Stephen Case's
Digital Portfolio

I was born in Visalia, California and grew up
in Tulare, California while being on the autism spectrum.

While everyone in my hometown often worked everyday monotonously,
I would often look at logos, magazine covers,
billboards, and packaging labels everywhere I went
as I would always notice if designs or trends changed.

I guess you could say that was
where my journey as a graphic designer began.

I was a very studious student growing up as
I would often get good grades, but I also had a
difficult time making and keeping friends due to my autism.

However, when I got to Mission Oak High School, I was accepted
with open arms and opportunities started opening up for me.

I helped redesign the varsity football helmets, made posters
for numerous sporting events, and even gave good
ideas for ASB to promote school spirit.

I graduated Mission Oak in 2015 as a co-valedictorian
and was even named most spirited for my graduating class.

I had high honors in all subjects. High school was like a home away
from home as it allowed me to blossom and be free as an autistic individual
and I consider high school to be the best years of my life.

I started COS in 2015 and realized right away that college was not
like high school as everyone was less sociable and more career focused.

I had enrolled as a part-time student as I did not want
to stress myself out too much and wanted to go slow and steady.

In 2019 however, I was getting burned out and I decided
to take a break for a year to get my mind cleared up
and had planned to return in the Fall of 2020 to finish my degree...

...And then the COVID-19 Pandemic came.

During the pandemic, I was stuck at home
wondering if there was even a future for me.
I honestly was at the lowest point in my life.

But then in 2022, society was finally allowed to do normal activities
and I decided to finish what I started at COS and complete my degree.

This time as a full-time student.

In my final year at COS, I managed to secure an internship
with the Visalia Rawhide Baseball Club to be their
Graphic Design and Marketing intern through the COS Work Experience Program.

I have a deep love for baseball and graphic design
and I have had such a blast being able
to be part of something bigger than myself.

I graduated with an Associate of Science in Graphic Design
and also earned my Skill Certificates in Multimedia Design and Photoshop.

I feel so blessed to be able to come this far and cannot wait
to see where my career as a designer takes me!