graphic design — ryan karczewski

opus coffee photography

Opus Coffee has been a huge opportunity for me within my career; starting as a low level barista within 2020, I was able to quickly rise up the ranks and eventually become the Ast. General Manager and their Content Creator and Graphic Designer. I still continue to work as their in house Graphic Designer remotely.

As the Content Creator and Graphic Designer, I worked directly with the Marketing Director in order to come up with and implement new marketing strategies, campaigns, and graphics. I made all graphics for the company, both internal and customer facing, led a partial rebrand of reorganization of their image, and controlled all social media and customer facing marketing designs and language.

This position helped expand my knowledge of graphic design, specific to a commercial business, photography, merchandising, and countless other skills specific to marketing.

opus coffee merchandise design

Opus Coffee has been a huge opportunity for me within my career; starting as a low level barista within 2020, I was able to quickly rise up the ranks and eventually become the Ast. General Manager and their Content Creator and Graphic Designer. I still continue to work as their in house Graphic Designer remotely.

As the Content Creator and Graphic Designer, I worked directly with the Marketing Director in order to come up with and implement new marketing strategies, campaigns, and graphics. I made all graphics for the company, both internal and customer facing, led a partial rebrand of reorganization of their image, and controlled all social media and customer facing marketing designs and language.

This position helped expand my knowledge of graphic design, specific to a commercial business, photography, merchandising, and countless other skills specific to marketing.

opus coffee branding + logo redesign

Opus Coffee has been a huge opportunity for me within my career; starting as a low level barista within 2020, I was able to quickly rise up the ranks and eventually become the Ast. General Manager and their Content Creator and Graphic Designer. I still continue to work as their in house Graphic Designer remotely.

As the Content Creator and Graphic Designer, I worked directly with the Marketing Director in order to come up with and implement new marketing strategies, campaigns, and graphics. I made all graphics for the company, both internal and customer facing, led a partial rebrand of reorganization of their image, and controlled all social media and customer facing marketing designs and language.

This position helped expand my knowledge of graphic design, specific to a commercial business, photography, merchandising, and countless other skills specific to marketing.

4th ave food park branding + logos

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swamp head brewery

As the Marketing Coordinator for Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida, my focus was primarily on social media marketing and photography, while I aided in event planning, and marrying their graphic design with their physical space and online atmosphere.

superette

As a freelance graphic designer I developed icons and branding strategies for Sueprette Wine Bar + Restaurant in Gainesville, Florida.

pride awareness month branding

As the President and Marketing Director for Pride Awareness Month at the University of Florida, the nations largest student-run pride event series, I created the new brand image and guidelines for the organization during its 2020-2021 season. Due to a loss of funding from the University of Florida’s administration - and its change of leadership caused by Governor Ron Desantis - the organization is now defunct.

pride awareness month merchandise

Shirts created for Pride Awareness Month at the University of Florida. Each depicting “Pride Through the Decades”, and crucial LGBTQ+ events that occurred throughout late 20th century America. The shirts are each stylized after an aesthetic specific to each decade.

cyclops cybersecurity

Logo and brand design for Cyclops Cyber Security, located in Tampa, Florida.

horrifying - zine

As a passion project, I made a quick zine in celebration of Halloween containing all of my favorite horror movies and their directors.