ELIJAH FELIX
CREATIVE SPECIALIST
~ GRAPHIC DESIGN ~ MARKETING ~ BRANDING ~
IT ALL STARTED WITH A WALLPAPER FOR MY IPHONE.
I NEVER REALLY SAW MYSELF AS AN ARTIST, AT LEAST NOT IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. I USED TO DOODLE AND MAKE SKETCHES FOR FUN, BUT IT WASN’T SOMETHING I TOOK SERIOUSLY UNTIL I GOT TO COLLEGE. I BRIEFLY MAJORED IN NEW MEDIA FOR A SEMESTER WHERE I TOOK A HANDFUL OF CREATIVE CLASSES, ONE THAT EVEN INCLUDED THE USE OF PHOTOSHOP ... AND FAILED ... ALL OF THEM. I SUPPOSE IT JUST WASN’T THE RIGHT TIME. AFTER A WHILE, I CAME ACROSS AN IPHONE WALLPAPER THAT I LIKED AND THOUGHT, “I COULD MAKE THIS BETTER.” SO I OPENED PHOTOSHOP, WATCHED A TUTORIAL, MADE SOME SUPER SIMPLE EDITS AND IT WAS THAT TINY MOMENT THAT REALLY SPARKED EVERYTHING. SINCE THEN, I’VE SPENT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS MAKING DIGITAL ART, WITH FOUR OF THOSE YEARS BEING IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING. WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY HAS LED TO CREATING OFFICIAL CONCERT POSTERS FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS—SOME OF WHOM HAVE PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO SHOW LOVE FOR THE WORK. I DESIGNED ALBUM ARTWORK FOR LOCAL BANDS, LED THE CREATIVE PROCESS FOR AN OFFICIAL WINE LAUNCH, FULLY CREATED MERCHANDISE AND MUCH MORE. I’M STILL SELF-TAUGHT, STILL LEARNING, AND STILL CHASING THAT FEELING OF TURNING A SIMPLE IDEA INTO SOMETHING WORTH SHARING.
Vine Showroom Artist Posters
Personal and Commissioned Merch Designs
DESIGNING CLOTHES WAS ALWAYS A DREAM OF MINE.
GROWING UP, I WAS ALWAYS INTO SNEAKERS AND CLOTHES BUT I COULDN’T ALWAYS AFFORD THEM. MY FAMILY DIDN’T HAVE MUCH, BUT THAT NEVER STOPPED ME FROM APPRECIATING FASHION AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION. WHAT YOU WEAR SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU; IT REFLECTS A MINDSET, AN IDENTITY. DESIGNING APPAREL, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, HAS BEEN MY WAY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THAT CONVERSATION. MOST OF MY WORK SO FAR HAS FOCUSED ON SHIRTS AND HOODIES, BUT I’M EXCITED TO BRANCH OUT AND EXPLORE NEW PIECES AND SILHOUETTES. CREATING CLOTHING PEOPLE WANT TO WEAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE. SOMEONE CHOOSING YOUR DESIGN TO REPRESENT THEM OUT IN THE WORLD, I SEE IT AS A FORM OF TRUST.
THE POWER OF BOOKS
EVEN AS I WRITE THIS, IT’S STILL SURREAL TO REFLECT ON THE IMPACT SOME OF MY BOOKS HAVE HAD, ESPECIALLY MY CHILDREN’S BOOK CRAIG AND THE WORRIES. AS OF JUNE 2025, I’VE PUBLISHED SIX BOOKS, WITH THREE STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE (LINKED BELOW). ONE OF THE PROUDEST MOMENTS OF MY JOURNEY SO FAR WAS BEING INTERVIEWED BY WROC 8 NEWS ABOUT CRAIG AND THE WORRIES, A BOOK THAT I’VE ALSO BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO SEVERAL CLASSROOM READINGS FOR OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. SHARING THESE STORIES WITH STUDENTS AND HEARING THEIR OWN IN RETURN HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING PARTS OF THE PROCESS. TO DATE, I’VE READ TO OVER TEN CLASSES, BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, AND I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME. BEYOND CHILDREN’S BOOKS, I’VE ALSO WRITTEN WORK IN PROGRESS, AN ADULT AFFIRMATION AND MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE, AND WISHMASTER MAGAZINE, A GRAPHIC DESIGN ART BOOK. EACH PROJECT HAS SHOWN ME JUST HOW POWERFUL BOOKS CAN BE AND I’M EXCITED TO KEEP CREATING MORE.
CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO TAKE ON SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT CHALLENGED AND STRENGTHENED MY CREATIVE SKILLS. I’M GRATEFUL FOR EACH OPPORTUNITY AND EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIAL NEW ONES. BELOW ARE DETAILED OUTLINES OF RECENT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CREATIVE PROCESSES BEHIND THEM.
CREATE SOUND
MAKING MUSIC HAS BEEN A BIG GOAL OF MINE FOR MANY YEARS NOW, AND IN 2025, I MADE IT MY MISSION TO PUT FORTH REAL EFFORT INTO REACHING THAT GOAL. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I'VE NOT ONLY REACHED THAT MILESTONE BUT NOW SEEK TO PROGRESS IN THE ART FORM AND GET BETTER AND BETTER. MY NEWEST ALBUM—MARQUISE—IS OUT NOW ON ALL PLATFORMS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE I CAN GO FROM HERE, AS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
CREATIVE EXERCISES
COLLECTION OF RECENT PROJECTS THAT FEATURE DIGITAL ARTWORK I’VE CREATED AS PART OF MY ONGOING JOURNEY TO SHARPEN MY GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS. EACH PIECE REFLECTS EXPERIMENTATION WITH NEW TECHNIQUES, STYLES, AND TOOLS—AN EVOLVING PROCESS THAT FUELS MY CREATIVE GROWTH. THESE WORKS OFFER A GLIMPSE INTO HOW I PUSH BOUNDARIES AND REFINE MY CRAFT.
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