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MultiMedia: Sketching, Collage, Video & ANIMATION

Aside from my love of design, I enjoy sketching, watercolors and photography, and have experience working in many products from the Adobe suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Audition and Premiere Pro

Eames Philosophy in Social Design

Can we create an affordable and rapidly deployable solution to provide immediate transitory housing for America’s homeless under the Housing First model while revitalizing the abandonded big box stores? What is the cost of houselessness? Is it the expense for social services picked up at the cost of the taxpayer? Is it the tent city that popped up in your local neighborhood? Is it the line waiting for shelter on a cold night? To what expense does humanity pay for allowing any human to live without proper habitation. Currently, over

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The Walk: A Video Short

https://ekhodeco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-SNH2_HalfSpaces_Heinrich-Amy.mp4 Does the man walk the dog or does the dog walk the man? This project certainly does not answer that question. But, I would gamble — the dog truly walks the man.  The Half-Spaces project outlines a simple walk from the vantage point of a man and his best friend, a little dog. The idea of the video is to highlight the dog’s point of view as he walks, runs, and interacts with the world around him as compared to his loving owner. While their point-of-view is quite different,

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Science Fiction: Animated Short

Here’s a fun little animated short I created in Adobe After Effects. The artwork was a collage inspired by Monty Python’s Flying circus. While only 10 seconds long, the video showcases a short story, fun effects including sound effects and movement in the final cut.  https://ekhodeco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-SNH3_OneSquareTwoSpaces_Heinrich-Ami.mp4

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Minimalist Photography Meets Color Blocking

Minimalistic Photography meets color blocking A fun study in color blocking with items around the house. For this shoot I used colored paper, artificial lighting and vibrant fruit I found in the fridge. The design is minimalistic using geometric and abstract shapes, vast openness and bright colors to create a fun and playful composition. 

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Concept Design: Skate Shop, California

Concept ArT: Skate Shop This was a quick concept design for a two story skate shop which would feature retail and live music events in the evening. Based in the Southern California, the project goal was to embrace the lifestyle of skating as well as it’s culture with strong colors and a subtle yet elevated street vibe.

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MUBA: Children’s Museum Instagram Campaign

Instagram design leading up to the overall exhibition design concept for MUBA: Museo dei bambini di Milano. The project incorporated an initial thematic, inspired by Saul Bass, followed by the storyline, The Happy Prince by celebrated author Oscar Wilde. The themes were adjoined to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals through art, design and play.

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Sketches and such

Sketchings & such: While, I haven’t really been drawing for too long, I enjoy the feeling of pressing the pencil to the paper and appreciate being able to sketch out my designs and ideas.  This is a small gallery of sketch art, watercolors, pencils and a even a little marker render.

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Fun With Fruit – Still Life Photography

Fun With Fruit – Still Life Photography Winter has the world retreating indoors during the 2020 pandemic and it’s easy to run out of tasks and hobbies when you’re locked down and locked in. So I had some fun painting with my camera, working with different textures, colors and themes. Never know what the old baking tin in your oven can be used for!

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Magic Moments: Firenze

Travel Photography: A small collection of hobby shots I took in the spring of 2021 just as Italy was beginning to open back up after the COVID lockdown. 

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Eames Philosophy in Social Design

Can we create an affordable and rapidly deployable solution to provide immediate transitory housing for America’s homeless under the Housing First model while revitalizing the abandonded big box stores? What is the cost of houselessness? Is it the expense for social services picked up at the cost of the taxpayer? Is it the tent city that popped up in your local neighborhood? Is it the line waiting for shelter on a cold night? To what expense does humanity pay for allowing any human to live without proper habitation. Currently, over

Read More »

The Walk: A Video Short

https://ekhodeco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-SNH2_HalfSpaces_Heinrich-Amy.mp4 Does the man walk the dog or does the dog walk the man? This project certainly does not answer that question. But, I would gamble — the dog truly walks the man.  The Half-Spaces project outlines a simple walk from the vantage point of a man and his best friend, a little dog. The idea of the video is to highlight the dog’s point of view as he walks, runs, and interacts with the world around him as compared to his loving owner. While their point-of-view is quite different,

Read More »

Science Fiction: Animated Short

Here’s a fun little animated short I created in Adobe After Effects. The artwork was a collage inspired by Monty Python’s Flying circus. While only 10 seconds long, the video showcases a short story, fun effects including sound effects and movement in the final cut.  https://ekhodeco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-SNH3_OneSquareTwoSpaces_Heinrich-Ami.mp4

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Minimalist Photography Meets Color Blocking

Minimalistic Photography meets color blocking A fun study in color blocking with items around the house. For this shoot I used colored paper, artificial lighting and vibrant fruit I found in the fridge. The design is minimalistic using geometric and abstract shapes, vast openness and bright colors to create a fun and playful composition. 

Read More »

Concept Design: Skate Shop, California

Concept ArT: Skate Shop This was a quick concept design for a two story skate shop which would feature retail and live music events in the evening. Based in the Southern California, the project goal was to embrace the lifestyle of skating as well as it’s culture with strong colors and a subtle yet elevated street vibe.

Read More »

MUBA: Children’s Museum Instagram Campaign

Instagram design leading up to the overall exhibition design concept for MUBA: Museo dei bambini di Milano. The project incorporated an initial thematic, inspired by Saul Bass, followed by the storyline, The Happy Prince by celebrated author Oscar Wilde. The themes were adjoined to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals through art, design and play.

Read More »

Sketches and such

Sketchings & such: While, I haven’t really been drawing for too long, I enjoy the feeling of pressing the pencil to the paper and appreciate being able to sketch out my designs and ideas.  This is a small gallery of sketch art, watercolors, pencils and a even a little marker render.

Read More »

Fun With Fruit – Still Life Photography

Fun With Fruit – Still Life Photography Winter has the world retreating indoors during the 2020 pandemic and it’s easy to run out of tasks and hobbies when you’re locked down and locked in. So I had some fun painting with my camera, working with different textures, colors and themes. Never know what the old baking tin in your oven can be used for!

Read More »

Magic Moments: Firenze

Travel Photography: A small collection of hobby shots I took in the spring of 2021 just as Italy was beginning to open back up after the COVID lockdown. 

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Designs represented were created either in a group or solo setting. Photographs, illustrations and other images are protected by copyright as artistic works. Permission is required to use any image expressed in the portfolio and may need to be obtained from all the copyright owners.