April NIcholson

Graphic Designer and Illustrator with experience in Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator, Figma, and CSP.they/themI'm currently a student at CSU-Sacramento studying graphic design. My best skills are illustration, typography, and composition. In my free time, I like to cook, paint and sketch, and explore the city.

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Projects for GPHD25 - Visual Basics; Spring '23
A core class in the graphic design program at CSUS in which I practiced composition comprehension.1) Abstract Composition
2) Tranquil
3) Dynamic
3) Shy
4) Disruption

JR for Cupertino Campaign 2022
Volunteered as graphic designerfor JR Fruen's City Council campaign, which he ultimately won a seat in the 2022 elections. Worked with campaign branding and interactions with campaign coordinator.

** Volunteer Digital Content for La Voz 2022**
Posts I illustrated and designed for De Anza College's student newspaper, La Voz News. Made with the direction of the newspaper editors. Below are the instagram post for Easter, and an illustration that was originally meant to go along with a special edition reporting on Colin Powell's visit to the De Anza campus in 2005.

** Social Media Posts for ABSV 2021-2**
I used to do organizing work with Anakbayan Silicon Valley (now known as Anakbayan San Jose). These posts were illustrated and designed by me for a mass action in San Francisco, and a film showing in San Jose. Made in collaboration with head organizers.

** Vector Assignment honoring Susan Kare **
An assignment for a vector imaging course I took at De Anza in Fall 2021. The illustration is made entirely of boxes and typography was chosen based on the humanist style fonts used in early Microsoft computers.