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Crafting Darkness

Featured in the Diablo IV Collector’s Edition, this 300+ page art book showcases the visual heart of Sanctuary. I served as the graphic designer collaborating closely with Diablo’s artists and developers to curate and design a volume that reflects the game’s brutal, haunting atmosphere.

The book quickly became a fan favorite, a dense, richly illustrated celebration of the world’s concept art, character studies, environments, and visual storytelling.

 

Background

The challenge was balancing clarity and readability with the game’s dark visual identity, creating a layout system that honored the artwork while feeling immersive and premium.

Working side-by-side with the art leads, cinematic teams, and lore developers, I designed a cohesive visual framework across hundreds of pages — including chapter structures, typography systems, grid layouts, and environmental backgrounds. This work expanded into additional packaging components for the Collector’s Edition, ensuring every element felt consistent and intentionally crafted.

 

Category/Editorial Design

Skills

Creative Strategy
Layout Design
Typography
Grid & Page Systems
Image Curation
Color Theory
Production Prep
Packaging Design
Collaboration

 

 

Tools

Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign

Collaborators

John Mueller
Richie Marella
Erin Fusco
Lily Gardner
Nikki Scoggins
Benjamin Scanlon
Michael Carrillo
Rachel Siteman
Hector Bolanos
Daniela Rodriguez
Dino Sulprizio
Charie LeMasters
Laura Miller

Can you capture someone in a single frame?

Portraits are a snapshot of who someone is in that moment. Sometimes it’s in the way they hold themselves, sometimes it’s a look in their eyes, or even the split second before a smile breaks. My goal is to capture someone's spirit and do it in a way that catches your eye. This collection is a showcase of some of the people I've met, in different places, moods, and lights.

Adrian Arroyo | Zenaikah Belvedere | Jimmy Bennett III | Corey Biggs | Mallory Butcher | Stephany Camacho | Krystle Delgado | Amber Ford | Jean Marie Golden | Sara Grady | Alexa Hatt | Becca Hayden | Angela Kaylor | Leidy Lozano Lopez | Garrett Marchbank | Rebekka Martta | Kelley McCoy | Annie McLaughlin | Martin Nguyen | Brenn O’shea | Dani Opal | James Robert Pulido | Marcia Rondonuwu | Kelly Singh | Lily Tamm | Natalie Tischler | Myesha Williams | Shir Zehavy

Adrian Arroyo | Zenaikah Belvedere | Jimmy Bennett III | Corey Biggs | Mallory Butcher | Stephany Camacho | Krystle Delgado | Amber Ford | Jean Marie Golden | Sara Grady | Alexa Hatt | Becca Hayden | Angela Kaylor | Leidy Lozano Lopez | Garrett Marchbank | Rebekka Martta | Kelley McCoy | Annie McLaughlin | Martin Nguyen | Brenn O’shea | Dani Opal | James Robert Pulido | Marcia Rondonuwu | Kelly Singh | Lily Tamm | Natalie Tischler | Myesha Williams | Shir Zehavy

Silver Award Winner - The Clio Awards

Creating the Building Blocks

Collector's Edition

After the company updated from Grav Labs to GRAV, I updated the logo by refining the shapes so that the wordmark felt bolder and more balanced.

Backpage

Inspired by the free-spirited past of counterculture and the clean lines of today’s smoke shops, I chose fonts that blended retro and contemporary styles to give the system a distinct yet flexible voice.

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