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I started a second blog in order to archive some of my favorite graphics I’ve created at my day job as a 2D graphic artist (aka photoshop monkey/pixel pusher) at FOX Sports. It’s been a great gig, and I’ve learned a lot along the way, ever since I somehow managed to switch sides from production to design back in 2012. Network and cable, from high school volleyball to the World Series and Super Bowl, I’ve made sportzgraphix for them all !

Although the blog is purely for portfolio purposes, in order to stay compliant with my employer, who owns these graphics, I’ve gotta keep it password protected. 

And that top secret passoword is: katie

Enjoy!

Check out some of my first gig flyers EVER, back from 2009 when I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. I was thrilled to work with the hilarious dudes of 2 Headed Dog and made these just for the experience. All of these flyers are based off of weird little notecard sketches from Mark Fite ! 

It’s nice to look back and see how far I’ve come. This was before my debut as a professional artist in 2012. Before I knew shading! Masks! Or even how to use a stylus! Haha SUHWEET

In May I completed an extraordinary leadership training program with a wonderful team of people called together to be LP121 -- or affectionally known as OneTwentyOneLove. Together we created transformation, in ourselves and the world around us, one example being the community garden renovation project I posted about earlier.

At the end of the training it is customary for the team to have matching hoodies. There was an open call for submissions and we had a blind vote-- and the group picked my design! I was beyond honored to represent my fabulous team.

This year I completed a major milestone: my first mural ! Earlier this year, I participated in a community service project where we renovated a community garden in DTLA and then threw a small festival for the neighborhood. It was so much fun ! The garden already had a the wonderful cemented Labyrinth dedication (see above “Walking the Labyrinth”) but no actual steps to walk.

So-- of course I designed a rainbow path! I had all the supplied donated, utilized my boyfriend’s serious geometry skills, chalked the lines, and my team cleared the weeds and painted it in!  The plan was that I was to do the fine black outline detail work myself, with one other painter... but before I got a chance, one of the kids from the community took it upon herself and outlined the entire thing! At first I was upset at the loss of control over “my” mural, but ultimately realized that engaging the community with art was exactly what I wanted to create in the first place. The final result is bright and charming, or as I heard several times from the neighbors: ¡MUY BONITA! 

Last minute flyer for PARENTS ! What a killer lineup

Flyer for PARENTS + Neil Hamburger at the CA Institute for Abnormal Arts in Noho TOMORROW! 

See you there party people 

❤️ New prints! ❤️ First layer of halftone yellow on holographic paper. This one is called TOTAL SOURCE

Happy Feast of Hearts to all my slimes! <3 <3 <3

Check out my very first screenprint guys! I had a blast making it-- and I freakin love this process !