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Top Projects on SVA Portfolios for October 2024

Last month’s projects include projects about the ocean, environmental decay, and several spooky illustrations.

October 31, 2024
A green and yellow ghoulish woman walks down a blue and purple staircase, gargoyles on either side. The words, 'Amazing Mystery Magazine' are behind her as a title. More text reads, 'All stories complete,' 'featuring the last vow,' and 'weird, menacing, and strange tales on every page!' A green and yellow ghoulish woman walks down a blue and purple staircase, gargoyles on either side. The words, 'Amazing Mystery Magazine' are behind her as a title. More text reads, 'All stories complete,' 'featuring the last vow,' and 'weird, menacing, and strange tales on every page!'
Credit: Johnny Dombrowski
Credit: Johnny Dombrowski

As always, this latest roundup of the most-discussed projects from SVA Portfolios makes for a collection of inspiring and impressive art and design. This edition, comprising the top posts for October 2024, includes an ocean inspired pattern collection, a design project exploring decay, and a set of spooky magazine-style illustrations.

A red, blue, and magenta illustration of sea creatures and coral. A red, blue, and magenta illustration of sea creatures and coral.
Credit: Lizzy Itzkowitz
Credit: Lizzy Itzkowitz
A blue image of a tall gate-like structure by a bridge over water. There are Chinese characters on the sides and words stating, 'Modern Coastal Burial Site' and 'Shang Hai, China Pacific Ocean.' There are two yellow posters on either side of the blue one that says "Yi Cong." A blue image of a tall gate-like structure by a bridge over water. There are Chinese characters on the sides and words stating, 'Modern Coastal Burial Site' and 'Shang Hai, China Pacific Ocean.'
Credit: Alicia Liu
Credit: Alicia Liu
A point of view illustration where trick or treaters dressed as a skeleton, vampire, witch, cat, and more are at the door. They're holding jack-o-lantern baskets. The image is mostly purple and orange. A point of view illustration where trick or treaters dressed as a skeleton, vampire, witch, cat, and more are at the door. They're holding jack-o-lantern baskets. The image is mostly purple and orange.
Credit: Kate McHugh
Credit: Kate McHugh
Credit: Ryoko Kondo
A comic book style illustration vampire in a coffin. The title 'Amazing Horror Magazine' is behind the coffin. Text reads "all stories complete," "featuring Familiar Appetites," and "Terrifying, grotesque, and dark tales on every page!" A comic book style illustration vampire in a coffin. The title 'Amazing Horror Magazine' is behind the coffin. Text reads "all stories complete," "featuring Familiar Appetites," and "Terrifying, grotesque, and dark tales on every page!"
Credit: Johnny Dombrowski
Credit: Johnny Dombrowski

1. Johnny Dombrowski (BFA 2010 Illustration), Amazing Magazine 2.


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For the five most-discussed projects of September 2024, click here.