Designed and developed a game idea generator that gives out ideas in a mad-libs style. Users can roll new traits, roll individual traits, and lock traits they want to keep.
Placed 1st for how fun it is to use and placed 7th overall.
Created a 2D casual management game on Unity depicting community pantries in the Philippines during the pandemic.
Co-designed the gameplay loop and mechanics and co-wrote the game design document. Served as the game's main artist and writer, but also wrote select C# scripts when needed.
Designed and developed a static portfolio site for artist Lia Datiles. Initially deployed on Netlify before moving to Vercel.
Currently maintaining the site and preparing to migrate to a CMS.
Created a mock-up for a conceptual game for school. Designed the character Siopao, the game environment, and the accompanying UI, all based on the contents of our game design document.
Various personal work designed over the years and posted on Instagram @carmenmakes.
Co-illustrated open mic posters with Lucas Abaya for the storytelling group Ang Mga Apo's monthly storytelling event series.
Conceptualized the visual direction for a made-up food stall. Created all branding elements, including the logotype, color palette, and key visuals. Collated all visuals into a design system document.
Designed multiple variations of a Carly Rae Jepsen tour poster, each highlighting a different design principle in terms of composition but all using the same assets and visual direction.
Made various iterations on the letter G following certain adjectives like retro, nostalgic, and playful, among others.
Conceptualized the artistic direction of the event. Created all branding elements, including the logotype, visual style, and color palette. Designed over 10 print and digital publicity materials.
Co-designed UXSoc merchandise with Charm Naciongayo under the Marketing team. Created 2 shirt designs and 1 hoodie design with respective mockups. Collaborated on Figma and followed the UXSoc design system.
Created the visual identity, logos, and color palette for Blue Hacks 2022, the flagship event of the Computer Society of Ateneo (CompSAt). Designed the key visual and multiple digital collaterals, including an FAQ carousel, an animated teaser, and announcement templates.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event was cancelled.
Was the sole graphic designer for an online theater production staged by Tanghalang Ateneo. Developed the creative direction of the play's branding. Designed over 15 digital publicity materials, including the main posters, various teasers, and other minor posters. Created physical and print materials like the souvenir program and a shirt design.
Carmen Dolina is a Filipino computer science and game development graduate, so she doesn't know how she ended up writing poetry. In 2023, she received a Loyola Schools Award for the Arts for her poetry and was a fellow at the 28th Ateneo HEIGHTS Writers Workshop. In the same year, she released her first self-published chapbook Woke Up in a Safe House. Her work has appeared in DEAR, HAD, horde, the lickety~split, TLDTD, and Sweet Tree Review, among others. Her biggest regret is selling her Carly Rae Jepsen tickets to go to theater rehearsals that ended up getting canceled.