Erik Simmons is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator based in Corvallis, Oregon. Wildlife and technical illustration, marketing communications materials, web design, and motion design & animation are the primary areas that Erik focuses on. Browse the gallery images below to learn more.
Fetal Development Series
Rendered for Stand-Up Girl, this fetal-development series is intended to accurately and boldly illustrate the complete humanity and sanctity of pre-born children through every stage of development.
For questions or inquiries about using these illustrations, please contact StandUpGirl.com directly.
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D.A.C.T.
DACT is an acronym for‚ “dissimilar air combat training”. This piece was completed to dramatize a 123rd Fighter Squadron F-15A Eagle duelling nose-to-nose with a U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet in the cloudy skies off the coast of Oregon.
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First Choice Pest Control BUGS
Six insect caricature illustrations created as a key branding element for a small, Oregon-based pest-control company.
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F-16C Fighting Falcon
I completed this image while serving with the Arizona Air National Guard from 2003-2005.
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Look! Hidden Creatures...
Fourteen panel articulated fold-out book. The illustration on each panel continues onto the preceding and following panels. As the illustrations continue onto the back, the horizontal forest floor scene continues, forming a “looped” illustration.
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Spotted Wing Drosophila
Illustration completed for the Summer, 2010 issue of “Oregon's Agricultural Progress” magazine.
The complete issue is viewable online at oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu
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USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22
My “home away from home” for three years. A Charles F. Adams Class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1964, this illustration represents the ship as she appeared in the 1985-88 time-frame.
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Sea Creatures
Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Black Rockfish, and Scalloped Hammerhead Shark. Illustrations completed for the Winter 2011 issue of "Oregon's Agricultural Progress Magazine."
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F-15 Cities of Honor "Nose Art"
These designs honor specific Oregon cities that have, in various ways, supported the Oregon Air National Guard. A total of twenty examples will be completed and applied to the F-15 Eagle jets of the 142nd Fighter Wing.
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Taste of the Town
Sample spreads from "Oregon's Agricultural Progress" magazine.
The complete issue is viewable online at oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu
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Industrial Strength TV
Industrial Strength Television, Inc. is an Emmy-winning full-service television production company located in San macros, CA. The company specializes in short and long-form documentaries, internet TV, and commercial and PSA campaigns.
web + flash
NaturalPoint: TrackIR
Natural Point, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and sales of high performance optical tracking systems, motion capture based video gaming inputs, and Hands Free Ergonomic mouse Alternatives. This project demonstrates the concept of the TrackIR head-tracking video game control device.
flash + motion
GreenWorks, PC
GreenWorks is a Portland based design firm specializing in landscape architecture and environmental design. This piece was originally a CD-ROM demo, illustrating concepts in sustainabilty and stormwater management.
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UTI: Ride to Live
Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI) is a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. This Flash-based eLearning module and quiz was designed as part of their driver safety program.
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The Purple Couch
Title sequence design and animation for “The Purple Couch” television pilot.
motion + illustration
Oregon Field Guide Animation
An Oregon Public Broadcasting and Oregon State University project, this piece was illustrated and animated as part of an “Oregon Field Guide” segment about ground water and stream temperature monitoring technology.
The entire segment can be viewed on OPB's website.
motion + illustration
OSU Extension Centennial
Animation highlighting the centennial anniversary of the Oregon State University Extension Service.
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