Jesse Thoman
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Creative Writing Graphics

Posting Statuses

As part of a creative writing practice, these are used to showcase a bit of a character’s personality while inspiring you to write them throughout the year. Each character is cast as you might for a movie or show, and they are written by either myself or friends. And they’re written into a sort of magical, fantasy setting.

Valerian Wikström: a dangerous wizard who prefers the company of animals to people. His peace is at sea.

Graham “Gray” Kenway-Ward: a healer with a keen interest in photography and all things botanical.

Rhys Kenway-Ward: a rockstar wizard who has an innate sense of direction and can craft all sorts of wild, cursed inventions.

Corvo Eisler: a wild child, secret comic-book reader, who grew up having to make tough choices. (friend’s character)

Abra Eisler: an old world sea witch stuck in modern times. (friend’s character)

 

Character Signatures

Similarly, I will make character signatures for when you write them on forums. Each design is meant to represent where they are in their lives at that point, and I personally treat each like a miniature design experiment to try out different styles and treatments. Here are just a few…

 
 

Disneyland Trip

Sometimes you just need to film at Disneyland, while your Disney-bounding with one of your best friends. Let’s get nautical.

 
 
 

DWTS Hype Header

Gotta love a good fan moment. Rumer Willis had this as her twitter header for a duration of their winning season that year.

A Twitter header I created that Rumer Willis herself had as her header for the finale of Dancing With The Stars.

Example Social Posts

The Hillywood Show approved and reblogged this image in multiple places. They also utilized it for a live streaming event they did. (Left: Hannah Hindi, Right: Hilly Hindi)

The Hillywood Show approved and reblogged this image in multiple places. They also utilized it for a live streaming event they did. (Left: Hannah Hindi, Right: Hilly Hindi)

I repurposed the Gatsby style to create a Snapchat filter for Verizon Digital Media Services' company holiday party (The Office actors were for placement only).

I repurposed the Gatsby style to create a Snapchat filter for Verizon Digital Media Services' company holiday party (The Office actors were for placement only).

Branded Instagram post to show off my illustrations

Branded Instagram post to show off my illustrations

Done for an IG account I started to save traditionally rebellious characters like Billy Hargrove of Stranger Things.

Done for an IG account I started to save traditionally rebellious characters like Billy Hargrove of Stranger Things.

@RahulKohli retweeted this, and the post received over 750 likes, and 60 retweets within 48 hours or so.

@RahulKohli retweeted this, and the post received over 750 likes, and 60 retweets within 48 hours or so.

A set of icons used for internal emails.
A set of illustrations used in various blog posts (Click to enlarge)