PERSONAL Design STUDIES

Unrelated to any client work, but created purely for fun, experimentation, and a deeper exploration of graphic design across styles and mediums. In no particular order, you’ll find original pieces ranging from mashups and knockoffs to typographic wordplay, apparel graphics, and experimental collages. These projects were brought to life using a variety of tools - including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Procreate - and reflect a playful, sometimes punchy, sometimes edgy approach to creative expression. Whether hand-rendered, digitally layered, or text-led, each piece adds another thread to the visual identity of Austin Unicorn Club.

Personal design study image with original title Be Gentle, or Die featuring Ben Franklin snake.
Personal design study based off of the Sriracha bottle but branded for Austin Unicorn Club
Personal design study of Ole Dirty Bastard on a $100 bill
Personal design study based off of the Wu Tang and Tang juice logos being combined into one
Personal design project of Ol Dirty Bastard with the words Wu Tang is for the Children written around him
Personal design artwork in homage of MF DOOM in playful letters featuring lightning bolts, microphone, and his iconic mask
Personal design image for Austin Unicorn Club's apparel website that features original artwork of a unicorn farting
Two basketball design artworks inspired by the phrase Ball Don't Lie featuring one green and one blue monster hands spinning the basketball on their fingertips.
Personal apparel design with original title All Grits, No Glory featuring a hand holding an AUC 1¢ coin. The arm is shaped in a circle with the title All Grits, No Glory written on the sleeve and the arm has a bloody bone sticking out of its end.
Original design image of grackles on a high telelphone wire pooping a lot with the fallen poop splashes spelling out Austin Unicorn Club
Original apparel design for Austin Unicorn Club inspired by the phrase Like Water Off a Duck's Back featuring a standing duck holding up an umbrella to protect itself from the rain. The umbrella has the letters AUC written on it.
Knockoff apparel design of Coffee pouring over the Earth like Sherwin Williams paint logo
Original artwork by Austin Unicorn Club inspired by baristas saying Yes, We Pull Doubles featuring a dripping portafilter and espresso cup.
Original artwork by Austin Unicorn Club inspired by baristas saying Make Flat White Fiction Again Have a Cortado Instead!
Original design by Austin Unicorn Club inspired by the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The artwork says Represent Represent in their red and green colorway based off of their Midnight Marauders album.
Custom design of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer with the words underneath it You, Too, Could Use Your Blinker!
Custom ornate and colorful digital graphic of Arabic words saying "Say Their Names"
Custom illustrated basketball graphic of a hand shooting the basketball that's covered in jelly with the text 'Jelly Fam' written behind it — playful custom graphic design
Graphic design illustration with bold text reading 'The World Doesn't Wait for You, Don't Wait on the World' around a spinning earth globe — digital art emphasizing urgency and motion
Custom graphic apparel for Austin Unicorn Club Apparel website that features a digitized image of Michael Cera's character from Scott Pilgrim vs The World featuring the text "I'm in Lesbians with You"
Custom digital and imaginative artwork featuring stylized hands and fingers intertwining with each other all over the page
Colorful and illustrative digital artwork featuring the tail and clawed hands of a monster climbing over a wall as if about to peer over it.
Colorful and illustrative digital artwork featuring the eyes and tail of a monster sitting in the dark peering out.
Custom digital artwork featuring Ol Dirty Bastard on the face of $100 bills - knockoff parody mashup design work
Custom digital hyper-realistic fantasy collage art showing a giant green hand in the sky holding a flower larger than the clouds above a yellow sea - imaginative collage work
Original collage work with vintage elements mashing up King Gheedorah (Ghidrah) vs King Kong - colorful collage work
Original collage work with vintage elements and style - colorful collage work
A colorful study in shapes done by Mason Merrill of Austin Unicorn Club to show understanding of composition and color - digital artwork and mockups
A continuation of a study in shapes and color, this digital mockup graphic features three business cards with colorful shapes on them
Original collage mashup of generic basketball player featuring plenty of text elements - collage done in photoshop
Original collage mashup of inspired by basketball goal featuring plenty of colors and text elements - collage done in photoshop
Photoshop mockup and design of basketball jerseys featuring three different colorways
Photoshop mockup and design of basketball jersey in seafoam green colorway
Quality mockup of a young man dunking a basketball while wearing a jersey with custom design on it - mockup by Austin Unicorn Club
Photoshop mockup and study of font and text showing 11 different ways to write the same phrase "Yesterday's Mistakes Today" - a study in font layout by Austin Unicorn Club
A fantasy collage of hot air balloons emerging from giant doors in a giant rock in the ocean - photoshop mockup and design by Austin Unicorn Club
A fantasy collage of a roller coaster ride in the foreground with an atomic bomb going off in the background - photoshop mockup and design by Austin Unicorn Club
Photoshop mockup and design of a felt flag with AUC written on - by Austin Unicorn Club for Austin Unicorn Club

Miranda H.

“…he radiated positive energy. Mason is a joy to work with!”

CREATIVE GRAPHICS FOR CREATIVE BRANDS

Whether you're launching a new brand, planning a local event, or want to bring your ideas to life with custom visuals, I’d love to collaborate. Reach out to start a conversation and let’s create something original together.