Illustration

Self-Authorship Poster Series

This poster series was created as a part of a self-authorship project exploring identity through illustration and design. Each poster features a stylized Indigenous figure inspired by Taino heritage and Puerto Rican culture. While the characters are not meant to be historically accurate, they represent imagined voices; symbolic portraits of resilience, memory, and cultural pride.

The project blends collage, texture, and expressive typography to convey layered identity and personal storytelling. It reflects my interest in reclaiming visual space for underrepresented narratives and honoring heritage in a modern, creative way.

Flower Rangoli

This Rangoli-inspired digital illustration was created in Photoshop, blending cultural design techniques with personal heritage. I chose to base the flower on Puerto Rico’s national flower, the Flor de Maga, a hibiscus-like bloom native to the island.

To make the piece feel even more rooted in identity, I included a small coqui, Puerto Rico’s iconic tree frog. Though Rangoli is traditionally South Asian, this interpretation brings a personal and cultural spin to the form by merging motifs from two different backgrounds into one-cohesive composition.

This piece showcases my love for illustrative design, color storytelling, and heritage-driven visual work.

Coraline Book Design

Inspired by Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, this project reimagines the book through a highly illustrative lens. The cover and accompanying spread aim to capture the eerie yet whimsical tone of the story using stylized visual elements and storytelling through composition. The cover features the Coraline doll and the spread features a tunnel scene that connects the alternate world with reality, using imagery alone to evoke mood and narrative without relying on text.

Designed entirely in Photoshop, the book cover and the spread.