Soundtrack
Role: Art Director + Designer
Illustrator: Julian Adon Alexander
Penguin Random House, Publishing Spring 2026
As Art Director and Designer at Penguin Random House Audio, I developed the visual identity for the Soundtrack audiobook original — a narrative-driven production blending storytelling, music, and performance.
After the project’s success, my visual system was translated into a full trade and hardcover release, translating an auditory experience into a cohesive, tactile design.
I wanted the cover to sound the way the audiobook feels—rhythmic, warm, and layered.”
Initial Sketches
As Art Director, I encouraged the illustrator, Julian Adon Alexander to explore how sound can be visualized—analyzing spectrogram patterns, album design language, and vintage scorebook motifs. The aim was to merge musical abstraction with literary storytelling.
Moodboard
The initial sketches focused on rhythm, balance, and negative space. The moodboard leaned into deep gradients and analog textures that evoke the warmth of recorded sound.
Color
Typography was chosen to mirror the cadence of the title—expressive yet restrained. I used a warm, analog color palette inspired by the audio’s tonal qualities: amber and charcoal hues referencing both stage lighting and vinyl warmth.
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
Role: Illustrator + Designer
For this personal project, I reimagined the cover of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., exploring how a beloved classic could be translated for today’s readers. The composition combines found imagery with my own illustrations, merging old and new to create a familiar yet refreshed visual language.
The challenge was to honor Judy Blume’s legacy while making the design feel immediate and relevant—a bridge between generations of readers. I focused on warmth and introspection, drawing on the color and texture of 1970s paperbacks without veering into imitation.
The result is a quietly expressive cover where restrained typography and soft tone allow the story’s enduring honesty to take center stage.
Typesetting | Color correction | Image sourcing from Shutterstock
Typesetting | Color correction | Image sourcing from Shutterstock
Typesetting | Illustration
Wolfwood
Role: Illustrator + Designer
For this personal project, I reimagined the cover of Wolfwood, blending hand lettering with original illustrations to capture the story’s haunting balance of beauty and danger.
A young adult fantasy centered on power, transformation, and myth, Wolfwood inspired a visual language rooted in duality—where strength meets vulnerability, and nature mirrors the human spirit.
I built the composition around reflection and rhythm, using layered imagery and a muted, earthen palette to evoke metamorphosis. The illuminated typography brings a touch of the otherworldly, adding a pulse of tension that underscores the novel’s dark, lyrical tone.
Illustration, hand lettering, and typesetting.
