Rylee Armstrong

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Rylee is an imaginative graphic designer who excels under pressure and strives to create a more empathetic world with design. Known by her peers for being optimistic and extremely efficient, there is no design challenge that Rylee can’t solve. Her passion for music, art, and travel drive her creative flow and enrich her view on design. When she is not designing, you could run into her at a concert or find her at an indie film.

Four images featuring a collaboration between Jagermeister and Nosferatu. Conceptualized and designed a full-scale limited-edition collaboration between the liqueur company Jägermeister and Robert Egger's 2024 rendition of Nosferatu. Through intricate illustrations, historical research, and gothic visuals the collaboration introduces a new lilac-infused liquor that appeals to a sophisticated feminine audience while keeping the edgy appeal of the Jägermeister name.

Reimagined logo that combines dining imagery with time travel. Rebrand of the restaurant Magic Time Machine restaurant to reflect the immersive, pop-culture inspired dining experience that they provide for guests. Through a combination of funky patterns, quirky typography, and pop-culture illustrations, I created a timeless brand identity that accurately represents the magic and whimsy that the restaurant provides while bringing them into the 21st century.

Three images featuring a cover and spread designs of a publication. Designed and curated the publication. The coffee table book is a timeline of Wes Anderson's movies that incorporates his quirky and colorful style in a sophisticated way. I used overlay type and large imagery to show Anderson's tendency for symmetry in his films.

Use of Adobe After Effects and Procreate to recreate the title sequence for Ari Aster's film "Midsommar." Evoked the unsettling themes of loss, growth, and community by using only typography, frame-by-frame illustration, and romantic floral motifs.

Two images featuring a poster design and some frames from a Riso animation. The left image shows a poster that reads "if you work, it will lead to something" paired with broken pencils. The right image shows a progression of two hands using a pencil to start a fire. Two-color risograph animation and poster inspired by Corita Kent's Ten Rules. I chose to focus on Rule 7: "The only rule is work. If you work, it will lead to something." I used illustrated frame-by-frame animation as well as multiple Adobe platforms to explore a beautiful combination of analog and digital methods.