img_3508_edited.jpgLeslie Chavez is receiving her Bachelor of Arts in graphic design with a minor in studio art. She is currently a graphic design assistant for Mount Mary University’s marketing department. Chavez is the web manager, as well as designer and illustrator, for Arches, the campus student magazine. She is passionate about all things art and design and has taken courses in everything from motion graphics to figure drawing. Her expertise is in layout design and illustration using both digital and analog techniques.

To see more of her work please visit https://artsyleslie.com

Founder’s day

Founder’s day

Leslie designed this piece for Mount Mary University’s 2021 Founder’s Day. This day honors the SSND and the history of the university, while recognizing high-achieving individuals in the community.

Nonprofits survive the pandemic

Nonprofits survive the pandemic

In creating the layout and illustration, Leslie wanted to capture the layers of the story and how these different nonprofit organizations were rising despite the pandemic.

Nonprofits survive the pandemic

Nonprofits survive the pandemic

In creating the layout and illustration, Leslie wanted to capture the layers of the story and how these different nonprofit organizations were rising despite the pandemic.

Empowering voices club gets out the vote

Empowering voices club gets out the vote

Leslie created both the layout and illustration to capture the impact of using your voice as the story highlights the Empowered Voices club at Mount Mary.

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Leslie created these children’s book illustrations based on Ratatouille. She aimed to emphasize the order and chaos of being in Gusteau’s kitchen by juxtaposing structural outlines and organic coloring.

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

COVID diaries

COVID diaries

The COVID Diaries is Arches’ multimedia series about individual’s experience with the Coronavirus. Leslie was the lead designer for this project and created gifs, illustrations, and edited the audio.

COVID diaries

COVID diaries

COVID diaries

COVID diaries

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