this installation on UMBC's campus now, just head over to the Fine Arts Building! You can also read the article here for more information: https://umbc.edu/stories/fine-arts-gets-a-facelift/

Fall '25 Welter* Literary Magazine brand identity

Welter* is the University of Baltimore’s print and digital literary journal produced by the faculty and students of the UB MFA Program. The publication is released bi-anually, once as a print publication in the spring and then as a digital issue in the fall. In the Fall 2025 semester I was tasked with creating the visual identity of the online issue. I designed the new logo, logomark, and brand palettes which were then applied to the issues’s webpage, any social media posts, and the website's banner.

MEET THE ELEMENTS
FUNGI: EARTH'S DETOXIFIERS

Arsenic (Ag)

Lead (Pb)

Cadmium (Cd)

The Meet The Elements project is a collaboration between Kelley Bell's ART 431 Graphic Design III and the UMBC Chemistry Department. Graphic Design III students were tasked to create a poster series highlighting a common relationship between a grouping of three elements on the periodic table. For this set of posters the theme was toxic elements absorbed by and bioaccumulated in various species of fungi. This project seeks to bridge the somewhat intimidating gap between sciences such as chemistry and the visual arts world. This 3-poster series alongside the other creations by Graphic Design III students will be displayed in the Meyerhoff Chemistry Building in the CNMS Gallery in the final half of the 2025 Spring semester.

You can find more information about the gallery here.

APPRENDRE!

Apprendre offers a comprehensive suite of tools for French-English translation and language learning. Key features include live camera-based text and image translation, a copy-paste function for translating text between French and English, an audio transcription and translation tool for conversations, and structured, image-driven lessons designed to improve French knowledge and fluency. This project required in-depth user-testing, research, and knowledge of mobile application accessibility.

You can access the app prototype here.

Campusnav

The goal of this Digital Design III project was to develop an app that would aid users in navigating art spaces within UMBC's campus. The app had to help users navigate both indoors and outdoors and needed to be accessible to aid users of all types. CampusNav utilized a friendly mascot, a comprehensive list of current events/galleries on campus, indoor and outdoor navigation, and an in-gallery assistant that described works for those with visual impairments.

You can view the full pitch deck with accompanying research, personas, and concepts here.

Baltimore youth arts conceptual rebrand

Baltimore Youth Arts, a Baltimore-based nonprofit focuses on helping young adults and teens who have been involved with the justice system and provides them with the skills and mentorship they need to succeed through the lens of visual arts. As someone passionate about their cause, I wanted to take a stab at an organization rebrand. The rebrand consolidated the nonprofit’s current color palette, presented a more concise type system, and allowed for the use of multiple logo marks.

Queen of Thorns font

For this project an original bitmap font named "Queen of Thorns" was created using the online platform Fontstruct.com and then employed in a number of conceptual advertisements as well as a font anatomy poster. Before the completion of the visual aspects of the project, research surrounding the origins of bitmap and its historical use was conducted.

CircusCuisine_FINAL_Spreads.pdf

Circus cuisine cookbook

The "Circus Cuisine" cookbook was inspired by and informed by those who love and have been a part of the circus industry. The cookbook features original illustrations, recipes from previous Barnum and Bailey Circus performers, and facts about the niche sect of the entertainment industry.

This project was printed and spiral bound as a physical cookbook with laminated paper and a clown ribbon as the attached bookmark.

JaydenRhodes_A337_AtoZ(Final).pdf

a-z glam metal

"A to Z Glam Metal" is an A to Z book highlighting the great glam metal bands of past and present. The book highlights the often undermined sub-genre of music and focuses on each groups place of origin, members, and top musical achievements.

This book was printed and spiral bound to be displayed in a number of art shows, featuring a metalelectric guitar bookmark attached at the top of the spiral.

Billie HOLIDAY summer jazz series promo

This poster and front and back ticket design was created for a conceptual jazz concert at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The goal was to create an engaging poster and physical ticket that allowed room for heavy typographic content while remaining visually appealing. The limited color palette and typographical hierarchy allows for each element of the design to come together.

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