Portfolio – All Works

A selection of portraits I have taken. You can find more of my photographs on Flickr and Instagram.

I have created every Conservation Corps MN & IA Monthly Email Newsletter since July, 2021. This includes writing content, editing content, coordinating with other staff who need to provide content or input, publishing using Mailchimp, and promoting on social media using Hootsuite.

I drew this image using an iPad and Procreate.

I lead the creation of the 2024 Annual Report for Conservation Corps MN & IA. I identified stories, photographs, wrote and edited content, coordinated with staff from across the organization who needed to provide content or input, wrote the “letter from the Executive Director” at the beginning of the report, coordinated between the contracted designer and the […]

I created this sticker design for Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa.

I created this design for a bandana using a combination of Procreate and Illustrator.

I drew this Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness sunset scene on Procreate. We used this image on postcards, in online communications, and as an art print.

I created many of the designs for sale on the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa online storefront. These were created using a combination of Procreate and Adobe Illustrator primarily. Below is a selection of some of those designs.

I created this video about Conservation Corps MN & IA Corpsmembers. I interviewed members, shot B-roll footage, created animated graphics, and edited the final video together.

This is the design I created and submitted for consideration for the new state flag of Minnesota.

I drew the illustrations that were used in this “Build a Prairie” Coloring Book that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources made.

I drew this piece on an iPad using Procreate. It is one of the designs that I have for sale on my RedBubble shop.

I illustrated and designed this vintage style poster for Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa using a combination of Procreate, Illustrator, and InDesign. This image was used digitally, printed as posters, and printed as postcards.

I drew the illustrations and designed the layout for a set of coloring page postcards and a downloadable coloring book PDF for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Scientific and Natural Areas Program.

I drew this using an iPad and Procreate. This is one of my designs that is available for purchase from my RudBubble shop.

I wrote the below article for the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa website in 2021. So far this year, Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) members have spent more than twice as much time responding to wildfires compared to previous years. “It’s the worst fire year in 30 years,” said Brian Miller, program director – […]

I served as the primary content organizer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Scientific and Natural Resources, quarterly email newsletter from Spring 2019 through Spring 2021. Newsletters organized and edited in that time: 2019 Spring*Special Issue*SummerFallSpecial Issue*Winter 2020 Spring*SummerFallWinter* 2021 Spring* *indicates newsletters containing articles I wrote. I wrote several feature articles in […]

I created this video with a team of other students in a Minnesota Master Naturalist course. I contributed to writing the script, shot video clips, and edited the final video. Learn more about the organisms that call the oak savanna at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve home. From Red-headed woodpeckers, Bison, and caterpillars, to prairie […]

I created several maps while serving as an AmeriCorps Member with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. I used a combination of GIS tools like ArcMap as well as Adobe Illustrator to create these.

I wrote the script for this video; shot all the footage; edited the video using Adobe Premiere Pro; and used Adobe Illustrator and Adobe AfterEffects to create the animations. What are Scientific and Natural Areas? Watch this short video to find out. Scientific and Natural Areas are exceptional places where native plants and animals flourish; […]

I developed all the content for this external webpage about Prescribed Fire for the MN Department of Natural Resources. This includes writing the copy for the webpage with input from subject experts; writing the script for the video; taking all the photographs on the webpage; shooting all the video; editing the video using Adobe Premiere Pro; and using […]

As an AmeriCorps Member serving with the Minnesota Scientific & Natural Areas Program within the Department of Natural Resources, I remediated existing PDF site maps to make them Geo-capable PDFs using GIS and design tools like ArcMap, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat. These PDF maps will show the users live location when opened in a […]

I made this website as part of a web design class, where I learned basic HTML and CSS. This website was written by hand, and was updated and used as my portfolio website for several years before I migrated to using WordPress on my site for easier content management.

A mini documentary video I created for my documentary film making class at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

I made a journal of stories from my friends and family for my photography class. It was displayed in a exhibit in the art building on campus. To further explain the project I will include what I wrote on the first page of the journal (edited for clarity). Hi, This is me. I feel like […]

By David Minor  2 April 2017 Essma Imady, a Minnesota artist, moved with her parents to Syria when she was 5-years-old. She returned to Minnesota 20 years later with her husband, intending to move back to Syria after finishing school. After violence in Syria escalated, they realized they could not go back. Essma, now 29, […]

By David Minor 12 Feb 2017 A new apartment building to be built beginning this fall in the Prospect Park neighborhood will be part of a collaborative storm water management while also contributing to the creation of a new park in the area. The Minneapolis City Planning Commission approved on Feb. 6 an application to […]

All too often we assume. We assume about people, cultures, places, it doesn’t matter what. We know one thing about a different culture because of the way media portrayed it, and we base all of our knowledge off of the one “fact” that we have a grasp on. It does not need to be about […]