GRACIELA BATISTA DE JESÚS

illustrator, writer, and educator
passionate about storytelling.


Currently: Co- Editor in Chief at v.1

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︎    What Does Your Support System Look Like?

2023, 20 x 12in, placemats
found in design

Inspired by the programming tool Processing, the assignment required the usage of the program to make a modular system of visual imagery. Using said system I developed interactive placemats for community building. 

















process image and
final prints in use!︎︎︎

     
︎    “Morning Roomie!”

2022, stop-motion cut paper animation
found in illustration

  • Inspired by acts of service as a love language and the pleseantries in living with someone you care for.
  • Final animation for the course Typography for Illustrators led by Rafael Attias. 





︎    En Clave (In Code)

2023, laser-cut cardboard, metal ring
found in design

  • A letterform stencil set inspired by Latin American histories of screenprinted matter as resistence. The non-conventional set, intented for spray paint, challenges the user to create letters in distinct manners, creating an individual methodology and unique reading experience. 

stencils in use! ︎︎︎


   


︎    The Daily :
(Hypothetical) Rebranding


2023, found in illustration

An assignment geared to reimagine the current branding of a podcast, the listener base, and reoccuring topics of discussion in order redesign the podcast cover and a
promotional gif .




︎    America’s Food Basket (Hypothetical) Rebranding

2022, found in design

  • Inspired by the multicultural hispanic community that inhabitS Broad St. (where the supermarket is located), I designed a brand identity for America’s Food Basket full of vibrant colors, bold typefaces and “spanglish” messaging. 
  • The rebranding included 3 posters and a take out box mockup