November 2011
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Making Things
old photo I like that I took of a former co-worker.
September 2011
2 posts
PUBLISHED: Boxed and Labeled 2
I recently had the good fortune of being published alongside my longtime partner in crime Brent Anderson in a book about labels and packaging by excellent German publisher Gestalten called “Boxed and Labeled 2”.
They feature some advertising work on a liquor-store takeover for my old comic strip Middlebrow (RIP) where we (illegally) re-labeled existing beer boxes with our own custom...
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ALBUM COVER: Relient K
I was recently hired to do the album artwork for pop-punk act Relient K’s forthcoming covers album “K is for Karaoke” and I’m really pleased with how it came out. The concept is pretty self-explanatory, but I think it’s got a fun vibe their fans will appreciate, and the custom lettering was an exciting challenge.
If you’re a fan of pop-punk in general, and...
July 2011
1 post
Comm Arts
I recently had the good fortune of being featured in Communication Arts “Fresh” section. Head over there to check it out and hear a few thoughts I’ve got rolling around.
April 2011
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Silver Screen Society: The Third Man
Making a rare foray into film design for the Silver Screen Society with one of my favorite films – The Third Man. Check out the other great work for the film at Silver Screen Society.
March 2011
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Album Art: Hidden Pictures – Synchronized Sleeping
Hidden Pictures, a band I’ve been working with for a few years now, is launching their first full-length of super-catchy indie pop in about a week titled “Synchronized Sleeping.” I’ve finally got my hands on a physical copy and wanted to give you the first look.
I had a lot of fun working on this project as I hope you can tell.
The music has lots of layers (horns, keys,...
January 2011
2 posts
Identity: Life Uncommon Photography
I worked on this project a while back during my brief stint at Design Ranch and I’m just now getting around to posting it. It’s an identity and collateral system for Kansas City photographer David Tsai and his studio Life Uncommon Photography.
David’s a hell of a guy and it was a pretty great project to get to work on–in no small part because I got to collaborate with...
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Logo: Stir
A buddy of mine recently started his own branding firm called Stir, specializing in the food and beverage industry, and I helped him out with some design (such as this logo). I’ve done business cards and some other stuff, but until I get some decent photos taken, this will have to do.
If you follow the link you’ll probably recognize some of my own work, as the proprietor Brent is a...
December 2010
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November 2010
1 post
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Hidden Pictures – Whitney Houston
One project I’m consistently pleased to be a part of is working for Hidden Pictures, a band in my home town. I’m a legitimate fan of the band, so it’s easy coming up with work for them. For a couple of EPs they’ve put out, I collaborated with ultra-talented New Zealand photographer Andrew Smith and the latest (now available for purchase) is called Whitney Houston. Amazingly...
September 2010
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Not A Jedi Yet
George Lucas apparently woke up worried a few days ago that he hadn’t given people a reason to dislike him this month, so he decided to issue a Cease and Desist order to Matt Cooper, owner of internet advertising upstart ADDROID, which I just so happened to do the logo for.
The grounds? According to an article posted on Tech Crunch, Lucas owns the rights to the word “droid”...
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Medicine + Science
An iron I’ve had in the fire for a great many weeks (months?), is the new redesign of Kansas University’s medical journal Kansas Medicine + Science. The project was an embarrassment of riches in respect to working with enormously talented illustrators and photographers. Keith Negley, Nazario Graziano, and Michael Forester especially brought their A-game. I designed and Art Directed...
August 2010
3 posts
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Cinch Creative
A buddy of mine (and fellow Kansas City designer) Christopher WIlson got married this weekend, so it seemed as logical a time as any to give him a public congrats, as well as seed a sneak peek at his new endeavor Cinch Creative.
It’s a collaboration with a friend of his named Cayce Richardson, and while we know very little about it at this point in it’s infancy, the business cards –...
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Glacé Artisan Ice Cream
My creative partners on Julian (Brent Anderson and Nathaniel Cooper) have a new project out called Glacé (pronounced “Glah-Say”), and it’s pretty great.
Obviously I’m a little biased. I actually started the project with them before leaving our shared employ at Bernstein-Rein Advertising to work as a senior designer for Design Ranch. I collaborated with them through color...
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Redesign and Relocation
Salutations and welcome to my once and future blog. Mercy killed the wordpress blog and now I’m going to be doing things good and proper here on Tumblr. I redesigned my personal brand and I have a new Website as well.
ad astra per aspera.
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