Project Type: Publishing, Illustration, & Branding

Art Direction:  Prof. Jason Kernivich for GAID Sr. Projects in Authorship

Programs Used: Apple Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, & Figma

Resources: Adobe Stock

You Can Find Me in the Garden is an interactive, illustrated children's book that focuses on environmental conservation and ecosystem health while teaching elementary-aged children the importance of ecosystem health, gardening, and spending time outside. The book touches base on starter gardening tips, the nutritional value of growing your own vegetables, and the benefits of growing plants for your local ecosystems as well. This book aims to get children engaged with and excited about environmental care through pop-up illustrations, informational trading cards, and a match-to and scavenger hunt games. 

This is paired with a small branding campaign, in the Garden, which is aimed at parents and elementary educators. It showcases an ordering site, packaging design, and additional starter gardening products. In the Garden utilizes repeat patterns, scanned-in textures, and grand illustrated spreads to create a seamless blend of analog and digital art styles which I have been on a personal journey to further explore in my design and illustration career.