I recently graduated with a Bachelor's in Biological Pre-medical Illustration at Iowa State University. But in my last semester, I came to realize that I enjoyed doing tech projects more than fine arts projects.
The tech projects I worked on involved data visualization using Processing3, UI/UX design using Adobe XD, and web development using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. These projects also played an important role in winning 2 awards. Both came with cash prizes.
The impact these projects made on me and my peers inspired me to embark on a journey to become an IT professional
Currently, I’m attending a 12-week bootcamp at Per Scholas on Mainframe Engineering. There, I’m learning the fundamentals of TSO/ISPF, JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, and more.
Madagascar hissing cockroaches
Illustration
Gardening
When designing this project, I developed two different treemaps. One classifies pets by “leaf” and the other by “branch.” Treemaps are great for this type of data because it is easier to take in all the information at once compared to pie and bar charts.
inWOOD is a static website that teaches the basics of wood anatomy. Its target audience is Iowa State University students taking ISU BIOL 454, Plant Anatomy. The website includes 9 pages and 7 quizzes; complete with original illustrations and photographs done by me. inWOOD's purpose is to provide a resource for students as study material. The project came in 2 phases: UI/UX and Web Development.
Dimensions: 1920x1080p
Materials: Procreate, Adobe XD
Reference: Simpson’s Plant Systematics
Originally, the project was called "Into the Wood" and the prototype was created using Adobe XD. For the design layout, I took inspiration from other education-oriented websites such as Khan Academy, Udemy, Coursera, and Duolingo.
This phase was completed within a month before moving on to the second phase: web development.
Dimensions: 960x960p
Materials: Processing 3, TreeMappa (plugin)
Data: American Pet Products, “National Pet Owners Survey”
When designing this project, I developed two different treemaps. One classifies pets by “leaf” and the other by “branch.” Treemaps are great for this type of data because it is easier to take in all the information at once compared to pie and bar charts.
Created using Processing3 and treeMappa
Data Visualization using Processing3