Hey, I'm Riley
When I started High School, I took my first photography class, and have since grown a passion for creative work with aspirations to design within the entertainment industry. I have focused on print and branding graphic design work, but also have skills in motion design and photography. I love storytelling and deep diving into concepts, and like to push experimentation, conceptual depth, and interaction in each project.
BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Graphic Design | Jacksonville State University
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Awards & Exhibitions
2025
"Crux" | Best in Show for Jacksonville State University's 52nd Annual Juried Student Show.
"Sweet. Sour. Gone" & "Sony Music Website Redesign" | selected for Jacksonville State University's 52nd Annual Juried Student Show.
"Crux, Sony Music Website Redesign, & Paper Jam Art Collective" | New Talent honorable mentions in Graphis International Awards.
"Crux" | Best in Typography for the GLITCH National Student Design Competition.
"Aerogami" | Best in Interactive for the GLITCH National Student Design Competition.
"Trust the Process" | Honorable mention in the GLITCH National Student Design Competition.
"Sony Music Website Redesign" | 2nd runner up in Interactive for the GLITCH National Student Design Competition.
"Sony Music Website Redesign" | Silver in Web Design in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
"(WIP) Art App" | Silver in App Design in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
"Crux" | Finalist in Packaging Design for AIGA's Flux Student Design Competition.
2024
"Little River Canyon Center" | Winner in Creative Quarterly 78 for Graphic Design, Student.
"View Finder" | Gold in Sales & Marketing in The AAF District 7 American Advertising Awards.
"View Finder" | selected for GLITCH National Student Design Competition.
"USPS World Tour: Switzerland" | Gold in Elements of Advertising in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
"View Finder" | Gold in Sales & Marketing in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
"Paper Jam Art Collective" & "Little River Canyon Center" | Silver in Cross Platform in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
"Paper Jam Art Collective" | selected for Jacksonville State University's 51st Annual Juried Student Show.
Award of Design Excellence in The FL3TCH3R Exhibition Student Awards.
"View Finder," "Java Jolt," & "The Sign of the Four" | Finalist in The FL3TCH3R Exhibition Student Awards.
"Java Jolt" | shown in Jacksonville State University's Annual Juried Student WORK Show.
2023
"USPS World Tour: Switzerland," "Java Jolt," & "The Sign of the Four" | shown in Calhoun County's Community Art Show.
"USPS World Tour: Switzerland" | First Place in Illustration & Judge's Favorite in Auburn University's AIGA FORM Show.
"The Sign of the Four" | First Place in Publication & Judge's Favorite in Auburn University's AIGA FORM Show.
"The Sign of the Four" | shown in Jacksonville State University's 50th Annual Juried Student Show.
"The Sign of the Four" | Best of Demonstration for Undergraduate in the Jacksonville State University Student Symposium.
"The Sign of the Four" | Silver in Book Design in The AAF Birmingham American Advertising Awards.
2022-
"Mediator" & "90's" | shown in Jacksonville State University's 49th Annual Juried Student Show.
"Sight" | First Place Winner in the 200th Alabama Bicentennial State Superintendent's Visual Art Exhibit for Divisions 9-10 (2018)