Thanks for visiting my portfolio site. I’m a designer and freelance writer with a history in fashion and apparel design, but a driving passion for graphic design. If I’m not on my end of the cyberspace world, you can probably track me down on a ski slope, a rockface, or chillaxing in the park.
I’m versed in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign on both a Mac and PC. I’m always ready to learn, so shoot me a challenge. If you have that challenge waiting in the wings and would like to get me involved or if you’ve always wanted to know what it’s like to be me, e-mail me at SuzanneEAkin@gmail.com
Morningbird Collective - logo/branding and website design
Morningbird Collective is a site that me and another designer recently started to promote art in the community and support struggling artists. I completed the logo and branding concepts, and site design. All the illustrations are my own, done by hand and then traced in Illustrator. Coding by Andrew Bumpas. You can view the live site here. TOP
Casa Francisco - website design
A website design for a rental property under contract through Old Town Media. Created entirely in Adobe Photoshop CS3, with existing company logo. Website still in development. TOP
Akinz - website design
Recently completed an update in the website design for the clothing line, Akinz Boardwear. Designed with wordpress and bigcartel in mind in Photoshop CS3. Coding by Andrew Bumpas. You can view the live site here. TOP
Evergreen Building Solutions - website design
A website design for a building company specializing in energy ratings. Created entirely in Adobe Photoshop CS3, with existing company logo. Website still in development. TOP
ODell’s Brewery - Blackbird Twitbrew Tap Handle Design
ODell’s produced a beer with all its characteristics chosen by their Twitter followers. They opened up the tap handle design to the public. This was my entry for Blackbird, my winning name suggestion. The image was hand-drawn and then illustrated in Adobe Illustrator. The rest of the image was created in Illustrator from scratch. TOP
Ahlivv - For the Love of Trees
This was a project for an online womens clothing boutique. They were looking for an Earth Day specific t-shirt to be printed on Organic Tees. The design was hand-sketched and then manipulated and colored in Photoshop. TOP
Akinz - End of Season Sale Email Campaign
Needed to produce an image for an email campaign announcing the Akinz End of Season Sale. The image is from a shoot on the last day of the ski season and the product photos were all cut out in Photoshop. The email layout and typography were all created in Photoshop. TOP
JobJiffy.com - Logo Creation
The assignment was to create a logo to illustrate this new website’s service, which was to connect people looking for jobs with people who had temporary assignments. The logo options were created from scratch in Illustrator with completely original images and modified text. TOP
Akinz - Slice n Dice design
This was a graphic print created in Adobe Illustrator and prepared in separated color layers for screenprinting. This graphic was printed on a mens and womens t-shirt, as well as being made into stickers for the company, and used on marketing materials such as discount cards. TOP
Akinz - Shake your Tailfeather
This design began as a sketch and was then traced in Adobe Illustrator with the pen tool and separated into color layers for screenprinting. This was printed on a womens t-shirt. TOP