To Good For You Chicken Noodle Soup

Creative Musing
February 2016

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To Good For You Chicken Noodle Soup
This past weekend, I had a fun visual idea of a snobby chicken and chicken noddle soap. Sketching out some initial concepts, I developed multiple illustrative iterations to this completed illustration. From conception to final illustration took close to 3 hours.

 

Rethinking Math Workbooks

Article + Creative Musing
January 2016

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Rethinking Math Workbooks
During my childhood, I despised math and often wondered if it was due to how it was taught and presented. Perhaps it was, perhaps not. Even now, I feel my kids math workbooks are unapproachable. So, I thought create a cover series for simple math workbooks – taking my youngest sons math workbook, I stripped it down to its bare essentials, and gave it a complete rebranding. The typeface I used for this design is DIN Condensed VF, designed by Isabella Chaeva and Tagir Safayev from Paratype.

 

Illustration Society

Article + Product
January 2016

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Illustration Society
I contributed several limited edition screen prints from the Citizen Project, specifically the poster Thirteen Stripes, Fifty Stars, to the Illustration Society, Silent Auction (organized by Kendall College of Art and Design). The proceeds will support Kendall’s illustration program and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

Buy this Poster
These limited edition screen prints are available for purchase in my shop.

Related Content
Read an article about the Citizen Project by Emily Pots from Against The Grain.

Merchandise Mart

Client Project
January 2016

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Merchandise Mart
I was approached by The Integer Group to license the minimalist Merchandise Mart illustration I created several years prior. The iconic illustration was used for promotional and invitation materials for the grand opening of Pella Windows' new store front, Pella Crafted Luxury in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • + Concept Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Illustration

MCM Numbers

Creative Musing
December 2015

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MCM Numbers
Illustration of simple concentric MCM numbers. The numbers are a custom typeface designed for this exercise.

 

Putting Your Brand To Use

Article
November 2015

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Putting Your Brand To Use
Lucy Engleman and I spoke at the Kendall College of Art and Design Career Symposium on building your brand as a freelancer. This event was  held at Fountain Street Church. The talk focused on the importance of building a brand (or ego), either as an freelancer or in search of full-time employment.

Presentation Key Takeaways
• Looking at the current freelance landscape⁠—market, location, competition, potential clients.
• Professional practices presenting yourself via social media and a personal website.
• The importance in expressing your personality, identity, style.
• Professionally curating yourself via social media, personal website, networking and joining organizations.

Additional Content
View Putting Your Brand To Use the presentation.

Woosah & The Illustration League Workshop

Article
November 2015

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Woosah & The Illustration League Workshop
A small group of ambitious individuals attended our lino-cut print workshop yesterday at Woosah Outfitters⁠—lots of good discussion and great prints. Thank you to Woosah's, Erica Lang for helping put this event on with TIL and her time with educating us on lino cutting and printing. A special thanks to Molly Singleterry of Spectacle Design Studio for coming and taking photos of the event. Also, thanks to Central Michigan Paper for providing us paper.

Further Reading
Learn more about The Illustration League.

House Industries Studio

Article
November 2015

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House Industries Studio
I had a great Creative Mornings event this morning with David Dodde on work ethic. He is a self-taught, award winning artist, designer, and print maker and his body of work is meticulous beautiful. Love his silkscreen Home Sweet Home doormat he created for his studio.

Further Reading
Learn more about David Dodde via his website.

Unify

Creative Musings
June 2015

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Unify
Created these after hearing the constant barrage from media outlets on talk about tensions between minorities and police, republican vs. democrat this past year. Unify is a verb, meaning to make or become united. In the image on the right the letterforms are a custom typeface designed specifically to for this mark, Try to locate the 'F' and a representation of the US flag.

 

Good To The Bone

Client Project
April 2015

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Good to the Bone
Invited by AIGA, West Michigan to design a fun graphic for Design For Good participants. I came up with this quirky illustration, Good to the Bone. The Design For Good is a three-day event for dedicated to helping non-profits in creating design assets that align with their business and mission.

  • + Illustration

  • + Creative Direction
    + Concept Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Illustration

  • View the entire AIGA, Design for Good brand identity system.

Case Study No.8

Client Project
February 2015

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Case Study No.8
Thesis is a small and experianced design agency nestled in St. Joseph, Michigan, their process is embodied in their name and distinctive approach. Thesis approached me with a request to acquire a license for the Eames House illustration I had created several years ago.


Thesis utilized the Eames House illustration I created by having it letterpressed and using it as a gift for their clients.

  • Illustration

  • • Creative Direction
    • Research
    • Sketching & Ideation
    • Illustration

  • Explore additional illustrations from my collection of Mid Century Modern homes.

Intricacies

Article
January 2015

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Intricacies
Just got my hands on a signed copy of Intricacies⁠—incredibly stunning body of work! This book features collaborative drawings by artists Christina Mrozik and Zoe Keller. Produced in the summer of 2014, it presents a range of intricate graphite illustrations capturing the intertwining of nature with animals, insects, and humans.

 

Privacy

Creative Musing
January 2015

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Privacy
My thoughts on the topic of social media privacy.