Ava Simpkinson
@avabearlythere
Hi, I’m Ava.
I’m an Illustrator and Designer.
I make work intended for the music, publishing, and sports industries.
Selected Work
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Sonic Textures - BFA Thesis
My goal was to portray the unique energy and perspectives music can bring by using imagery, colors, patterns, and textures. For this project, I used a combination of physical and digital media.
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The Bear - Poster
A poster design/illustration for the TV show The Bear. 11” x 17” Digital Illustration, Personal Project.
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Handle With Care
An editorial piece based on the title "Handle With Care”. The assignment was to create an editorial illustration for an article title without reading what the article was about. 7” x 5” Digital Illustration.
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Game Day Tennis Graphic
A game day graphic, made for a mock Instagram post. 1080x1080 pixels Photoshop Design, Practice Project.
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Strange Weather in Tokyo - Book Cover
A book cover illustration for the Japanese novel Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami. Created for an assignment where we had to design a book cover. 6” x 9” Digital Illustration.
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Alex Albon F1 Poster
Poster design of F1 driver Alex Albon, with some of the lyrics to Cake’s song The Distance on it. A4 Photoshop Design, Personal Project.
Services
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Editorial
Any illustrations or designs made to accompany a piece of writing. This could include book covers, article illustrations, or magazine layouts.
Album Covers
A design or illustration meant to accompany and represent music. Could also be formatted to be a playlist cover, cassette case, CD case, etc.
Social Media Content
Designs or illustrations made specifically for social media. Instagram posts, Twitter banner, Facebook ads, etc.
Products/Merch
An illustration or graphic meant to be printed onto a physical product. Examples of this would be clothing, mugs, keychains, posters, and more.
Marketing
Made to promote and represent a brand. Could include online or physical ads.