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Calendar of Powerful Women for 2017

A league of 12 powerful women taken from around the globe, and acknowledged throughout history by their cultures as legendary. The calendar was designed and illustrated in solidarity with the women's rights movement. 

It is available for sale in the Etsy shop.

Supergirl

A feminist interpretation of the legendary Supergirl! Made of two prints, one all over blue print that features different poses of the renowned heroine, and a red skirt print that speaks to all the adjectives a woman may hear, being voiced in her direction. This is an original costume and concept, but it is based on the DC comics superhero.

Role: Illustrator & Creator

Textiles

A forever-growing collection of whimsical fabric prints created for the Torynova design label.

Role: Illustrator
Client: Torynova LLC

Valkyrie Warrior Dress

The dress is inspired by imagery in Norse lore and Viking mythology.

It is composed of three original prints. The top has a custom placement for the front and the back of the garment, adorned with celtic knots and mythological creatures. The arms are made of a faux printed fishscale armor, and the skirt print of the dress has an army of fierce Valkyrie warriors, dashing amidst flying spears and Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn.

Role: Illustrator & Creator
Jewelry by The Cave Lady

Pins

A forever-growing collection of whimsical enamel pins created for the Torynova label. Foxes, butterflies, and Lady T-rexes galore!

Role: Illustrator & Creator
Client: Torynova LLC

Available in the Torynova Etsy shop.

Monster Masks

Created a series of illustrated fabric masks as hot novelty items for Halloween! Original design and concept. Currently sold in local comic book shops and odd boutiques in Brooklyn!

Role: Illustrator and Creator
Client: Torynova LLC

MasterSwords Mobile Game

Educational ELA Mobile Game for iOS

Words are your weapons in Masterswords. Explore whimsical environments and battle unsavory creatures on your journey for all the master swords, using only your words to defend you.

Role: Lead Art Director & Illustrator
Published by Amplify
Produced by Asymmetric

Available in the App Store.

Led the art direction for this fantastical combat scrabble game. Established the aesthetic and branding of the game. Oversaw the design of character and background art, UI elements and the UX experience, the logo and app icon. Created concept art and final assets.

Torynova Couture

This collection by Torynova Couture merges fashion with art, transforming the model into a living narrator of classical stories. The prints are based on ballet, opera, theater, poetry, and mythology. Including: Swan Lake, Carmen, Midsummer Night's Dream, Annabel Lee, and the Labors of Hercules.

Role: Illustrator & Creator
Client: Torynova Couture

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Wearable Stories

An original collection of textile prints created for Torynova Couture, which exists as an homage to classical literature and stories.

The all-over prints include: 
Annabel Lee
Swan Lake
Carmen
Midsummer Night's Dream
Hercules and the Hydra

Hercules and Cerberus

Role: Illustrator & Creator
Client: Torynova Couture

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Twisted Manor Mobile Game

Educational ELA Mobile Game for iOS

Players are brought to a warped house, overtaken by the most evil trickster. Only they can save their captive family by solving vocabulary-based puzzles and obstacles as they explore the mysteries within.

Role: Art Director
Published by Amplify
Produced by Bossa Studios

Available in the App Store.

The Tomes Mobile Game

Educational ELA Tablet Game for iOS

This create-your-own-adventure episodic series places the player in the underground world of the lost Tomes. The game reinforces middle school vocabulary through narrative and dialogue of familiar characters from classic literature. 

Roles: Art Director & Illustrator
Published by Amplify
Produced by Ira Fay Games
Available in the App Store.

Led the art direction for designing characters, backgrounds, UI elements, the UX experience, the logo and app icon. Created concept art and final assets.

Refugee

Personal Project: a series of politically inspired illustrations that examine the end of the Soviet Union and the revolution of the '90's. Part of an ongoing book project titled "Refugee."

Role: Illustrator & Creator

Tuke the Specialist Turtle

60+ page picture book written by Jim Ritterhoff & Melissa Tomjanomich. Created alongside Chowder Inc. for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute. The children's book depicts Tuke's coming of age from puny to a self confident, majestic sea turtle.

Available on Amazon.

Role: Illustrator
Client: Chowder Inc

Dark Horse Comics

Face of Evil; MDHP #4: created an original story that was part of an anthology publication by Dark Horse Comics. Original story, pencils, colors, and script.

Role: Illustrator 
Client: Dark Horse Comics

Shelf Life Mobile Game

Educational ELA Mobile Game for iOS

In this action puzzle game, vocabulary is your greatest weapon for traversing illustrated passages. Tales of Darwin's adventures, native mythologies, tribulations of the American Civil War, and the perils of space adventure await!

Role: Lead Art Director & Illustrator
Published by Amplify
Produced by Below the Game
Available in the
App Store.

Established the art direction and branding of the game. Oversaw the design of character and background art, UI elements and the UX experience, the logo and app icon. Created concept art and final assets.

Childrenswear

Seasonal children's apparel: designed for the boys and girls apparel market. Screen printed t-shirts, dresses, brother/sister garments, embroideries, applique, embellishments and all over prints. Photos borrowed from CWDKids.com

Role: Illustrator
Client: CWD Kids
Produced by: Basically Kids Inc.

Cinderella

Pajama and book set: designed and illustrated children's book set from concept to final product ready for production; created matching all-over print for kids pajamas. Sold for high-end novelty market: Barney's New York, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Ave, etc.

Role: Illustrator & Designer
Client: Books to Bed Inc.

12 Days of Christmas

Pajama and book set: designed and illustrated children's book set from concept to final product ready for production; created matching all-over print for kids pajamas. Sold for high-end novelty market: Barney's New York, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Ave, etc.

Role: Illustrator & Designer
Client: Books to Bed Inc

The World of Lexica™

Educational ELA Tablet Game for iOS

Lexica is a beautiful, immersive 3D game world that targets middle grade students. Players make their way through a vast library, while trying to rescue it and its inhabitants from peril. The virtual library and voluntary reading are central elements of the experience, with new quests and books becoming unlocked throughout the school year.

Role: Concept Artist
Avatar concept art, UI design, promotional merchandise such as posters, stickers, temp tattoos, booklets, and game interface branding.

Published by Amplify
Produced by Schell Games
Available in the App Store.

 

Habitactics Mobile Game

Educational STEM Tablet Game for iOS

In this adorable game, players have to balance the food web to create a thriving ecosystem. They gain understanding of the food chain, dynamic animal populations and the effects of environmental change. 

Role: Art Director
Published by Amplify
Produced by Zachtronics

Available in the App Store.

C0D3BR34K3RS Mobile Game

Educational STEM Tablet Game for iOS

Players bypass complex algebra-based security systems to solve a crime. They can also create their own trap rooms and challenge others to escape capture.

Role: Lead Art Director
Published by Amplify
Produced by Strange Loop Games

Available in the App Store.

SIMCell Mobile Game

Educational STEM Mobile Game for iOS

This immersive exploration game features realistic depictions inside of an animal and plant cell. Players learn about protein synthesis, cell respiration and more, all while helping restore function to each component of the cells.

Role: Lead Art Designer
Published by Amplify
Produced by Strange Loop Games

Led the user interface design for the game. Created concept art and final assets.

Cell Simulator App

Amplify Science Curriculum's Cell Simulator App

A cell structure and function module; supplemental life science resource for middle grade. Immerses students into the microscopic world of the cell. Over 5 sessions in this module, students use this simulator to develop models, run experiments, and explore cell function. Based on the SIMCell game.

Role: Lead UI Designer
Published by Amplify Science Curriculum
Produced by Strange Loop Games
Available in the App Store.

Calendar of Powerful Women for 2017

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Supergirl

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Textiles

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Valkyrie Warrior Dress

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Monster Masks

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MasterSwords Mobile Game

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Torynova Couture

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Wearable Stories

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Twisted Manor Mobile Game

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The Tomes Mobile Game

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Refugee

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Tuke the Specialist Turtle

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Dark Horse Comics

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Shelf Life Mobile Game

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Childrenswear

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Cinderella

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12 Days of Christmas

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The World of Lexica™

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Habitactics Mobile Game

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C0D3BR34K3RS Mobile Game

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SIMCell Mobile Game

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Cell Simulator App

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Contact Tory: tn@torynova.com