Creative Musing
June 2019
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American Literacy Council
Utilizing the elements of the American flag. The logo is paired with the typeface Utopia designed by Robert Slimbach from Adobe Originals.
Liberty’s Flickering Flame
Creative Musing
February 2019
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Liberty’s Fleeting Flame
Politicians and their politics are extinguishing Liberty's flame.
We Are Better Than This
Article + Creative Musing
June 2018
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We Are Better Than This
The words by Rep Elijah Cummings in 2018 stuck me, “We should all be able to agree that in the United States of America we will not intentionally separate children from their parents. We will not do that, we are better than that!” Our national policies affect our national symbols. What once signified freedom to the world, now represents imprisonment for the vulnerable. Using the US flag as a symbol, I deconstructed it, transforming its stripes into bars and its stars into razor wire.
A Country For All
Creative Musing
January 2018
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A Country For All
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Postal Mark
Creative Musing
September 2017
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Postal Mark
A modern interpretation of an old postal mark.
America's National Parks
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.