DEZAIN.io
This is DEZAIN.io, creative home of Chuck Aligbe, designer of digital and visual experiences
Pages featuring the work of Dezaïn
The Arboleda Master Plan is a project undertaken during a yearlong preceptorship at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Focusing on a specific part of the Monterrey-based master plan project, the Silica Restaurant Island is a feature piece in the design. The building combines two restaurants into a symmetrical unified space. The restaurant complex itself is situated… View Article
The Images of Politics is a simple Tumblr blog that I created to document news and current events of the day that I came across. The blog was a challenge to me to keep up to date with the news as well and present compelling visual summaries to share with my followers. The blog was… View Article
As an exercise in UX design, I redesigned the iOS icons for my iPhone. The icon set, called Micron, focuses on Flat UI design to eliminate skeuomorphism in the icons while remaining visually and quickly recognizable. Each of the icon designs features bold colors, with shadow accents to create visual interest in the minimal style.… View Article
An initial foray into web-based data visualization, Where the Water Grows is a simple interactive web app that shows the volume of water consumed to grow crops in America. During the height of the California drought, I wanted to produce an easy-to-understand visual for people to make informed decisions about the food they consume. Next… View Article
Project Minerva was a freelance web design project undertaken in the lead up to the 2016 election. In order to counter science and technology misinformation amongst the candidates, a group of STEM professionals contracted me to design a fact-checking blog to provide current analysis on the science policies of the various presidential candidates. The mockup… View Article
Working for a brief period at Lightroom Studio in Decatur, the Winiarski House represents an initial foray into residential architecture. While the project was in the design development phase, there were many details to resolve, including the facade and stair details. Nestled in a wooded Atlantan neighborhood, this was a residence for a professional couple… View Article
Designing logos and branding is an important aspect of graphic design work. Rapid production, flexible thinking, and out-of-the-box ideas can shape the identity of any brand. For a product, service, event, or business, the brand and logo represent the first impression to the viewer or end-user. The collaborative process between client and designer is on… View Article
Data visualization is a passion of mine. If a picture is worth a thousand words, an infographic is a novel in and of itself. Using graphics to clearly educate, inform, and entertain the public is the culmination of data design and data science. Synthesizing freely available data allows me to hone my design skills and… View Article
Working at the multidisciplinary design firm Lightroom Studio, I had the opportunity to collaborate on a children’s book called Apostrophe Catastrophe. The story followed punctuation mark characters as they demonstrated their function and looked for their friend Apostrophe. I helped design the book and the characters to give them their personality.
The Carrollton Public Library Renovation was a revamping of a local Georgian library that was barely renovated since its construction in 1960. The concept for the new interior revolved around a mix of open reading spaces, private study rooms, and meeting rooms to facilitate browsing, reading, and group activities for the varied patrons of the… View Article
