ms. wendy

@wendyleftmealone.bsky.social

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graphic designer from brooklyn, ny • 31 • she/her • no AI contact: wendymurphyonline@gmail.com https://wendyleftmealone.carrd.co/

screen capture of my adobe illustrator project file, showing how letters a b c d e f g were made. black pen tool paths with use of the width tool for variety. white background.
screencap of a recent chess.com match. game ended with both pawns protected by rooks and promoting to queens. the only move black has is moving his rook to block the queen's diagonal.
Type display showing the characters used in the typeface for 'Frostbite: A Graphic Novel'. White type over a flat blue background. Type reads: ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRS TUVWXYZ abcdefghij klmnopqr stuvwxyz 01234 56789 .,:;?!()[]{}* %$€¥£¢&@# -–—+-=“‘’‘“” «»\|/©® ÅÆÇÈÉÊÑß åæçèéêñ Typeface used in FROSTBITE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL by Ian Boothby (Author) and Pia Guerra (Illustrator) Published by Graphix
black-and-white illustration by @courteney.bsky.social and I with original characters harp & fiddle - cherub designs with 'tandemon' written in rounded san-serif type. created using white strokes + halftone patterns over a black background.
side 1 of a business card design for ROTTNBEEF. modified image of an illustration by her of her OC, reaching through the white frame. a cyan overlay is used over the image, and there is a magenta blood splatter. black card mocked up over a lighter black background.
custom logotype commission for ROTTBEEF. letters are created w/ large and sharp serifs. an icon of a VHS tape is in the bottom right corner with a cyan label, neon green tape, and magenta blood splatters. white type + multicolored icon over a blue background.
digital cover for the soft contact album 'the imminent collapse'. green-tinted image of a bay area rapid transit train with a bonsai tree in the foreground, and a blurred image of a person in the background. a green strip is on the left that reads: SOFT CONTACT THE IMMINENT COLLAPSE Side One: 20:09 Side Two: 19:34 Typeface used: Alte Haas Grotesk Cover photography by Tyler Bray and Royce Akifumi Wilmot
stream setup i'm working on, that shows a chess.com screen in the middle framed in blue, an animated representation of me on the left, and alerts + social media handles on the bottom right. blue background with black gradients and dark scanlines.
chess.com animated GIF of a recent match: 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 Qd6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bb5 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe8 Bg4 15. Bf4 Rxe8 16. Bxe5 Qe7 17. Qe2 Ne4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxe5 20. Rab1 f5 21. Rxb7 Re7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Rb1 Nd2 24. Qxd5+ Qf7 25. Rb8#
geometric + typographic poster design for chipzel, cyanide dansen, and throno crigger (vjs: flopine and vaporstack) • saturday, 28 september, doors @ 6PM (curfew @ 11PM) • 29 rue de l'ourcq • 75019 paris, fr multicolored geometric display taking inspiration from super hexagon. typeface used is neue kabel.
vector illustration of two characters from the 'see saw' level in Rhythm Heaven Fever. two long-limbed guys are playing on a seesaw and stars appear when one of them slams down, and launches the other into the air. purple over magenta gradient.
vector illustration of two characters from the 'see saw' level in Rhythm Heaven Fever. two long-limbed guys are playing on a seesaw and stars appear when one of them slams down, and launches the other into the air. black and white over magenta gradient.
vector type that reads 'MADONNA' in simple geometric type, warped into a sphere resembling a mirrorball. based on imagery from the album 'confessions on a dance floor'. multicolored gradient over black background.
typographic poster for the album 'reading, writing & arithmetic' by the sundays (1990). white typography is in a figure-8 around fossilized shells, and additional information is in a spiral path. typeface used is Neuzeit Grotesk. photography by ashleigh joy (through unsplash) copy reads: the sundays presents... reading, writing & arithmetic released on january 15th 1990 by rough trade (uk) and DGC (us) 1. Skin & Bones (4:16) 2. Here's Where the Story Ends (3:54) 3. Can't Be Sure (3:22) 4. I Won (4:23) 5. Hideous Towns (3:46) 6. You're Not the Only One I Know (3:50) 7. A Certain Someone (4:25) 8. I Kicked a Boy (2:16) 9. My Finest Hour (3:59) 10. Joy (4:10) Performed by Harriet Wheeler (Vocals), David Gavurin (Guitar), Paul Brindley (Bass), Patrick Hannan (Drums), & Lindsay Jamieson (Tambourine)
screencap from the movie 'goodfellas', when tommy think's he's about to be a made man.
ngl anonymous question: how do you feel about Helvetica?
vector illustration / redraw of the artwork for the album 'chocolate and cheese' by ween - original photography by john kuczala with model ashley savage. a woman is wearing a red shirt that reveals part of her breasts, and a blue, white and gold belt that reads 'WEEN' with a metal ween logo.
orange and tan display for my 60s-inspired geometric typeface 'mod girl', released in spring 2023.
digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and white background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.
digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and blue background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.
vector illustration of a girl with red hair, teal glasses, and white and a white and blue outfit - referencing 'the birth of venus'.
chess.com screenshot that reads 'you won! game abandoned.' the game started with white playing e2-e4 and black playing e7-e5. the other player didn't move for 3 minutes before disconnecting.
digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. full-color vector illustration and black type and logos over a chartreuse background.
digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. halftoned blue illustration and black logos over a white background.
cd mockup showing vector illustrations of parappa and lammy on a clear playstation disc. on the left are multicolored playstation buttom commands: cross, square, triangle, and circle. chartreuse cd tray over a light blue background.
digital cover for illexotic's ep 'illexotic bass', released by MalLabel Music in 2025. black and white illustration of the band graffitied over multicolored stickers showing the group, rave aesthetics, and references to the bay area. on the left is a strip that reads "illexotic bass" with MalLabel's logo in the bottom left. "illexotic" is typed in Neuzeit Grotesk Light, and 'bass' is written in custom type.
mashup using isolated vocals from "jizz in my pants" by the lonely island, and the instrumental for "has it come to this?" by the streets.
vector illustration of the character fred from chameleon twist using his tongue to attack an ice cream sandwich monster (yellow, red, orange, and black over a blue background.)
type display for my LED typeface 'mass transit mono' (bold variant) in yellow over black. type is made using a circle grid, using larger and smaller dots to represent each glyph.
cover art for MalLabel's new ep 'Requiem for the Simulation'. digital illustration of a blue and white comet headed towards a green earth. (vector version before exporting)
cover art for MalLabel's new ep 'Requiem for the Simulation'. digital low-res illustration of a blue and white comet headed towards a green earth. typography white over a black background. headline uses Eurostile, and body copy uses Helvetica Roman, with anti-aliasing turned off for a pixelated look.
doodle of the boy and girl from the 'am i emo?' guide, featured in seventeen magazine. originally written by mara schwartz kuge in 2002. vector doodle in black, red, blue, white, yellow, and brown, over an off-white background. white text bubbles are placed over with red and black typography. typefaces used: header: Clarendon Wide subheader: Franklin Gothic Demi Compressed body copy: Futura Book
logo exercise using the word 'powerline'. referencing the goofy movie character, and inspired by handwritten type like on prince's 'purple rain'. first image is in hot red type over a yellow background, and the second image is in yellow type over a hot red background.
logo concept for a chess group called 'queen trade' (set in ITC Bauhaus BT Medium). icon includes two queens passing each other. (top image is in black over a cream background; bottom image is in cream over a black background)
doodle of mario party characters, referencing their 'MISS!' animations when you lose. characters shown: row 1: mario, luigi, peach row 2: yoshi, wario, donkey kong.
logotype design exercise using the band 'deftones' in segmented and geometric type. black outline over white background.
vector illustration of billy hatcher, from 'billy hatcher and the giant egg' (2003), shouting towards a giant egg to make it hatch. full-color over a light blue background.
vector doodle of chess pieces, in white and black over a green checkerboard pattern.
ending cutscene in snowboard kids 2. the main crew offers to be friends with damien after beating him in a battle.
graphic design work - mix of fan logos and commissioned logos i made from 2023 - 2026. black type over white background. column 1: • weezer • nine inch nails • kraftwerk • tatsuro yamashita • waveslayer • prodigy • squarepusher column 2: • juno lev • justice • illexotic • finding amelia • hatmn • saskrotch • charli xcx column 3: • illexotic bass • addison • pink pantheress • porter robinson • ninajirachi • kitty craft • boards of canada
doodle of slash from snowboard kids 2 in the hub town. behind him is a green clock that reads 'SPEED', a yellow school, and a brick building with two hands holding a newspaper that reads 'SNOWBOARD TIMES'.
logo and logotype exercise using 'boards of canada'. abbreviation (boc) is overlapped and contained in a rounded hexagon. 'boards of canada' is spelled out using geometric type (brown type over golden yellow background).
vector doodle of slash from snowboard kids 2. first version is a black-only variant, the second version is a full-color variant, and the third version is a white-only variant.
screencap of a 9px x 9px canvas in photoshop where there are subpixels for the red, green, and blue, with black barriers. this is then used to create a tile pattern in photoshop.
vector illustration of a battle sequence in pokémon leafgreen. a wild ditto is battling a trainer's ninetales nicknamed "firestartr" type reads: DITTO | Lv. 25 firestarter | Lv. 29 HP: 74/74 "Wild DITTO used TRANSFORM!"
barrier-grid animation i made for the original post, with the layer of black parallel lines removed.
black-and-white graphic of the hexagon sun symbol rotating, using the barrier-grid animation technique; referencing the imagery from the "tape 05" video from boards of canada.
doodle of neil from ‘neil banging out the tunes | april 13, 2006. a drawing of a rat playing with a tiny colorful piano.
edit of a screencap from dark souls that usually reads ‘victory achieved’. golden text reads ‘tax return accepted’.
picture of me, a white woman pointing my phone at the mirror. wearing a teal coat with a pin based on claude monet’s ‘the water lily pond’.
screencap of pilotwings 64's character select screen, showing the character kiwi. she is using a light blue, white, and light pink hang glider.
vector illustration of a scrappy housecat using rounded black lines, with brown and beige gradients. background uses green and pink geometry in a pattern.
logotype exercise using the artist name 'kitty craft'. geometric sans-serif type with large round terminals at the end of most characters. black type over chartreuse background.
vector illustration of me that I use for my icons. simple illustration of a white woman with round glasses, a bob haircut, and a green sweater.
mirror picture of me, holding a red phone and wearing a green crewneck, purple button down, and round glasses.
logotype concept for the artist tiffany day, in horizontal and vertical orientations. black type over white background.
logotype exercise using the artist name 'Ninajirachi' in horizontal + vertical orientations. blue type over white background.
magenta pattern of kirby in various forms, based on the copy abilities in kirby's adventure.
type display for my LED typeface 'mass transit mono' (bold variant) in yellow over black. type is made using a circle grid, using larger and smaller dots to represent each glyph.
doodle of nirvanna the band’s matt johnson and jay mccarrol in the style of snoopy and schroeder from charles schulz’s peanuts comic strips.