Portfolio – Jill B Gilbert

Artist Statement

Jill B Gilbert is a graphic designer, media artist and photographer who resides and works in Houston, TX. She was born in Upstate New York and lived in four other states before settling in Houston.

Jill has enjoyed photography, typography and graphic arts since she was a kid.

I enjoy the abstract primary-colored compositions of Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, and Piet Mondrian. I am fascinated by artists Georgia O’Keeffe, Roy Lichtenstein, Sarah Morris, and Wayne Thiebaud. I am inspired by bold, crisp photographs—a black and white Ansel Adams landscape, a colorful Andreas Gursky photo composition, or an Annie Leibovitz portrait.

Jill B Gilbert

Jill’s main photographic subject is entropy, the beauty in decay, rust and dirt in nature and manmade things. She photographs often-overlooked everyday objects and living things, capturing the beautiful lines, forms, textures and abstractions in things She creates work with carefully cropped images and a clarity of content.

She has exhibited photographs and graphic media works in group exhibitions in Houston, TX, and has other works published in digital and print media.

Branding

Brand Guidelines for Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics

Komolova Log Works | Logo & Visual Brand Guide

The Justice Hub School | Original Brand

Great Explorations Brand | Original Design for after-school and summer youth program.

BHK Child Development | Logo and Visual Brand Guide

Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Slide Presentation Template

Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics | Presentation Template

iMac with screenshot of Mississippi Park Connection presentation slides

Custom, branded presentation template for Mississippi Park Connection

Nature’s Garden | updated logo

Learning Management System Website Content & Design | PPAHS

Simon’s Bistro | Original logo

Gilbert Logo | FamilyTreeDNA Website

Jon Powell for Congress | updated logo

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Illustration

Abstract composition in soft greens, blues and grays. Cactus, ground, sun and abstract shapes.

Soft Cactus | Digital illustration | Study in greens, blues and grays

Colorful blocks stacked upon each other. Abstract composition with watercolor paper texture and grainy finish.

Blocks | Study in isometric perspective and colors.

Portrait of Anna in a comic graphic style using colors, shades, and textures

Portrait in graphic novel style | Study in colors, shades, and textures

Digital watercolor drawing of a wedge of Ruby Red Grapefruit against a reddish-orange background

Ruby Red Grapefruit | Digital Watercolor

Digital watercolor drawing of a bundle of green asparagus against a brilliant blue background

Asparagus | Digital Watercolor

Digital watercolor drawing of a golden barrel cactus on a clay-colored background

Golden Barrel Cactus | Digital Watercolor

Digital watercolor composition with land, grass and foliage n the foreground, purple mountains against a deep blue sky, and a full moon

Moonrise and Mountains | Digital Watercolor

Digital abstract illustration of a glass of iced tea with a straw on a variegated blue halftone background

Iced Tea | Digital Illustration

Digital watercolor illustration of a cheeseburger on a red and white checkered deli paper with a pale blue wall in the background

Hamburger | Digital Watercolor, Procreate

Line with no end in primary colors with black line

Line with no end | Study in Illustrator Pen Tool with primary colors

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Web Design

Dance Salad | Image Gallery

MacBook Pro view of Nature's Garden responsive website

Nature’s Garden Responsive Website | Website redesign

iMac Cinema Display view of Jon Powell for Congress Website

Jon Powell for Congress Website | original design + copywriting

Lexicon Systems, LLC | WordPress blog design + copywriting

Tablet view of responsive art & design blog by Jill B Gilbert

Responsive Art & Design Blog | tablet view

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Typography

Award Certificate for the PTA Reflections "Look Within" program. First Place award in the category of intermediate film production.

Award Certificate | PTA Reflections Program, Westbrook Intermediate School

Twenty Twenty-One in tall white letters with gray shadows on a yellow background, using Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021

Twenty Twenty-One | Shadowed letters using Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021

Infographic comparing the U.S. consumption, health risks and benefits of coffee vs. tea

Coffee or tea infographic | Typography + intelligent content

Chalkboard menu for Grand Opening of the Patio at Jill's Grill using bright colors

Jill’s Grill | Chalkboard menu

Simon’s Bistro Menu | Copywriting, typography and layout

Poster | Rice University

Vinyl album cover for The Addams Family Motion Picture Soundtrack | back

Business card layout for Jill B Gilbert, graphic & web designer

Business card layout | Jill B Gilbert

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Package Design

Eco Kicks NFL Football and Rugby Ball Boxes | Package Design + Brand

Eco Kicks Soccer Ball Box | Package Design + Brand

Pizza box with Simon's Bistro branding and pizza slice graphic

Simon’s Bistro Pizza Box | Package Design + Typography

Breathe Tea | Package Design + Brand

Package Design for Cyclone Safety Matches, oversized matchbox with clay matches

Cyclone Safety Matches | Package Design + Sculpture

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Copywriting

Variety Show Poster | LDS Church

Jon Powell for Congress | Website Design + Copywriting

Simon’s Bistro Menu | Brand + Copywriting + Typography

Restructuring the EHS Software Industry infographic with city skyline and construction cranes

Restructuring the EHS Software Industry infographic | em Magazine

Nature’s Graden Website | Copywriting

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Photography

Lesser Scaup | Exploration Green

Ducks in a Row

Close-up photo of orange, ivory and gray moss of a rock

Mossy Rock | Houston, Texas

Barbed Wire and Flowering Vine | Houston, Texas

Denys V | Cyanotype Photo

Chain and shadow against rusted metal at construction site in Houston, Texas

Under Construction | Houston, Texas

Close-up of interwoven palm fronds against a bright blue sky, Houston, Texas

Basketweave | Houston, Texas

Old, rusty, and abandoned equipment on a property near Houston, Texas. Black and white photos by Jill B Gilbert displayed in a 35 mm filmstrip.

Abandoned farm near Houston, TX

Spam-O-Rama

Colorful mural and blue BMW in East Downtown, Houston, Texas

Mural and Blue BMW | EaDo, Houston, Texas

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