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PhoneTelephone: 443-857-6704

WebWeb: https://www.behance.net/esaundersEmail: [email protected]

Address2156 Colonel WayOdenton MD, 21113

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Mission Statement:I am a graphic designer who

specializes in promotional and marketing materials, logo design and contemporary apparel. I possess considerable experience in Graphic Design, Multimedia, and Branding. My mission is to create innovative, original design solutions that enable clients to elevate their brand.

As an designer I am able to cultivate relationships with clients while providing an ideal product, exceptional branding, and a superior quality design solution.

I seek to first understand the client’s business, goals and specific project requirements before making project recommendations or starting any project. I strive to develop a dynamic and worthwhile experience for all clients.

FULL NAME Earin Michael Saunders

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ADDRESS 2156 Colonel Way. Odenton MD, 21113

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PRINTProject InformationClient: Creative Genius

Project Name: Party Flyer

Project Details: A promotional flyer for a col-lege party. (8.5” x 11”)

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Project InformationClient: SMACK Magazine

Project Name: Magazine Cover and Spread

Project Details: Magazine Cover and Spread for SMACK Magazine covering rap battle event in Toronto.

Project InformationClient: Hammond High School

Project Name: Football Summer Camp Flyer

Project Details: Flyer to promote 2015 Sum-mer Football Camp (8.5” x 11”)

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WHO’SNEXT: Which mainstream artist will enter the world of battle rap next?

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Drake at Blackout 5 event press conference.

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BATTLEFIELDTORONTO

How the battle of the century almost took place north of the boarder.

By: Earin Saunders

This past weekend, Toronto-based rap battle organization King of the Dot would host their biggest event to date: Black-out 5. The who’s who of battle rap from around the world congregated at the historic Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the two day event.

Blackout 5 was sponsored by OVO, and if it’s any indication of how dedicated they were to the event, Drake skipped The Grammy’s in order to attend the Sunday night’s title match. It’s incredible to think that this league started in a parking lot with people huddled around one another rapping has now turned into a respected institution at the forefront of a bubbling sub-culture.

As KOTD has evolved over the years, they’ve gone through a bit of learning curve while moving into larger and larger venues to accommodate their growing audience. In the past, when using club-like spaces, patrons complained that unless you were close to the action, it was too difficult to hear rappers over the crowd’s chatter.

These issues were completely resolved this time around - apart from those with VIP stage access, everyone else took in the show from the comfort of the theater’s seating. On both days, doors opened at 3:30pm and fans quickly filed in, giving them a chance to mingle with their favorite battle rappers, who were roaming around taking photos and selling merch

Day One HighlightsOnce the battles started all the built up tension billowed

off the stage (accompanied with clouds of smoke). Highlights from day one include Toronto’s own Bishop Brigante easily handling Arsonal, one of the most viewed battlers of all time. Bishop comes from an old school era but brushed the dust off effort and proved that his skills translate into this era.

Another stand out battle happened during Kid Twist’s battle against England’s Shuffle-T, when it suddenly turned into a 2 vs 2 in front of everyone’s eyes. If you’ve paid attention to battle rap over the years, you’ll know that once in a while a fight might break out - obviously that brings attention and adds to the drama, but is something the organization would probably like to avoid.

During the first round of day one’s main event, as Shotty Horrah started his first verse, some random goon walked in between the competitors and yelled something indecipherable at audience. Within seconds the guy took a few punches, one that sent him soaring off the stage. Security got involved and escorted the heckler out - the battle restarted shortly after. A video has already popped up online.

Honorable mentions from the rest of the day include 24/7’s third round, Illmaculate’s entire presence and the stylistic dif-ferences in the Hollohan vs T.Rex battle.

Day Two HighlightsTickets were sold for the entire weekend, as well as for in-

dividual days - and day two’s attendance was much higher. The main event between Pat Stay (current and 2x KOTD Champi-on) and his contender Charron did not disappoint. Prior to the battle, Drake himself added an additional $10,000 incentive for the winner.

The event was setup so that all the battlers were announced in advance, but the match-ups were kept secret from the public until show time. Before each battle, the lights dimmed and vi-suals of a spinning wheel with all competitor’s names appeared - stopping at two names to announce that contest. This along with other suspenseful elements, give the entire thing a dra-matic WWF-esque (wrestling, not wildlife) form of entertain-ment. People are already calling Blackout 5 the best battle rap event since Battle of the Bay 5 - it’s going to be hard to beat, but if KOTD continues on it’s upward trajectory, there’s no reason why they won’t outdo themselves for... Blackout 6 ?

Drake vs. Murda MookWhile the battles that went down at “Blackout 5” made

plenty of headlines all on their own, a mythical and long-spec-ulated match-up between Drake and Murda Mook was appar-ently supposed to go down before being canceled last minute.

KOTD staff member Bishop Brigante spoke exclusively with SMACK.com, saying: “All I know is that if Mook got cute on the mic at all, [Drake] was ready and had bars on deck. That’s right from the boy himself. Whether that moment has passed or not, who knows, but there was definitely at least one round in the chamber with Drake.”

SMACK.com spoke to Murda Mook on Wednesday. He told us: “It was going to happen.”

The match-up was never specifically announced, but battlers on the ground and SMACK.com heard whispers that the match-up was a possibility. Near the end of Sunday night, there was a definite feeling that it was going to happen.

Drake also addressed a battle with Mook at the BO5 press conference on Friday night: “I would love to enter this scene, it’s just, it’s tough for me because it’s a no-holds-barred com-petitive interaction. The problem with that is that I have to go back to my life after that. I’ve always struggled with that as far as battle rap goes. I would love to get into the scene, but I have obligations [and] I might say something, or somebody might say something about me, which makes it tough when I have, like, corporate stuff going on. It’s a tough thing, but I think one day I might do it. I don’t know if Mook deserves it but...” He jabbed as the crowd laughed. “I definitely have a folder full on bars in my phone for somebody one day, so we’ll figure it out.”

“Mook and Drake never even battled,” he later said. “I don’t even know what to believe. I just know that at the end of the day I was told this was gonna happen ... I really think Mook and Drake was actually gonna happen. I heard that Drake’s manager or something, they w■■Wouldn’t let it happen last second. I’m not saying that was a lie.”

but I have obligations”

“I would love to get on the scene“I have to go back to my lifeafter that”

Drake (Right), Murda Mook (Left) at Blackout 5 event

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APPARELProject InformationClient: School Daze Clothing

Project Name: School Daze Baseball T-Shirt

Project Details: Baseball T-Shirt feathering School Daze crossed ruler logo.

Project InformationClient: School Daze Clothing

Project Name: School Daze “DMC” T-Shirt

Project Details: School Daze Baseball T-Shirt featuring old school “DMC” design

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Project InformationClient: Hammond High School

Project Name: “ I Will” T-Shirt

Project Details: T-Shirt design featuring “I Will” slogan with mascot placed inside lettering


Project Name: School Daze Baseball T-Shirt

Project Details: Baseball T-Shirt feathering School Daze glasses design.

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Project InformationClient: Concept

Project Name: Loyola College Football Uni-form concept.

Project Details: Home uniform concept in grey featuring Loyola College’s Greyhound logos.


Project Name: School Daze “DMC” T-Shirt

Project Details: School Daze Baseball T-Shirt featuring old school “DMC” design

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Project Name: School Daze Grades Tank-top

Project Details: Tank-top feathering School Daze notebook paper design.


Project Name: School Daze Two Tone Hoodie

Project Details: Hoodie feathering School Daze logo on the pocket.


Project Name: School Daze Snapback cap

Project Details: Snapback cap feathering School Daze glasses logo.

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Project InformationClient: Atholton High School

Project Name: Scheduling Poster

Project Details: Scheduling Poster created for the 2016-2017 football season.

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BRANDINGProject InformationClient: Angel Distillery

Project Name: Bottle Labels

Project Details: Bottle labels for Angel Distillery.


Project Name: School Daze Alternate Designs

Project Details: Collection of designs for School Daze Clothing to be featured on assorted apparel.

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Project InformationClient: Freelance

Project Name: Drapery Drawing

Project Details: Drawing of towel hanging on a wall hook.

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Project Name: Jersey Drawing

Project Details: Drawing of a Jersey mounted on a wall.

Project InformationClient: Freelance Drawing

Project Name: Savage Mill Drawing

Project Details: Drawing of historic Savage Mill bridge and train enterence.

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