The Portfolio of Suzanne Akin

Thanks for visiting my portfolio site. I’m a designer and freelance writer with a history in fashion and apparel design, but a driving passion for graphic design. If I’m not on my end of the cyberspace world, you can probably track me down on a ski slope, a rockface, or chillaxing in the park.

I’m versed in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign on both a Mac and PC. I’m always ready to learn, so shoot me a challenge. If you have that challenge waiting in the wings and would like to get me involved or if you’ve always wanted to know what it’s like to be me, e-mail me at SuzanneEAkin@gmail.com

Morningbird Collective - logo/branding and website design

Morningbird Collective is a site that me and another designer recently started to promote art in the community and support struggling artists. I completed the logo and branding concepts, and site design. All the illustrations are my own, done by hand and then traced in Illustrator. Coding by Andrew Bumpas. You can view the live site here. TOP

Cohere Community - logo/branding and website design

A website design for a local coworking facility in Fort Collins, CO. The background is adapted from a photo taken by me of the space. All of the other illustrations were created from scratch in both Illustrator and Photoshop. Coding by Andrew Bumpas. You can view the live site at CohereCommunity.com. TOP

Akinz - logo/branding and website design

Recently completed an update in the website design for the clothing line, Akinz Boardwear. Designed with wordpress and bigcartel in mind in Photoshop CS3. Coding by Andrew Bumpas. You can view the live site here. TOP

Clockpunk Studios - logo creation

Clockpunk Studios is a Fort Collins, CO design firm that gave me the task of creating them a new logo that played off the design company's name with a "punk" feel without looking cheesy and maintaining professionalism. On the left is the final choice and on the right are the initial concepts. TOP

Akinz - Seasonal Print Ad for Arkade Magazine

Full page ad for a snowboarding magazine based out of Salt Lake City, UT. All illustrations created by myself in Adobe Illustrator, including Akinz robot image. TOP

Evergreen Building Solutions - website design

A website design for a building company specializing in energy ratings. Created entirely in Adobe Photoshop CS3, with existing company logo. Website no longer active. TOP

ODell’s Brewery - Blackbird Twitbrew Tap Handle Design

ODell’s produced a beer with all its characteristics chosen by their Twitter followers. They opened up the tap handle design to the public. This was my entry for Blackbird, my winning name suggestion. The image was hand-drawn and then illustrated in Adobe Illustrator. The rest of the image was created in Illustrator from scratch. TOP

Ahlivv - For the Love of Trees T-shirt Design

This was a project for an online womens clothing boutique. They were looking for an Earth Day specific t-shirt to be printed on Organic Tees. The design was hand-sketched and then manipulated and colored in Photoshop. TOP

Akinz - Shake your Tailfeather Illustration

This design began as a sketch and was then traced in Adobe Illustrator with the pen tool and separated into color layers for screenprinting. This was printed on a womens t-shirt. TOP