Portfolio // Alex Edward Vazquez

Welcome to my portfolio site. The navigation links at the top of the page will direct you to the specific areas in my portfolio. You can also reference my resume in PDF format by clicking on the designated link. Throughout the galleries on this page, you can hover over each image to see a quick reference of the type of work that went into each project.

For most of my life, I’ve pursued a creative medium.  I started out with drawing as a kid, and from there began translating that passion into design and lettering.  As I progressed throughout my career, I picked up other skills like video editing and animation, 3D design, screen printing, and embroidery.

The screen printing and embroidery are some of the most prominent facets of my portfolio, having run my own clothing brands for several years.  I currently own all of my own equipment and handle the processes fully on my own from start to finish. 

Outside of the visual arts, I have also been a lifelong musician, starting with trumpet in 5th grade.  Since then I played guitar, and currently produce electronic music.  Although not relevant to design work, I do have technical knowledge of audio engineering, sound design, and software thanks to this passion.  My creative pursuits have helped me easily adapt and thrive in every role I’ve held.  I am still pursuing a formal degree, but I consider myself a lifelong student and have gained a great depth of knowledge through personal enrichment and practical work experience. 

A long time ago I gave myself the goal of learning something new each day, and this is something I’ve dedicated to my daily routine since making that promise to myself.  I follow the philosophy of your life’s vocation being something beyond just work, and I aim to continue refining my crafts for as long as I can pick up a pencil and channel my creative drive.

Design

These projects cover several disciplines of design, including graphic, logo, web, and type design. Client projects were executed according to client briefs and expectations. Although I don’t consider myself a web designer, for several years I have worked on front-end web development as projects demand, and can do so thanks to my knowledge of HTML and CSS and experience with content management systems like WordPress.

My approach to design has always been to experiment with flow and type treatment but maintain legibility.  For several years I’ve worked in the music industry, so many of these designs were created for events, and were completed with approval from the respective artists and promoters.

Many of the elements and textures in these designs were created from scratch, beginning with sketches, photos, and illustrative pieces converted into digital assets.

Project Highlight: ILLUM Drone Show

This project was done in collaboration with Alesso‘s team and the drone company. The artist’s team gave me reference images to work from to build the designs, mainly focused on graphic renderings using classic Roman sculptures. The biggest challenge in the execution was simplifying such detailed works of art to have the designs work with the number of drones available. When these shows are programmed, size and transitions between frames are factors that dictate what can be done. In order to have as little empty space during the show as possible, you have to limit the number of drones in the design enough to allow for the remainder to fly into position for the next frame for better transitions. To mitigate this you can see in the video how some elements carry into the next frame.

This took place for a sold out ILLUM block party with 5,000 attendees at The Midway in July 2025, with safety coordinated in conjunction with the port authority for Pier 80 and the city of San Francisco.

Video credit: @slvcker

Apparel

This portfolio of apparel ranges from projects from my own brands to projects for clients with a global customer base.  The concept and art for some was provided by the clients, and some I created by either reworking client art or creating new concepts that they approved to use.

This apparel was produced by me from start to finish, some of it I also tie dyed myself.  I spent several years working as a graphic artist and production manager at screen printing and embroidery businesses, where I learned the processes in-depth, allowing me to create merchandise at a professional level with a focus on quality.  My own brands have had global support, with customers from The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia and across the US.

Illustration

The work that's seen here is the final digital version of these projects, but as someone that has been drawing my entire life, I still always start out with my sketchbook and pencilwork, then refine as the project requires.

While most of my apparel portfolio incorporates my illustration work, these specific examples were used for either digital or print outside of apparel.

Photography

My approach to photography has always been an organic one - candid, live events and places vs. studio work. Photography is a passion of mine that I love deeply but haven't wanted to pursue fully as a profession in order to keep my eye for it from steering towards professional demand and away from a creative angle. That being said, I've learned the technical aspect of it through and through and apply the theory congruently with my creative approach.

Video

This is a highlight reel of some of the video edits I've produced. They were created using artist-provided media and assets, and used for promotion on official artist and promoter social accounts, as well as in paid advertising across Meta, Google, and more. Most of these videos were adjusted and output in multiple aspect ratios to better meet advertising creative criteria, but this video contains the main aspect ratio used for each video.