Graphic Designer
About Works

hello , i’m charl magallano!





She
Animation2025

"She" is a lyric animation project based on the song by Dodie. The project reflects the song's soft and melancholic tone through simple, expressive motion and warm visuals. I illustrated words like lemongrass, birthday, and fall in Illustrator, then animated them in After Effects using shape layers. The storybook design is inspired by the show Once Upon a Time, and the Polaroid photos reference a friend's birthday. I used grain, flicker, and rain effects to create a dreamy atmosphere and added depth in the line "I'll be okay, admiring from afar" using null objects, 3D layers, and blur.
Trouble in MindTheater Promotion2025

Trouble in Mind is a play by Alice Childress that explores racism and sexism in American theatre through the experience of Black actors in a 1950s Broadway production. For this theater promotion/poster design, I illustrated the main character, Wiletta, beneath a warm stage light to emphasize her sense of isolation.

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Pathfinders Branding2025

Pathfinders is a Hunter College student organization that promotes physical activity outside of collegiate athletics. The club creates opportunities for students to engage in hiking, cycling, running, and walking while fostering inclusivity across all fitness levels. Its mission is to build community, encourage wellness, and inspire exploration. The branding reflects this spirit through outdoor symbols like a tree, a boot, and a compass to represent nature, movement, and direction reflecting the club’s focus on activity.

@pathfindersofhunter

SparkQuestBranding, UI/UX2025
SparkQuest is a project focused on branding and interface design for an academic management app. The goal was to create a clear visual identity and a user-friendly platform that simplifies student life. The branding uses a hand-drawn flame and spark to represent momentum and consistency, paired with clean typography for balance. The app concept centers on clarity and function, bringing together classes, finances, health, commute, and social tools into one streamlined space.

Photography Appreciation ClubBranding2025
The Photography Appreciation Club at Hunter College creates a space for students to learn and share photography through photo walks, contests, trips, and social events. The branding is playful and colorful, using stamps, stickers, and scrapbook-style layouts to reflect creativity, community, and the joy of capturing moments.

@hunterphotographyclub

Core Crash
UI/UX2025
Core Crash is an upcoming Roblox experience where players choose elemental classes and factions to fight for survival. I designed a retro-inspired interface that uses muted, matte tones of red, yellow, green, and blue to create a distinctive style. Players protect their faction's Core, earn coins through kills and wins, and unlock new powers each match.
Matamis MaasimCreative Coding2025
Matamis Maasim (”Sweet Sour”) is a student project I designed for a course called Creative Coding. It was one of my very first p5.js projects, where we were tasked with designing a pair of words with opposite meanings. I immediately thought of halo halo and calamansi juice: sweet dessert that brings back so much childhood nostalgia, and sour drink that’s made with a citrus fruit native to the Philippines. 

Aima & Tasnim
Portrait Photography2025
New York City
Street Photography2023-2025
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