JESSE SALGADO
Concept Art Graphic Design
ABOUT
Jesse Salgado is a Character Concept Artist and Graphic Designer with a particular focus on storytelling based design. Whether creating logos, brand identities, or characters for games everything is connected by the stories we tell. His work merges fun creativity with a professional approach, bringing new ideas to life through imagination.
CONCEPT ART
Focused on storytelling based design, whether for gaming or TTRPG's, each character is grounded and designed with the gaming production pipeline in mind.
PROJECTS
Freely explore the rich culture and history of 19th century Mexico in a third person story driven open world action RPG as Zorro!
NOTABLE NON-PLAYER CHARACTER
The first of many characters to come, Alejandro is central to the unfolding mystery taking shape. As you travel across Mexico he will enlist your help finding hidden areas and magical artifacts.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
As a fun practice project I designed my vain Gnome Rogue and his trusty steed from a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
Based on a Korean broadsword and leaning into the bat motif, my goal is to design a split broadsword that contrasts with the eastern European setting of the game.
CIRELLO'S PIZZA
To celebrate 40 years of
Cirello’s Pizza, I had the opportunity to launch a complete rebrand of the restaurant. Working with the current owner to find a design language that fits his personality, I designed a cohesive brand identity that speaks to the community of Corvallis unifying the logo, menus, t-shirts, and website.
The final chosen design for the official Cirello's Pizza T-Shirt
There were several design iterations before finding the direction Cirello's owner Eric wanted to go with.
The final chosen design for the official Cirello's Pizza T-Shirt
Corvallis Art Guild has been supporting local artists for 79 years, representing visual artists of many disciplines. Working collaboratively with two fellow guild members, I led the effort to redesign The Guild’s logo.