Jeremy Ryan Rowe

4300 Dell Road Apt. D

Lansing, MI 48911

(517) 763-3173

Creative Portfolio

Some would say that, in essence, the expression

of art is a form of communication which exists

to convey ideas between individuals. If that

is the case, then the mastery of this language

is something every designer should aspire to

attain. That being said, one must still keep in

mind that the idea (or content of what is being

communicated) is still the most fundamentally

important product that results from the creative

process. It is my goal as a designer to best

utilize the inherit nature of art as a tool. For me,

rather than aspiring to simply create a stunning

presentation, ultimate satisfaction comes from

shifting the focus to the underlying concept and

inspiring others to the possibilities of what an

empty canvas can eventually become.

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Content Page Number

Caricatures and digital rendering .......................................................... 1

Cartooning ................................................................................................. 2

Sketching .................................................................................................... 3

Graphic design ...................................................................................... 4-6

Photo manipulation and editing ........................................................ 7-8

Site layout and Photoshop rendering .................................................... 9

3D modeling ............................................................................................. 10

Table of contents

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Caricatures and digital

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rendering

Here Adobe Illustrator was used to compose the black and

white vector art of the caricatures. Digital rendering was then

completed in Adobe Photoshop using gradients, glow effects,

and soft brush presets.

Cartooning

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Above are three sample illustrations included in a children’s

book published in 2012. Visit www.slurpingsarahbook.com.

Sketching

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Korean Garden outside Berlin.

Entrance to the Berlin Zoo.

Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Plaza Real in Barcelona.

*All sketches were completed at location within 2 hours.

Graphic design at

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FedEx Offi ce

Over the years of my employment at FedEx Offi ce, designing

various documents such as fl yers, business cards, coupons,

and notices became part of my everyday responsibilities. This

particular fl yer was posted as an 18”x24” poster and was also

used as a bag stuffer for letter size envelopes. The photograph

of a storefront, products offered, and company logos were all

compiled from numerous advertisements and have been used

with permission.

The coupon shown

on the left was put

together utilizing

Adobe Photoshop

CS3. The fi nal product

was then used as a

bag stuffer for three

FedEx Offi ce locations

located in the greater

Lansing area. As

part of the design,

the professional

photograph seen

in the coupon has

been included with

permission. Also,

located at the bottom

of the page is a

business card that

was created for a

group project within

the MSU curriculum.

The background

was created in

Adobe Illustrator,

and the remaining

text was typeset in

Photoshop CS3. It is

intended to represent

a Landscape

Architecture fi rm

that specializes

in waterfront and

fountain development.

Business cards and

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coupons

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Overall layout of this fl yer was created in approximately 2

hours using InDesign. Original Dragonfl y artwork has been used

with permission by Metaphor Maker Press LLC.

Book promotion

Photo manipulation

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In this example highlight effects, a sepia fi lter, and contrast

enhancement were tools used in Adobe Photoshop. In

addition, glow effects were used to emphasize the text and

the character of the sky was enhanced using cloud formations

from a landscape photograph.

Photo editing and

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Here contrast, saturation, and clone stamping were used to

create the fi nal product. Special attention was given to the

tree bark on the left in order to create a more pronounced

foreground element.

enhancement

Site planning and digital

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rendering

Original site plan and section elevations were done in ink on

vellum. Final renderings were completed with texture brushes,

lighting effects, and small sections of photographs.

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The site plan here was part of a design project assigned

by the Landscape Architecture program at Michigan

State University. The basic layout was created in CAD, and

subsequently fi nalized in Google SketchUp. The 3D warehouse

feature was used to represent various components such as

doorways, benches, pedestrians, and planting forms.

Three dimensional modeling

Jeremy Ryan Rowe

4300 Dell Road Apt. D

Lansing, MI 48911

(517) 763-3173