Trained as a Graphic Designer at RISD and Carnegie-Mellon University, and being the son and grandson of printers, I have always had a love for ink on paper. The digital world is necessary, and I have worked successfully and extensively there, but design for print has always been my first love.
REI Holiday Catalog - photo manipulation and design
Layout and design for a holiday catalog.
CLEF brochure - photo manipulation and design.
Brochure for a not for profit organization creating educational opportunities for underprivileged children.
AON & Manchester United FC - photo manipulation and design.
National ad campaign for the AON Corporation.
Middle Davids Artisan Candles - photography and design.
Brochure for an Indiana based artisanal candle maker who provides product for educational fundraisers.
Griot’s Garage national print ads - photo direction and design.
A few examples of national and regional ads created for Griot’s Garage.
Beyond Our Borders - photo manipulation and design.
packaging design for an extensive collection of educational programs created by New Dimension Media.
Griot’s Garage holiday catalog - photo direction and design.
An updated and clean approach for a retailer’s catalog. This design approach was eventually adopted for all subsequent catalog offerings.
I have had the pleasure of designing logos and associated branding for a wide variety of entities and products. I love the mental challenge and symbology involved in creating identities.
Temple Hypnosis - illustration and design.
Logo for a hypnosis clinic in Seattle. Don’t stare at the logo, it has been known to induce a trance!
Middle Davids - illustration and design.
Identity for an artisanal candle maker based in Indiana.
Motoworks - illustration and design.
Logo for a business in Chicago specializing in the restoration and service of vintage BMW motorcycles.
The Clan Candle - illustration and design.
Logo for a product line of Celtic inspired candles.
Juicy Fruit Chews - illustration and design.
Logo for a new line of chewy candy under the Juicy Fruit brand.
Shinefest - illustration and design.
Logo for a successful car show series. This design was used on apparel, banners and in print ads.
Big League Chew - illustration and design.
Baseball centric logo for the redesign of a popular product line for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
glo - illustration and design.
Logo for a product line of children’s toys, made of brightly colored edge-glow plastics.
Adventure - illustration, photo manipulation and design.
Logo for an event focusing on adventure vehicles. This design was used on apparel, banners and in print ads.
Whether the product is food, personal care or hand tools, good packaging is the largest and often times, last opportunity to influence a buyer. Two thirds of purchase decisions are made at the point of sale, with 85% of those sales being impulse. I think successful package design is a balanced synthesis of advertising and branding, often with a little product education tossed in.
Chocolate Covered Altoids - illustration and design.
Package design for a line of premium Altoids mints.
Best Of Show System® - photo direction and design.
Design for a large family of professional grade products for Griot’s Garage.
Anniversary Blend paste wax - design.
Celebrating 25 years, Griot’s Garage offered this limited edition wax. A premium wax at a premium price, the wax is encased in a CNC sculpted aluminum “piston” container, which was packaged in a hand made box, containing a certificate of authenticity signed by Richard Griot. 250 units were made.
Solano - illustration and design.
Label design for a new line of chewing gum for the Russian market. Adapting the vertical design language from Solano brand candies to create a horizontal design that stayed on brand.
Aerosol product packaging - photo manipulation and design.
Creating a fresh look for a product line that previously had a no-frills industrial feel.
Hellmann’s infused mayonnaise - photo manipulation and design.
Label designs for a new line of old-world inspired sandwich spreads.
Poly Wax - illustration, photo manipulation and design.
Design for a premium car wax kit. This design direction was a complete break from the look of Griot’s Garage products, giving it a clean and premium feel. This direction has now been carried to all Griot’s branded packaging.
Snack Brands packaging - photo manipulation and design.
Working within licensed brand constraints, I directed the design and production of a wide range of snack food packaging.
Orbital Polishing Pads - photo direction and design.
Packaging designed specifically to fit the space constraints of AutoZone stores. The chamfered corners allow inventory tags to still be visible.
Lifesaver Candies - illustration and design.
Package design for a large offering of hard candies from the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
St. Ives - photo manipulation and design.
Design and line extension for a large family of products featuring trilingual content for the international market.
Best Of Show Paste Wax - design.
Redesign for a premium car wax. Offered in a custom embossed tin, the custom box was designed so that the product would stand upright on shelf, and would also contain an applicator pad.
FreeDent Refresh - illustration and design.
Package and logo design for a new sub-brand of FreeDent gum. Highly successful in the French market, this gum was targeted specifically to women.
I am comfortable working in a range of mediums and illustrative styles. I am passionate about accuracy and detail in my art, and enjoy the process of research and concepting.
Fundraiser Posters - Digital illustration
Design and illustration for a non profit fundraiser.
Scientific Bulletin cover - scratchboard
Cover illustration for an internationally distributed scientific bulletin. The frog in the image was a newly discovered species, so the image’s accuracy was extremely important.
Label design - pen & ink
Design and illustration for a natural science museum. This art was used on gift packaging as well as tee shirts. The design was part of a series of similarly illustrated works.
Big League Chew - digital illustration
Part of a product packaging redesign. The target market was 11 year old boys with baseball fixations! When not actually playing ball, they played baseball video games. The images above are styled after figures one might see in popular video games.
But By The Chance of War - digital illustration
The above icons where created for the title pages of each segment of this 700 page historically based novel.
Gift packaging label - pen & ink
Part of a series for a natural history museum featuring plants and animals indigenous to the midwestern states. These images were printed on kraft paper labels and applied to gift boxes and bags.
Education brochure cover illustrations - pen & ink
Two examples from a series of covers illustrated for a the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. These images were reproduced on the covers of the quarterly education brochures. Once again, accuracy was important in the rendering of the animals as this audience would spot a mistake immediately.
Travel related icons - pen & ink
A sampling from a large collection of icons created for use in international travel brochures with a focus on marine travel and exploration.
Religious Themed Fundraiser - Digital illustration
An icon created for use on mailers and banners for an educational fundraiser for young men at risk.
Shoe Store Ad - pen & ink
This whimsical image was created for use in a print ad for a shoe store that specialized in high fashion and fetish inspired footwear.
