Hi, I'm Tyana Palmer!

I acted as the creative director in creating this content for redesigning the PVAMU Extension program and its subsidiaries. I personally designed the logo and supporting content for the Community and Economic Development(CED) section. I also designed the publication, it is a foldable zine that fully opens up into a poster like picture with information about the overall extension program. I also designed the die-lines and box designs for mailer boxes.

I created the terrain and foliage assets for a 3D video game in Houdini. I then transferred it into a game world in Unreal Engine using GitHub and then added colors, materials, layout and post processing.

I redesigned the title sequence for the movie "Ganja & Hess" from 1973, directed by Bill Gunn. The movie is follows a scholar who gets cut by a dager from an ancient civilization that causes him to develop an addiction to blood.

This is my hypothetical product that is sunscreen that targets Black people and darker skin types. The sunscreen will be made with non pore clogging properties, prioritizing sensitive skin types. It will also be fragrance-free to avoid irritants. The product will be sold in bottled lotion form and as a spray sunscreen. It will be lightweight so that it can be used in multiple scenarios, whether you are just relaxing at the beach or sweating and participating in outdoor sporting events. This product is designed to provide effective sun protection without leaving a white cast on the skin. The lightweight formula also makes it ideal to use under makeup. It is water resistant and non greasy. Below is the link to the website if you would like to see more: https://www.figma.com/make/jJwZqeWWbJH06ePuoMIQCl/Digital-Point-of-Purchase-Website?p=f&t=WW3tDqECrcyfhUGK-0&fullscreen=1

The logo redesign for the Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. (SCAASI) was developed to honor the organization’s original identity while introducing a more contemporary visual language. Some original brand colors were retained to preserve continuity with the existing logo, while the concept draws inspiration from West African symbolism. A West African cloth pattern was incorporated into the mark to represent knowledge, history, and cultural transmission, reinforcing SCAASI’s mission of scholarship and intellectual exchange.The brand touch points extend the identity into physical and experiential applications, including conference materials and merchandise. Graphic elements such as lines and dots were intentionally retained from the logo system to create strong visual continuity across touch points.

The brand guidelines establish a cohesive system that governs logo usage, typography, color palette, and imagery across print and digital applications for the SCAASI brand. Designed to ensure consistency and longevity, the guidelines provide a flexible framework that allows the brand to adapt across academic, conference, and promotional materials while maintaining a unified and recognizable visual identity.

This project involved redesigning The Griot, an academic journal, with a focus on creating a cohesive yet engaging publication system. The layout emphasizes strong grid structure and thoughtful pacing while incorporating imagery directly related to the text to reinforce meaning. A varied but intentional use of color was applied throughout the publication to maintain visual interest, guide readers through the content, and keep lengthy academic material engaging without sacrificing clarity or readability.

This project involved redesigning the paperback book cover and dust jacket for Black No More with typography and imagery working together to reflect the novel’s themes of race, identity, and transformation. The cover references the recurring contrast between Black and white social spaces, such as clubs and nightlife, as the main character changes his race to white. A white silhouette represents his physical transformation, while a Black reflection in fractured glass symbolizes the persistence of his Black identity beneath the surface, emphasizing that despite the external change, his internal and genetic identity remains unchanged.

Panthers FIGHT! is a design activism campaign created to raise awareness about human trafficking within the Prairie View A&M University student body. The project includes two coordinated posters, social media content, and a proposed awareness event, designed as a cohesive visual system using a modular grid and clear typographic hierarchy. One poster focuses on the emotional impact of human trafficking, while the other educates students on how to recognize warning signs and take action.

"The design for the poster had to relate to the mission of SIGGRAPH and for this year’s edition it was recommended to entrants that they design around the 2025 conference theme, “Immersive Futures, Blending Realities,” looking at how these blended realities can enrich our lives and foster deeper connection with nature." This work is also shown in honorable mentions of Siggraph's 2025 art gallery. https://education.siggraph.org/wp/spacetime/gallery-2025/

This is a movie poster I created for the short film Regulation. https://www.regulationfilm.com/

Audrey Mika is a smaller alternative/pop artist. All the visual elements in the poster reflects different parts of her artistry.

I was the enivironment designer for a group 2D video game. I created the game level setup and tile maps. I also assisted in coding some of the environment in C# so that the character can interact with the environment.

When I was considering what to create for this physical project, I was learning about the evolution of mediums of music which included things like vinyl, 8 track and cassette tapes. This is where I gained the idea of creating a discarded Walkman as it is a lost medium.In order to create this I used a hard foam block, air dry clay, cardboard, plastic, paint water, real twigs/grass and a real life cassette tape, the album was Blow Your Mind by Redman.