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ARLO

Arlo is a communications specialist with over ten years of experience in illustration, graphic design, audio, and film production. In 2018, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media Studies with a minor in Studio Art Graphic Design. Alongside his work in digital media content creation, his education and experience have equipped him with skills in copywriting, social media marketing, and the development of social and email campaigns, as well as expertise in print marketing.

As a digital illustrator and graphic designer, Arlo has worked for both for-profit and non-profit organizations and as an independent artist, creating original and commissioned works. His portfolio showcases a variety of digital and print media, including still artworks, branding, product design, motion graphics, character design, and character animation.

In academia, Arlo has presented his research and writing twice at The Mechademia International Conference on Asian Popular Culture, held at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 2017, he discussed the cultural implications of Westernizing themes in Japanese cyberpunk media in his presentation titled “In the Age of Technology, the West Calls for a Separation of the Ghost and the Shell.” In 2019, he presented an analysis of subverting gender expectations and deconstructing heteronormativity in Shōjo manga with his work “Utena and the Power to Revolutionize the World: Reconstructing the Fairytale Through the Deconstruction of Heteronormativity.”