I am a graphic and web designer and artist based in Washington, DC, with interests in typography, calligraphy, and world languages and cultures. My work over the years in a wide range of media, from AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to hand-made wedding certificates, has given me a unique style, and I am always looking for new opportunities to use my skills and experience to help fulfill clients' design needs. My main focus lately has been creating multilingual calligrams (word art designs) for all occasions, using words from languages from around the world to create unique images. --- **Freelance Graphic, Font & UI Designer and Digital Artist** Parquillian Design _2011 - Present_ **Internet Architect Associate** Front End Design Anant Corporation _Feb 2011 - Nov 2018_…I am a graphic and web designer and artist based in Washington, DC, with interests in typography, calligraphy, and world languages and cultures. My work over the years in a wide range of media, from AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to hand-made wedding certificates, has given me a unique style, and I am always looking for new opportunities to use my skills and experience to help fulfill clients' design needs. My main focus lately has been creating multilingual calligrams (word art designs) for all occasions, using words from languages from around the world to create unique images. --- **Freelance Graphic, Font & UI Designer and Digital Artist** Parquillian Design _2011 - Present_ **Internet Architect Associate** Front End Design Anant Corporation _Feb 2011 - Nov 2018_WWW…
I am a graphic and web designer and artist based in Washington, DC, with interests in typography, calligraphy, and world languages and cultures. My work over the years in a wide range of media, from AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to hand-made wedding certificates, has given me a unique style, and I am always looking for new opportunities to use my skills and experience to help fulfill clients' design needs. My main focus lately has been creating multilingual calligrams (word art designs) for all occasions, using words from languages from around the world to create unique images. --- **Freelance Graphic, Font & UI Designer and Digital Artist** Parquillian Design _2011 - Present_ **Internet Architect Associate** Front End Design Anant Corporation _Feb 2011 - Nov 2018_…I am a graphic and web designer and artist based in Washington, DC, with interests in typography, calligraphy, and world languages and cultures. My work over the years in a wide range of media, from AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to hand-made wedding certificates, has given me a unique style, and I am always looking for new opportunities to use my skills and experience to help fulfill clients' design needs. My main focus lately has been creating multilingual calligrams (word art designs) for all occasions, using words from languages from around the world to create unique images. --- **Freelance Graphic, Font & UI Designer and Digital Artist** Parquillian Design _2011 - Present_ **Internet Architect Associate** Front End Design Anant Corporation _Feb 2011 - Nov 2018_WWWW…
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I am a graphic and web designer and artist based in Washington, DC,
with interests in typography, calligraphy, and world languages and cultures.
My work over the years in a wide range of media, from AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to hand-made wedding certificates, has given me a unique style, and I am always looking for new opportunities to use my skills and experience to help fulfill clients’ design needs.
My main focus lately has been creating multilingual calligrams (word art designs) for all occasions, using words from languages from around the world to create unique images.
Freelance Graphic, Font & UI Designer and Digital Artist Parquillian Design
2011 - Present
Internet Architect Associate Front End Design
Anant Corporation
Feb 2011 - Nov 2018
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Experience Level
Artwork
Expert
Greetings Card
Expert
Lettering
Expert
Infographic
Intermediate
Logo
Intermediate
Freelance Gig
Intermediate
Illustration
Intermediate
Language
English
Fluent
Japanese
Intermediate
Education
BS in Linguistics at Georgetown University
September 1, 1983 - May 23, 1988Minors in Japanese and Arabic
Graphic Design Certificate at Center for Digital Imaging Arts(CDIA) @ Boston University, DC Campus
July 1, 2009 - March 10, 2010Qualifications
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Media & Entertainment
Union of Concerned Scientists Infographic: Lessons from the Lunchroom
I created the graphics and edited the copy for this infographic
for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
I did the work using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as a contract assignment for the Graphicacyorganization, which coordinated the work as part of UCS’s Lessons from the Lunchroom series.
https://www.twine.net/signin…I created the graphics and edited the copy for this infographic
for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
I did the work using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as a contract assignment for the Graphicacyorganization, which coordinated the work as part of UCS’s Lessons from the Lunchroom series.
https://www.twine.net/signinWWWWWWWW…
Book Covers for Poetry Anthologies
I created the cover art for two collections of poems by members of the DC Poetry Collective called iNK BLOTS Vols. 1 & 2.
The quill design on the covers is made from the words for “poetry” in 103 languages.
On the back cover of each book, there is a key to the languages used.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/ink-blots-book-cover/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrUwqNFtTMe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…I created the cover art for two collections of poems by members of the DC Poetry Collective called iNK BLOTS Vols. 1 & 2.
The quill design on the covers is made from the words for “poetry” in 103 languages.
On the back cover of each book, there is a key to the languages used.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/ink-blots-book-cover/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrUwqNFtTMe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
Drummond Island Tall Ship Calligram
This calligram (word art) design was created for the Drummond Island Tall Ship Company using Adobe Illustrator, as branding for their _2022-2023 Dream Inspiration Tour_.
Drummond Island Tall Ship Company usually offers a variety of day and overnight trip options where people can enjoy the experience of sailing on an actual tall ship.
As the pandemic made it difficult for them to give tours with customers, they put together their _2022-23 Dream Inspiration Tour_ from their home harbor down the east coast to the Bahamas and back, to spread their message of following your dreams.
The design is based on an image of their custom-built tall ship the Schooner Huron Jewel, and is made from some of their favorite phrases encouraging people to go for their dreams.
https://ditallship.com/dreamtour/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtAwptrzUZ
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChiCcK3ui-T…This calligram (word art) design was created for the Drummond Island Tall Ship Company using Adobe Illustrator, as branding for their _2022-2023 Dream Inspiration Tour_.
Drummond Island Tall Ship Company usually offers a variety of day and overnight trip options where people can enjoy the experience of sailing on an actual tall ship.
As the pandemic made it difficult for them to give tours with customers, they put together their _2022-23 Dream Inspiration Tour_ from their home harbor down the east coast to the Bahamas and back, to spread their message of following your dreams.
The design is based on an image of their custom-built tall ship the Schooner Huron Jewel, and is made from some of their favorite phrases encouraging people to go for their dreams.
https://ditallship.com/dreamtour/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtAwptrzUZ
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChiCcK3ui-TWWWWWWWW…
Our Courageous Kids Logo
I created the logo for the non-profit Our Courageous Kids using Adobe Illustrator to use on their website, and also created a custom banner design incorporating the logo.
https://www.twine.net/signin…I created the logo for the non-profit Our Courageous Kids using Adobe Illustrator to use on their website, and also created a custom banner design incorporating the logo.
https://www.twine.net/signinWWWWWWWW…
Types and Shadows Spring 2024 issue (#99)
Created the layout for the Spring 2024 issue (99) of Types and Shadows, the quarterly journal of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts.
I received a Word file from the editor with the main content and created a template to format the content similar to that used by the former editor/layout designer.
https://www.twine.net/signin…Created the layout for the Spring 2024 issue (99) of Types and Shadows, the quarterly journal of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts.
I received a Word file from the editor with the main content and created a template to format the content similar to that used by the former editor/layout designer.
https://www.twine.net/signinWWWWWWWW…
World Word Wave Calligram
This Wor(l)d Wave design, inspired by the famous print by Hokusai, was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘wave’ in 380 languages from around the world.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-wave/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7kLtswyw4G/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Wave design, inspired by the famous print by Hokusai, was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘wave’ in 380 languages from around the world.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-wave/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7kLtswyw4G/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Giraffe Calligram
This Wor(l)d Giraffe was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for “giraffe” in 67 languages spoken in areas where giraffes are native.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-word-giraffe/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aBSJ0SlkI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Giraffe was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for “giraffe” in 67 languages spoken in areas where giraffes are native.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-word-giraffe/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aBSJ0SlkI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Snow Leopard
This Wor(l)d Snow Leopard was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘snow leopard’ in 56 languages from areas where this animal is native. Like the snow leopard, many of these languages are in danger of disappearing soon.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/native-snow-leopard/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9DN-zEtfn6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Snow Leopard was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘snow leopard’ in 56 languages from areas where this animal is native. Like the snow leopard, many of these languages are in danger of disappearing soon.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/native-snow-leopard/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9DN-zEtfn6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Penguin Calligram
This Wor(l)d Penguin was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘penguin’ in 7 languages spoken in areas around the world where penguins live.
It is available on cards, wall art, tote bags and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/native-penguin-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6J0u9NylMc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Penguin was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘penguin’ in 7 languages spoken in areas around the world where penguins live.
It is available on cards, wall art, tote bags and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/native-penguin-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6J0u9NylMc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Dolphin Calligram
This Wor(l)d Dolphin was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for “dolphin” in 228 languages spoken in coastal areas around the world where dolphins are found.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-word-dolphin/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxHPDpTtBj1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Dolphin was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for “dolphin” in 228 languages spoken in coastal areas around the world where dolphins are found.
It is available on cards, wall art, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-word-dolphin/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxHPDpTtBj1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Hummingbird Calligram
This Wor(l)d Hummingbird design was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘hummingbird’ in 100 languages spoken in the Americas where hummingbirds live.
It is available on cards, pillows, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/hummingbird-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7U-sK1yEoS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Hummingbird design was created in Adobe Illustrator using the words for ‘hummingbird’ in 100 languages spoken in the Americas where hummingbirds live.
It is available on cards, pillows, tshirts and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/hummingbird-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7U-sK1yEoS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
World Word Iris Calligram
This Wor(l)d Iris was created in Adobe Illustrator using the word for “Iris” in 75 languages from around the world.
It is available on cards, wall art, pillows and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-iris-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wcrwCSMhB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…This Wor(l)d Iris was created in Adobe Illustrator using the word for “Iris” in 75 languages from around the world.
It is available on cards, wall art, pillows and more.
https://parquillian.com/portfolio_item/world-iris-card/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wcrwCSMhB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==WWWWWWWW…
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