LINear Design
the origin story & what it is now
LINear Design was founded in May of 2015. As a high school graduate at the time, it all started with a gift for my friend whose name reminded me of the word "CD." After posting a popular photograph of the finished product — an acrylic painted CD of an image of Princeton University — I also posted a Facebook status asking for personalized commissions with acrylics on CDs; I received over 100 requests in under a week. Since 2015, I have completed more than 300 personalized CD paintings using acrylic paint.
After its initial year, LINear Design grew beyond CDs. In studio/visual arts, I was commissioned canvas paintings, holiday cards, multimedia prints, and handlettered art (examples). In design, I have worked with clients for logo, business card, and car decal designs (examples). I open myself up to both art and design opportunities with LINear Design, and I have been able to grow in marketing and entrepreneurship.To promote my work and for social activism, I started to donate 30%-50% of my profit to non-profits of my customers' choices.
After its initial year, LINear Design grew beyond CDs. In studio/visual arts, I was commissioned canvas paintings, holiday cards, multimedia prints, and handlettered art (examples). In design, I have worked with clients for logo, business card, and car decal designs (examples). I open myself up to both art and design opportunities with LINear Design, and I have been able to grow in marketing and entrepreneurship.To promote my work and for social activism, I started to donate 30%-50% of my profit to non-profits of my customers' choices.
ALBUMS OF LIFE
capturing locations, objects, or people meaningful to you
with acrylic paint on CDs
For me, living spaces reflect me as a person, and having physical reminders of my past and present mirror my mindset to always move forward. I work happily to contribute to that process by representing meaningful locations, portraitures, and objects for other people onto tangible objects: CD's. Many of my customers hang these personalized CDs in their room. I hope I can help with their process of healing, laughing, and learning about the world.
summer 2015 - 110 finished products
Fall 2015 - Current