Hi, I'm Graye:
Brand Designer
Packaging Designer
Game Designer
Digital Illustrator
Brand Developer
Different disciplines with one throughline:
I take products from a scribble on a napkin to a brand on the shelf.
Skills & Expertise
Graphic Design
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Adobe Creative Suite (expert)
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Multi-page & editorial layout
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Typography & editorial design
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Marketing & campaign collateral
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Presentation & deck design
CPG Packaging
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Full lifecycle, from sketch to shelf
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Retail & on-shelf presence
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Blind-box, toy & collectible packaging
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Dieline creation & structural design
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Foil, specialty finishes & print production
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Color management, proofing & press checks
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Overseas vendor & manufacturing coordination
Brand Identity
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Logo & wordmark design
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Visual identity systems
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Brand development, refreshes & rebrands
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Licensed-brand stewardship (Disney, Warner Bros., Sesame, Kellogg’s, P&G)
Illustration
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Vector & raster illustration
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Character & mascot design
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Licensed-style character matching
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Pattern & surface design
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Hand-drawn & traditional illustration
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Procreate, Illustrator & Photoshop
Brand Systems & Style Guides
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Brand guideline authoring
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Licensee & franchisee toolkits
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Logo suites, lockups & usage rules
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Asset libraries & brand governance
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Multi-brand consistency at scale
Game Design
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Board game design concept to production
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Game components and packaging
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Rules and systems design
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Kickstarter production
Let's Connect!

For twenty-plus years I've been the guy who takes a thing from a scribble on a napkin to something sitting on a shelf at Target. Brand, packaging, product, illustration, I've never been able to pick just one, and I stopped apologizing for that a long time ago. I learned the hard way the same instinct that shapes a logo shapes a die line, a web UI, and a cartoon cat.
What ties it together is people. I'm at my best figuring out what someone actually wants from a product and building the clearest, most honest path to it. These days that means leaning on AI to move faster, still drawing by hand because I love it, and occasionally sneaking off to design a board game to keep things interesting.
I make things that get made. That's the whole pitch.
About Me

Drop me a line
CONTACT ME:
Tel. 818.527.5551
Los Angeles Metro
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