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ConnectionConnection is a series of conceptual promotional materials for underground electronic music events, spanning from 2024 to 2026. 

After moving to Los Angeles to attend Otis College of Art and Design, I was inspired by the welcoming, artistic community of the local party scene. Drawing on my background in game and entertainment design, I wanted to give back to my community by creating visual communication that thoughtfully represents our niche. I chose the name Connection because of the literal production of the music through electronics and the emotional bond of the community. This project marks the beginning of my exploration into promotional design, merging my passion for the underground scene with my technical artistic training.

Incision (First Flyer Design for Connection), 2024
11 x 14 in | Digital composition | Connection.
Incision (Flyer Printed on Colored Papers), 2024

Incision is the first installment in my Connection series and my debut project in graphic design. I challenged myself to create a grayscale flyer design as a proof-of-concept to demonstrate my skills to local event organizers within the tight-knit community of queer electronic music. Since I had never attempted anything graphic design-oriented before, I spent a lot of time researching rave flyers from 1980 to 2010. I took note of how rave flyers often used colored paper rather than colored designs, and implemented that into the printing process of my own flyer. Following a successful pitch to organizers, I secured a role with Roflcopter Party for their Halloween event “Partypasta”, marking the beginning of my professional relationship within the underground electronic music scene.



Iconic (Flyer), 2024
8.5 x 11 in | Digital composition | Connection.

My second piece for Connection, exploring the intersection of historical LGBTQ+ nightlife graphics and modern-day rave and meme culture.



Party More - Party Hard (Poster Scan), 2025
12 x 16 in | Mixed Media (Digital Drawing, Felt Fabric, Sewing Thread, Eyelash Glue) | Conection.

The third Connection piece was a poster focused on establishing a mascot that represents subcultures commonly found at alternative raves/parties. The poster was assembled with materials I often use to piece together my outfits before a party.
Party More - Party Hard (Poster IRL), 2025
12 x 16 in | Mixed Media (Digital Drawing, Felt Fabric, Sewing Thread, Eyelash Glue) | Connection.

3D Project

The fourth piece in Connection marks a series of personal firsts, featuring a model of the newly established mascot which I sculpted in Blender, 3D printed, and airbrushed. To house the character, I constructed a 1:1 cardboard replica of a CDJ-2000NXS and placed the figure atop the spinnable DJ deck. This one was a lot of fun, so I’ve included the full process.
Dance! (3D Project, Quarter View), 2025
12.6 x 16.31 x 4.46 in | Mixed Media (3D Sculpture Resin Print, Airbrush, Cardboard) | Connection.


Dance! (3D Project, Top View), 2025
12.6 x 16.31 x 4.46 in | Mixed Media (3D Sculpture Resin Print, Airbrush, Cardboard) | Connection.
Dance! (3D Project, Front View), 2025
12.6 x 16.31 x 4.46 in | Mixed Media (3D Sculpture Resin Print, Airbrush, Cardboard) | Connection.
Process: Figure -> Base 
 
The vision
The black and white image is the only source with measurements online and it barely had any. Colored lines = my calculated dimensions.
Initial building of the base.
Further progress. The turntable part took the longest to figure out.
Printed images of the CDJ screen and the top of turntable on glossy paper for a reflective look.
Progress of 3d modeling in Blender.
Model building station (my sister’s Gundam building setup) and initial 3D print.
Airbrushing
Assembling model and base together. The turntable rotates so you can turn the table.
End result

Capstone Project

The fifth iteration of Connection and my capstone project. I wanted to express my hobby of front-end web design and integrate the Connection series into my capstone project, inspired by early 2000s GeoCities aesthetics. This website is over 9,000 lines of custom code I wrote in VS Code that merges my academic research paper within a conceptual digital event flyer. Go check it out at connectionrave.neocities.org and click around! (Desktop only) 
Online (Interactive Desktop Webpage) , 2025
946 x 1919 px | VS Code - HTML, CSS, JS | Connection.



Connected  (Poster), 2026
18x24in | Mixed Media (Copic Marker, Ink, 3D Modeling, Digital Composition) | Connection.

This piece serves as the conclusion to “Connection”, For this poster, I wanted to combine elements from each of my Connection projects into a mixed-media composition that captures the online and intimate nature of electronic music.



Senior Show 
Otis College of Art and Design O-Launch senior exhibit. The vision behind my booth was that the final restingplace of successful promotional materials like flyers are bedroom walls. I wanted to construct a booth that resembed a bedroom desk with an old computer setup for the connection website and hang up the flyers on fake walls. I made accessories commonly sold at underground EDM events such as kandi bracelets, perler bead designs, hair clips, linocut patches, stickers, and prints. 
Me with my booth
 
Day 1 Setup

I got flowers while deconstructing the booth at the end of the event!

Shane Luna took some pictures of my booth on his 2005 Playstation Portable to match the early internet aesthetic of my project, so big thanks to him!

Website homepage
Booth sign
My kandi bracelets
Decorations
“Internet Nostalgia” page of website
Hairclips
Portfolio book
Kandi bracelets I made and sold for the event
Full view of booth
 

Unfolding Resume (Business cards), 2026
3.5in x 6in | Hand printed, cut, and folded | Connection
Booth Sign (Perler beads), 2026
3.8ft x 1.6ft | 26,000+ hand placed and ironed perler beads | Connection


Easter Egg

 Oh - Hoppy to see you!
You hit the minimize button instead of the close button and found my secret burrow under the portfolio tabs. Touch my ears to return safely before I start uploading malware to your device!