illustration & design

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Oteria René Ludwig is a designer, illustrator, and printmaker based in upstate New York. When not working or greeting every cat they see, Oteria spends a lot of time trapping people in conversations about outer space and lamenting over all of the bad kerning that plagues the world.As an artist, Oteria is drawn to the interaction of colors and the impact of negative space, and enjoys mixing traditional and digital art.

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sketches

final illustrations

Cancelled: Stephanie Blythe

2023

A project for Women's History Month in it's first iteration, featuring an example SUNY Alumni, Stephanie Blythe. Was eventually cancelled as a different format for celebrating Women's History Month was selected.

Women's History Month

state university of new york (2023)

A project for Women's History Month highlight various women from the SUNY system.

Personal Work

Promotional material regarding safety during the New York Solar Eclipse in 2024.

Solar Eclipse 2024

state university of new york (2023)

Promotional material regarding safety during the New York Solar Eclipse in 2024.

SUNY System

graphic design assistant (2023–)

As part of the Design & Printing team for the State University of New York's System Administration, my primary focus is creating visual content for internal or system-wide use. Below is a selection of some of that material.

Social Media Posts (can be found on suny's instagram)

Troy Shirt Co. Design

In-House designer, 2021–2023

As an in-house designer for Troy Shirt Co., I addressed clients needs for a new design for apparel or branding and provide them with solutions with same-day or next-day turnaround time.

Hudson Valley Wildlife logo redesign

For this project, the client wanted to maintain a distinctive, bat-like "W" that was both readable within the logo as a letter and also as a bat while being used as a standalone symbol for branding purposes.

Shred LLC business card redesign

Miscellaneous logo designs

Troy Cloth & Paper

2022, in-house design.

A T-shirt design created and completed in the days leading up to Troy's Restaurant Week, an event organized by the Downtown BID to promote the diverse culinary landscape of Troy, NY.