I’m Jacob Slingland, a multidisciplinary designer blending fine art fundamentals with strong layout, typography, and visual storytelling across print and digital. With an emphasis on clarity and structure, I build branding systems, editorial designs, and promotional graphics that feel both conceptually grounded and visually bold. I’ve designed and built websites using Figma-to-Webflow workflows, created album artwork for music releases, and led editorial and print production for a multi-year comics publication. I’m hands-on with tools like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and I also use After Effects to explore motion—bringing static design work to life with extra polish and attention to detail.…

Jacob Slingland

I’m Jacob Slingland, a multidisciplinary designer blending fine art fundamentals with strong layout, typography, and visual storytelling across print and digital. With an emphasis on clarity and structure, I build branding systems, editorial designs, and promotional graphics that feel both conceptually grounded and visually bold. I’ve designed and built websites using Figma-to-Webflow workflows, created album artwork for music releases, and led editorial and print production for a multi-year comics publication. I’m hands-on with tools like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and I also use After Effects to explore motion—bringing static design work to life with extra polish and attention to detail.…

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I’m Jacob Slingland, a multidisciplinary designer blending fine art fundamentals with strong layout, typography, and visual storytelling across print and digital. With an emphasis on clarity and structure, I build branding systems, editorial designs, and promotional graphics that feel both conceptually grounded and visually bold.

I’ve designed and built websites using Figma-to-Webflow workflows, created album artwork for music releases, and led editorial and print production for a multi-year comics publication. I’m hands-on with tools like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and I also use After Effects to explore motion—bringing static design work to life with extra polish and attention to detail.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Founder, Editor-in-Chief & Lead Designer at Comics-Only Newspaper
January 1, 2020 - October 1, 2024
Founded and ran an all-comics, print-and-digital publication for five years. Led editorial direction, contributor coordination, and final print production, including layout, illustration, editing, and pre-press. Managed consistency across issues using a shared grid and typography system suited for multi-artist work, and handled outreach, distribution, and social media. Also designed and built the publication’s website (Figma planning to Webflow execution).

Education

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Qualifications

BFA in Fine Art
January 11, 2030 - September 23, 2026
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design
January 11, 2021 - September 23, 2023
BFA in Fine Art
January 11, 2030 - September 23, 2026
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design
January 11, 2030 - September 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization
    Seven-Inch Single Sleeve & Label for Ginja Fresh - Pacific Elixir
    Ginja Fresh is a reggae-folk artist from Hawai'i whose music draws inspiration from local Island tradition — with this song specifically referencing the traditional drinking of kava, or 'Awa in Hawaiian. This project required a hand-drawn kava plant image, illustrated map design, custom lettered wordmark, and a hand-drawn tanoa (kava drinking bowl) illustration for the label centre, all with clean, funky typography, designed to tell the story of this traditional beverage that links culture across the Pacific.…