What I've Been Up To


First of all, welcome! You've reached Helen Li's art portfolio, RedCrane. Why is it called RedCrane? Because part of Helen's Chinese name means crane, and red is an awesome color. Anyway, browse around and don't forget to check back for updates!

July 2010: I haven't been updating this site very much because I'm redesigning the whole site and it should be up soon. In the meantime, check out my sketchblog! It is constantly updated with my illustrations and photos.

My Works



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Designer apple carton contains 4 individual packaged apple boxes with apples inside. Winner of a 2010 Western Virginia Student Gold ADDY in packaging design.
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Personal digital illustration. Part of a 6 painting narrative.
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BOOM: an energy drink design for packaging class.
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9TAILS: a wine bottle design for packaging class.
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Web design/coding/upkeep for a school organization. Link here.
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Web design/coding/upkeep for a freelance client. Link here.
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Logo designs for Politainment.
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Website comp for Politainment.
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Website comp for Otis Technology, Inc.
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Website comp plus collaterals for Maryland Dining.
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My inside spread for our design class book.
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Playful mermaids. 18"x24", done in Painter.
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The cover of an annual report for a toy company. Winner of the 2010 Western Virginia ADDYs Student Judges Choice and a gold ADDY in annual reports. The logo won a silver Student ADDY.
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Some inside spreads in the annual report.
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Digital painting done in Corel Painter. The final size was 18x24".
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The cover design for a technology/web design magazine.
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A spread in the 404 magazine. Made in Photoshop.
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My idea for an ad for iStockphoto.com. Also included in the 404 magazine.
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CD, CD case and CD booklet design for a made-up metal band.
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Illustration for a magazine article about volunteer tourism.
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Vector illustrations for the theme international money of the future.
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Promo postcard mailed to university bookstores for EyeBlack.com. 1000 were printed and shipped.
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Illustration in Photoshop for a movie poster.
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Created in Photoshop and Illustrator for the opera Carmen.

Stuff About Me

Helen Li

Hi, my name is Helen. I live for art and tea and my violin. I speak 2.13 languages and can read 1.75. Colors make me happy, as does good design, good books, and good music.

I'm a graphic designer/illustrator and is pretty open to the odd freelance job. Here's some of my skills: illustration (fine art, digital painting, vector illustrations, etc), print design (posters, postcards, stationery, annual reports, etc), web design (HTML, CSS, javascript), and animation (2D and 3D).

Click here to download my resume.

 

Get in Touch!

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