Devi Grace norton

To commemorate the holiday as well as the firms anniversary, this three dimensional card was created using the design of a portico that was part of a current project. By making the card a shallow box and coloring the inside of the card red, the windows appeared to glow from within. An intricate card to produce, the architectural features were foil stamped, the windows were clear coated to imply glass and the holiday wreath was die cut and glued in place.

Lairs of the Unconscious is an early career survey of the contemporary artist Michael Velliquette. This 250 page book contains more than 200 full color images and four essays. The book is designed to subtly reflect his technique, narrative themes and formal trajectories of his work.

This commission from The Southwest School of Art was to design two catalogs for concurrent shows comprised of different styles of work. Although different dimensions, consistent type and organic grids allowed the unique catalogs to look analogous.

This invitation package was designed for the annual Night of Mystery fundraising gala. The gala wanted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founder with the theme, “A Century of Tom Slick”. Using archival images, as well as pulling images inspired by his life and interests, the original collage artwork pays respect to the man behind the organization.

This illustrated book is both a memoir and travel essay about a woman and her family’s journeys across the country. Using a series of watercolors by the author’s daughter, the design of the book carefully places spot illustrations throughout the text to support the themes and destinations contained in the story.

To commemorate the speakers retirement from the Texas House of Representatives, this holiday card utilizes an original architectural drawing of the State Capitol. The larger footprint on the back side of this die cut card accommodates a photo of the family and a holiday message. Red printed on the inside of the card catches the natural light and creates a faint warm glow on the facade which features a holiday wreath.

After a fire left the Governors Mansion in Austin, Texas in disrepair, the building had to go through extensive restorations. The symmetric simplicity of the ionic columns embody the building and symbolize the detailed repairs, while the invitation opens to reveal a photo of the mansion accompanied by the event details.

This invitation was designed for the annual Charity Ball celebration. Beginning with another artists illustration of the chrysanthemum, the invitation package was built around the existing color palette. White space and subtle patterns—including a embossed and laser cut butterfly—add texture and nuance to this colorful invitation package.

This invitation and corresponding recipe book were created for the annual gala of Villa Finale, a National Historic Trust site and house museum. Avoiding standard documentation of a collection that is widely cataloged, the focus became showcasing elements of the collection through details. Combined with recipes from the chefs participating in the event, the recipe book was designed as a keepsake of the evening of culinary adventure inspired by the art in the collection.

This Identity and environmental project for a real estate development in New Jersey, sought to grant the undeveloped land a sense of history consistent with the area. This comprehensive project involved logo design, brochures, and a brand book defining color schemes, paper systems, signs, gates and mailboxes.

Designing this novel involved typesetting and creating an original cover. Set on the Texas gulf coast, this story blends themes of high art and wealth with destruction and coastal need. The cover uses red lines in a abstract pattern to speak to some themes of the book—fishing line, nets, veins of blood, travels and the web of intrigue that ties them all together.

This invitation package was designed for the annual Night of Mystery fundraising gala. The Mind Science Foundation explores topics in science, imagination and new horizons. For this artwork, the scientific drawings of Ernst Heinkel are used as the basis for collages of fantastical creatures that are comprised of plants, molcules and animals.

First exhibited at the McNay Art Museum, The David Shelton Gallery commissioned a catalog to commemorate this show by Vincent Valdez. Informed by the strength and message of the work, this catalog design utilizes a careful use of white space and simplicity.

This workbook was published by the Edwards Aquifer Authority in San Antonio as part of a community outreach program to help students and their families learn about the natural environment of the river and aquifer system. The design challenge was to blend the orginal watercolor illustrations by Joey Fauerso with provided photography and type to create an educational and engaging workbook.

This invitation package was designed for the annual Night of Mystery fundraising gala. For the theme “Dreamscape”, the original collage artwork was created to evoke the elusive quality of dreams and memory. Combining different source images, forms emerge that invite the viewer to wonder at what they are—often appearing to be one thing until closer inspection when their true form is revealed.