Sophia Crosby


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Sophia
MattieJoy  
Crosby



Brand Identity System

Big Night

Event Announcements, Postcards, Social Posts, Save the Date Cards, Wristbands, Food Tickets, Event Map, Large-Scale Signage




Created a comprehensive brand system translating traditional Armenian visual motifs into a contemporary, scalable identity.

The system was designed to maintain cultural authenticity and visual cohesion while unifing all event touchpoints from promotional materials to on-site experiences.


Designed primarily in Illustrator.
Photo-editing in Photoshop.
Final formatting in InDesign.
Photographed outcomes. 
Mockups made in Photoshop.
Event Map
Food Tickets
Social Post
Save the Date Cards



3D Animation

Dreams

Looping Surreal Animation




This project demonstrates the use of motion design as a tool for emotional storytelling—creating visual experiences that connect with how something feels, rather than how it looks. Through pacing, form, and atmosphere, it invites the viewer into the surreal feeling between dreaming and being fully awake to a moment that feels suspended in time. I wanted to create the intangible desire of being in the space between nostalgia and familiarity.

Motion graphics using Blender. 
Frame 77/250
Frame 140/250




Data Visualization & Publication Design

Women’s Olympic Downhill Skiing  

Editorial book




Created an editorial system to communicate complex Olympic data through a structured, visually engaging accordion format, emphasizing clarity, hierarchy, and narrative flow.

Researched and organized data of various forms.
Visualized data in Illustrator.
Photo-editing in Photoshop.
Final formatting in InDesign.
Hand-bound.
Collection of Spreads
Equipment
Vertical Drop



Art Direction

Curtain Call 

Cohort Photoshoot, Individual Headshots, Product Photography, Event Branding




Directed photoshoots for my graduating class coordinating to our theme: theater. Created a mood board and dresscode for cohesion and positioned everyone to get the desired outcome.  

Photographer: Alexander Long
Illustrators: Maggie Evans, Tala Ghezawi.
Figure 1
Figure 2

Staged Photography

3D  Typography

24 x 36 Poster




Tasked to represent the 4 word phrase “fortune favors the bold” I traced back Chinese philosophy and found that it offers several expressions that mirror this sentiment, often blending it with the concepts of destiny (Mìng) and calculated risk. So taking a calculated risk myself, I leaned into 3D typography and translating that connection visually.

Set up in my apartment.
Photographed on an IPhone.
Fortune Cookies from Panda Express.
Photo-editing and digital integration in Photoshop.

Process
Process
Sketch



Sophia
MattieJoy
Crosby

Skills


Software
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Figma
  • Procreate
  • Blender
Design Disciplines
  • Brand Identity Systems
  • Editorials
  • Typography & Layout
  • Motion Graphics
  • 3D Design
  • Campaign Design
Strategic
  • Concept Development
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Cross-Platform Design Systems
  • Creative Strategy
  • Problem Solving

About Me


Concept-driven Visual Designer with a foundation in brand identity systems, visual storytelling, typography, and cross-platform design. Experienced in translating complex ideas into cohesive visual languages across print, digital, and motion. Recognized for award-winning work.

    Personal


    ✥ I was raised in the mountains of Appalachian Tennessee with family-oriented Armenian roots. Being raised by caring people and growing up immersed in nature shaped how I see the world and the way I approach problems. I believe design is a form of communication, and illustrative elements are like the expressive hands of someone telling a tale! When I’m not in the studio, I’m bopping around outside with the people I love, chasing a new adventure. Being a part of the design community and being a voice in what communications enter the world will be a great pleasure. ✥

     

    Featured Work

    Awards & Honors






    Selected by United States International Poster Biennial
    Over 11,000 submissions with a 2% acceptance rate.
    Zion National Park Poster
    A poster designed to showcase the Angel’s Landing hike at Zion National Park.



    Featured in Ewing Art Gallery 76th Annual Student Art Competition
    Universal (dis)Connection
    A poster designed to represent the disconnect that has formed from the overuse of a tool built for connection.


    Featured in Phoenix Magazine and Gallery Show
    CawCaw
    A constructivist style poster calling for equal treatment for women while pulling from the birds aren’t real movement.




    Featured in Phoenix’s Gallery Show

    Dreams
    An animation to illustrate the feeling presented by a phrase.
    © Cargo ’42Top