DESIGNER BIO

Charis Kern has had a love for graphic design from as far back as grade 6, drawing and writing her own magazine series. High school properly introduced her to graphic design though, where she realized how she could take her passion for digital art, and transfer those skills into a different medium. She’s excited to work with a graphic design agency and create projects for real clients.
Besides graphic design, Charis loves reading, writing, taking her dog on long trail walks, and character art. She strives to be creative in all aspects of her day, and she couldn’t imagine a life without it.
email: chariskern36@gmail.com
website: chariskerndesign.com
linkedin: Charis Kern
Instagram: @chariskern.design
CATS ANONYMOUS
COURSE
Brand Identity Design 3
Objective
To design a brand for an existing charity from the ground up. This included a new logo, stationary, brand guide book and website.
Description
Cats Anonymous is a cat shelter based in Ontario and I wanted to give it a new identity that better suited their existing goals. The new brand essence include the words youthful, playful, and personal, and all imagery and colours are designed to reflect this.
MENTAL WELLNESS APP
COURSE
Interaction Design III
Objective
To design an app that helps users with mental wellness. This app in particular is designed to assist in finishing simple everyday tasks when they may be difficult.
Description
The app in centered around a digital garden that users take care of and grow through completing self decided tasks. The colours are cool and gentle as to not feel pressured while using it, and all text and images are designed to be easy to use and pleasant to look at.
SHAPE OF WATER CONFERENCE
COURSE
Typography 2
Objective
We were given a conference theme and title to design around. This project focused on text organization across different elements, as well as brand cohesion. This included a two sided poster, website, and booklet.
Description
Shape of Water is conference centered around fresh water conservation. The water bottle illustration represents the amount of harmful plastic effecting wildlife in fresh water,
and that motif and design style was continued throughout. Blues and green were used to remind viewers of water, and text was kept in a grid with well organized type hierarchy so large amounts of text can be read.