Creative Musing + Product
August 2022
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The Midwest Coast
A badge-inspired design from my home state of Michigan and its pristine coastline. The inspiration came from our family trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes, National Park—it’s just one of the many places to experience Michigan’s wonderful coast.
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Creative Musing
June 2017
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Birth Of Peace
An illustration inspired by the words of Sri Chinmoy, “War forgets peace. Peace forgives war.” From the poem, War & Peace.
Creative Musing
January 2017
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America's National Parks
Utilizing the emblem shape of the National Park Service and drawing inspiration from the natural elements of our parks—land, water, and sky. Above are two illustrative styles, left badge features gradient colors and right badge feature flat colors. The emblems typeface is Rockwell Nova Condensed designed by Monotype.
Client Project
December 2016
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Michigan Wheel Marine
Combination badge and flag mark designed for a boat manufacturer that didn’t make the cut. The logo’s mark is paired with the typeface Poppins designed by Jonny Pinhorn and Ninad Kale, from Google.
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