I'm a graphic designer living and working in San Francisco.
My work focuses on problem-solving, clean design, and abstract concepts.
My work focuses on problem-solving, clean design, and abstract concepts.
DJ Eric Sharp Business Card
Business Card for San Francisco DJ/Promoter Eric Sharp
Business Card for San Francisco DJ/Promoter Eric Sharp
Skateboard Decks
Hand painted self-promotional skateboard decks.
Hand painted self-promotional skateboard decks.
Teknominds Logo
Logo for agency recruiting company. The "i" in teknominds has been replaced with a symbol that represents the replacing of a lightbulb. Teknominds provides the brightest minds in the tech industry with better jobs.
Logo for agency recruiting company. The "i" in teknominds has been replaced with a symbol that represents the replacing of a lightbulb. Teknominds provides the brightest minds in the tech industry with better jobs.
Morning Star CD Cover
4.75" x 4.178"
CD Cover for Morning Star's album “From The Sea”. Morning Star is an electronic musician based out of Capetown, South Africa. Logo provided by Morning Star.
4.75" x 4.178"
CD Cover for Morning Star's album “From The Sea”. Morning Star is an electronic musician based out of Capetown, South Africa. Logo provided by Morning Star.
4.25" x 5.5"
Flyer for an event in Austin, TX. Imagery consists of photographs of hand shadows that resemble type.
Thesaurus Rex is a team of designers in San Francisco. The logo reflects their aggressive style of attack and design.
Interactive banner for the online music boutique, Stompy.com. Information is organized by displaying it in the bottom frame that slides on rollover.
5.5" x 8.5"
This was for Beyond Marketing's Scion/Vice Party in Austin, TX. The flyer was inspired by the homemade house party invitations that I used to get. The invited were almost always hand drawn and the name of the party would sometimes have a crazy type treatment.
11" x 17"
I worked with Peninsula Theatre Group and created a poster for their production of "All Shook Up", a musical that featured the music of Elvis Presley. I used several devices to communicate the Elvis Presley theme of the show: a blue dominant color palette, a jukebox, and an Elvis shaped sign outlined in neon.
6.5" x 4.5" x 3.5"
(Poplar Wood, Nails, Glue, Invisible Thread, Glass, and Reconstructed Book)
I built this box to illustrate the concept of transformation into liminal space. The three panels of handmade paper are made from the shredded "Transformation" chapter of the book, Liberating Rites by Tom F. Driver. They represent the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. The viewer is meant to look through the glass to view the liminal space that surrounds the paper panels.
3" x 5"
I used expressive typography to convey the "wild style" of hip-hop music, dance, and art of the 1980's. An obscure photograph of my computer display serves as the background. This piece represents a digital twist on the "wild style" movement.
3" x 4"
I created a mock pocket guide for a multimedia festival. I wanted to represent the theme of computer-aided art by using InDesign master pages to help create a mechanical rhythm. I also incorporated a scan of some gouache brush strokes to represent a contrasting human element.
5.5" x 4.25"
I utilized a grid-based layout to organize the various elements in the skateboard magazine. I used low-resolution images to convey a rough and unfinished style. Extreme cropping and bleeding of the images were also used to convey speed and motion. The magazine was made small enough to carry in a back pocket.
I created an updated logo and corporate stationery. The main theme of the new logo is the golden spike that was used to join the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad to create the first transcontinental railway. The golden spike symbolizes the railroad that brought technology, people, information, and goods to people all over the United States.
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