Trying to pick the greatest hits from almost twenty years of work isn’t easy.

I tried to pull the most relevant things, but if there’s something you’d love to see that I haven’t included, let me know. I likely have samples.

 
 

Design


Just about everything here incorporates some design, but other sections are more illustration based, or focus more on traditional media. These are things that mostly showcase design work.

Hear Me was a grant-based project through Carnegie Mellon University that amplified kids’ voices using media and technology. When I started there, we had a logo and a neglected website. As the only designer there, I was quickly tasked with coming up with fresh branding, creating all kinds of collateral within it, and communicating these new brand guidelines to the rest of the team. I worked on everything from billboards, to temporary tattoos, to installation art, to training manuals. We also created a brand new website to appeal more to older kids.

 
 

Icons and other Illustrations


Icons are tough, but fun. Trying to pare something down to the simplest representation possible, while still being instantly recognizable is a challenge. This section also includes some spot illustrations and small graphics, which have a similar need to communicate a topic, but allow you more lines to do it with.

 
 

Shirts


Working freelance, I’ve made a lot of t-shirts. These are my very favorites.

 
 

Punk Rock Entrepreneur


I took a conference talk that I gave in Cleveland, Ohio and turned it into a book. The publisher liked the idea of having me do the cover design and interior illustrations, and although it was a huge undertaking, so did I. One project always leads to more, and I ended up designing and screenprinting a poster for my book launch party / punk show, as well as a t-shirt to sell. Because I’m always interested in process, I included some concept sketches for the cover here.

Figure Drawing


I love illustration. If I was stranded on a desert island (that somehow also had electricity, I guess?) and could only choose one program, it would be illustrator. In particular, I enjoy figure drawing. That phrase generally only refers to humans, but I’ve included some favorite animals as well.

 
 

Farm to Table Doodles


I like to work in traditional media as well as in digital. Sometimes a project calls for a screenprint, or a hand drawn element, or a giant Mona Lisa mural.

 
 

Photography


I spend much of my time these days on photography, and have opened up my own studio. It’s great for branding work, product shots, and video projects.