Monica Nguyen

Independent Projects

Freelance Work

• Worked as a character designer artist using Adobe Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai for a small start-up game company.
• Researched and produced book trailers using Adobe Premiere Pro, for a local book publishing company, Pulse LLC.
• Illustrated and designed a rebranded logo for a client’s cooking channel using Adobe Illustrator, Tony2Ton.
• Worked with a client to create an instructional nursing video to demonstrate Duke Hospital training.

Australian Safari

Illustrator

Worked in a team to produce an interactive learning application that teaches users about Australian animals. Illustrated the African and Australian Lungfish.

100 Miles Music Video

Co-Director & Video Editor

Illustrated and video produced the music video “100 Miles” for the band Exploding Math Lab. Film was featured in NCSU film and animation festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Iq0TmP6Io

Paper Town VR

Illustrator & Craft Assistant

Worked in a team to create a visual handcrafted town immersing the user in the space with a 360 degree moving camera and VR headset. Designed buildings and background assets.

https://www.polyzaar.com/papertownvr

Project was submitted to various contests/showcases

(April 2017) Code + Art Student Visualization Contest:
Contestants were invited to create visual and interactive ways to give information. Won 3rd place prize and showcased in North Carolina State University s James B. Hunt Library Student 2017 Showcase.

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/2017-code%2Bart-student-contest-winners-announced

(March 2017) ACM SIGGRAPH: Immersive Expressions:
Contestants had to create a web based VR project that 'immerses' users with a virtual reality experience. Paper Town VR was accepted to be showcased in the SIGGRAPH virtual exhibition.

https://immersive-expressions.siggraph.org/works/Paper_Town_VR.html

Pillbox

Unity Applicator & UI Design Assistant

Developed the beta visual application that reminds users to take their pills and rewards them with coupons. Assembled the assets provided by my team members to create a visual interactive application.

Critter Crossings

Production Assistant & Video Documenter

Developed collaborative team board game for 6 – 9 year olds that teaches the concept of sustainability. Documented process work and assembled a video documentary about how to play the game and the importance of balancing resources.

North Carolina State University

Master's in Art and Design: Experimental Media

North Carolina State University

Bachelor's in Art and Design: Sequential Imaging

Raleigh Nail Academy

Nail Technician License

Wake Technical Community College

Associate in Art

Arts Instruction Schools