• Gallery
    • Let Love Reign Animation
    • Mickey Rourke Interview Animation
    • MoMA 'Talk To Me' Animation
    • MoMA Summer 2011
    • Let Love Grow
    • Abstract Expressionist New York
    • Cool Hunting for Gap Identity
    • Resource Generation Identity
    • Spork Media Branding
    • MCAD Catalog
    • Business Depressors
    • Don't Come Home
    • The Watcher of Vowels
    • Chesapeake Companies
    • HDMG Branding
    • Book in a Box
    • Gut Checks
    • Ecological Guidzines
    • Lights On PSA Poster
    • ABBA Poster
    • MCAD ID
    • Logos
  • Let Love Reign Animation
    This animation was done with the non-profit organization Let Love Reign, promoting the messenger bags they developed from their recycled billboard.
    Animation
    2012
  • Mickey Rourke Interview Animation
    A selection from an animation of an interview done with Mickey Rourke, talking about his prep for the movie 'The Wrestler'.
    Animation
    2012
  • MoMA 'Talk To Me' Animation
    A promotional animation for MoMA's Talk To Me exhibit that played on the NYC taxi network.
    Animation
    2012
  • MoMA Summer 2011
    A series of short, whimsical animations promoting the Museum of Modern Art's Summer Schedule.
    Animation
    2012
  • Let Love Grow
    A Valentine Greeting!
    Animation, Illustration
    2011
  • Abstract Expressionist New York
    Animations designed as marketing material for MoMA’s Abstract Expressionist New York exhibit.
    Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • Cool Hunting for Gap Identity
    An identity designed for the Cool Hunting for Gap holiday pop up shop. Morphing a snowflake and a manhole cover was the driving force behind the concept and identity.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics
    2010
  • Resource Generation Identity
    A new identity system designed for Resource Generation, a non-profit organization.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • Spork Media Branding
    Brand Identity for a Social Media Marketing Consulting Studio
    Branding
    2010
  • MCAD Catalog
    This award-winning catalog was designed to inform prospective students about the Certificate in Graphic Design program at MCAD. The catalog’s informational, self-mailing booklet is wrapped in 10 tear away cards that provide tips and introductions from current students.
    Graphic Design, Print Design
    2009
  • Business Depressors
    This is my take on the traditional business card. The design is intended to grab the viewer’s attention, with the atypical medium, and then maintain their attention, with the multiple layers of thought that went into the overall design of the piece.

    This project wouldn’t have been possible without the help and expertise of the crew at Studio on Fire. Their letterpress experts and detail oriented press operators really helped turn this into a successful piece.
    Graphic Design, Branding, Letterpress
    2009
  • Don't Come Home
    I was approached by Motionpoems, a fantastic amalgamation of poets and animators, to produce an animation, based on poetry. I collaborated with Todd Boss, a Twin Cities poet, on an animation of his original poem “Don’t Come Home”.
    Motion Graphics, Poetry
    2009
  • The Watcher of Vowels
    A short short film based on Robert Bly's poem "The Watcher of Vowels".
    Motion Graphics, Sound Design, Video Arts
    2010
  • Chesapeake Companies
    A three dimensional adventure, traveling through the intricate steps of the Net Lease experience.
    Motion Graphics, Branding
    2010
  • HDMG Branding
    While on staff at HDMG, I lead a team of creatives in refreshing the company’s identity.
    Graphic Design, Branding, Motion Graphics
    2010
  • Book in a Box
    An educational toolbox that includes a poster, stamp kit, motion graphic DVD, and a series of accordian-folded pamphlets tracing the thread of Emil Ruder’s influence throughout contemporary design.
    Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • Gut Checks
    This lifestyle brand started as a survey of one man’s consumption, and has morphed into a casual conversation about human health fundamentals. To facilitate these conversations, numerous informational graphics have been designed, examining and poking fun at one man’s gastirc intake.

    The magazine insert designs are utilized as a vehicle to further the conversation of the Gut Checks motto. To supplement that motto, original copywriting was combined with communicative illustrations to advance the particular subjects.
    Graphic Design, Branding, Informational Graphics
    2009
  • Ecological Guidzines
    A book series designed while studying at the Minneapolis College of Art and Desgin.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • Lights On PSA Poster
    A psa poster designed to inform the viewer of the falsified urban myth centered around traffic-related gang violence and their involvement.
    Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • ABBA Poster
    Poster designed to communicate the charismatic personality of the band while also delivering a solid message of the concert’s location.
    Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • MCAD ID
    a :30 identity motion piece for Minneapolis College of Art and Design
    Motion Graphics, Branding, Graphic Design
    2010
  • Logos
    A collection of logos
    Graphic Design, Illustration
    2010
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