sarah alvarez / salvarez


sarah alvarez is a designer interested in facsimile, appropriation, and poor images. They’ve worked in and around the music and video game industries for the last five years, with a consistent focus on indie labels, DIY, and smaller creatives.

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salvarez (b. 1998, New Jersey, US) holds an MFA from the University of Missouri and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. They work mainly with digital and physical assemblage,  to map the relationships between dispersion, recursion, and diaspora in a post-Internet, mass-produced material world.

the work of sarah alvarez in no particular order
Magnolia Park - “Chasing Shadows”
>ART DIRECTION + 3D MODELING

Art direction for the new music video + promotion of Magnolia Park’s latest single “Chasing Shadows.” My work on this included creation of the 3D model (including modeling, texturing, and rigging), storyboarding, video editing, illustration, and SFX.

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Parannoul & Fax Gang - Scattersun
>ART DIRECTION + PACKAGING DESIGN

Art direction for the digital and physical release of the collaborating artists’ LP. This included the creation of a music video for its digital rollout, and layouts for vinyl, CD, and cassette.

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Miscellaneous Illustrations
>ILLUSTRATION + TYPE DESIGN

An array of promotional, editorial, and for-fun illustrations I’ve made over the years.

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Gulfer - Third Wind
>ART DIRECTION + PACKAGING DESIGN

Layout design for the physical issue of the band’s final LP on vinyl and cassette. My work on this involved some 3D modeling, custom die-cuts, and typesetting.

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Miscellaneous Time-Based Projects
>ANIMATION + 3D MODELING

Miscellaneous animations and other time-based work. Often utilized as Spotify Canvases, IG Reels, IG filters, or for editorial pieces.

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Ekko Astral - pink balloons
>ART DIRECTION + PACKAGING DESIGN

Layout design for the physical issue of the band’s first LP on vinyl and cassette. My work on this involved some photo bashing, illustration, and typesetting.

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Physical Experiments + Printed Matter
>PRINTMAKING + SCULPTING

Various examples of ceramic and print-based pieces I’ve experimented with over the years.

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Peel Dream Magazine - Rose Main Reading Room
>ART DIRECTION + PACKAGING DESIGN

Art direction for the physical release of the band’s fifth LP on vinyl, CD, and cassette. My work on this involved photo-bashing and typesetting.

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Miscellaneous Merch Design
>MERCH DESIGN + TYPE DESIGN

Random bits of soft merch I’ve designed over the years.

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Pool Kids - Easier Said Than Done
>ART DIRECTION + PACKAGING DESIGN

Art direction for the physical release of the band’s third LP on vinyl and CD. My work on this involved photobashing, typesetting, and some sculptural work.

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