karina
munoz-shimoyama


  1. canterbury books
  2. braids co.
  3. frankenflora
  4. goodreads
  5. misc. posters
  6. misc. illustrations


    Hello hello
    My name is Karina and I’m a graphic designer & illustrator based in “Vancouver”. 
    I love finding the aesthetics in life, and I try to incorporate everyday things into my work. 
    I’m keen on branding and editorial design, and enjoy playing around with illustrations and typography.

    In my spare time I’m baking, taking long walks, or buying useless trinkets online.
    Talk to me about anything ✌︎


    3. frankenflora


    Branding Project | Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

    Frankenflora is an editorial project for an exhibition held by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. The exhibition was originally an online exhibit called Next Flower, but I changed the name as part of the re-branding process. 
    It features Frankenfloras: dried flowers beautifully crafted by artist Katrina Vera Wong, who explains that her process is directly inspired by the method in which Dr. Frankenstein, from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, created his being. She started this craft after her father passed away, and believes that through creating these floras, she's able to connect with him once again. 
    I wanted to stay true to these themes, and decided to go for a collage-like concept of putting together many different elements to create a whole; an ode to Vera Wong and Frankenstein. 


    The main deliverable for this project was to create a self-mailer of some kind, and work with required text in a way that works with the concept of the chosen exhibit. I decided to make a gate fold brochure that measures 8.5 x 11 when closed, and 17 x 11 when opened. ​​​​​​​

    The brochure closed.


    The brochure opened.


    The brochure from the back.


    An extra flyer tucked into the brochure, with a compostable plastic baggie containing dried flower petals attached.

    The brochure mocked up.


    As part of the promotional campaign, I created some ads to go with the exhibit. I worked with what I had on the brochure, changing certain aspects of the layout while keeping others. I kept the giant Mary Shelley portrait to maintain that same impact.

    Giant banners.


    Bus stop ad.


    An Instagram story ad.


    And a tote bag that might be sold at the souvenir shop.