Zack Santoro
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Apr 29 2021
Site Redesign
I have redesigned this site to be more modular through the use of categories. Now projects will be uploaded as posts with categories and tags. This will allow for cleaner menus and more intuitive navigation between pages. Thank you for visiting!
Snatcher’s Keep
When making this map, I took a very different approach from my more recent creations. The level is very linear, featuring a castle that the player must navigate while falling into various traps set by a villain from the original game named ‘The Snatcher’. I repurposed the Snatcher’s voicelines from the original game in order …
Clockwork Cape
Clockwork Cape features a main objective to climb to the very top of a lighthouse to complete the level, but also has three other missions to complete. This is the first map of mine to recieve expansions in the form of updates in order to breathe new life into the mod and bring back previous …
Ascension
Ascension was made for a level creation contest hosted by the creators of a Hat in Time, Gears for Breakfast. While it did not win, it got an honorable mention from the developers. This level consists of multiple rooms in which the player must collect tokens to move on to the next room. The level …
New Hat City
This is my most popular level, currently sitting at over 47,000 lifetime downloads with a 5 star rating. This level consists of an expansive city with multiple objectives and beautiful environments that are filled with details. You can bounce on car hoods, swing from traffic lights, and use the environment to navigate the streets, rooftops, …
ZING Soda Bottle Design
This is an earlier Illustrator Project of mine that I used to practice shapes, reflections, and color. I also wanted to challenge myself to design a product from scratch.
New York City Travel Poster
This piece won 1st Place in the Digital Design Category at the Ridge High School Art Show. I drew inspiration from retro travel posters that feature simplistic designs of famous places. I also experimented with perspective in this piece, adding challenge in terms of angles and scaling.
‘The Standard Issue‘ Band Logo
I created this logo for a friend’s band named ‘The Standard Issue‘, who are based in Washington D.C. After coming up with my initial idea, I worked with the band members to refine it to meet their vision. While the design went through many revisions, here are the final two that we settled on.
Personal Logos
I designed this logo to be used for various profile pictures and personal projects. I wanted something personal and simple, so I ended up with this Z surrounded by a gear. I use this design for a variety of purposes, such as custom decals, online avatars, and a personal ‘logo’ of sorts.
Oct 04 2020
About Me
I am Zachary Santoro, a recent graduate from Rutgers University. I graduated with a double major in Cognitive Science and Linguistics, and a minor in Psychology. This website serves as a portfolio to organize personal projects and hobbies, whether it be related to graphic design, game design, coding, or whatever else. I am currently seeking …
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