Creative Musing + Product
April 2022
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Bubble Gum Pine
This pine tree is happy that spring is finally here in Michigan... well... almost.
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Creative Musing + Product
April 2022
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Bubble Gum Pine
This pine tree is happy that spring is finally here in Michigan... well... almost.
Buy this Tee
This graphic tee is available in my Cotton Bureau profile page.
Creative Musing
April 2022
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Apple Watch
This is an illustration rendering of an Apple Watch, NOT to be confused with a 3D rendering. A trick with illustrating realistic objects is understanding how light, shadow, and reflections behave on objects.
Creative Musing + Product
April 2022
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ReVox
I’ve always had an affinity for vintage electronics, especially buttons, knobs, and sliders. The illustration is a ReVox Studer 700 Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorder, designed, engineered, and manufactured in Switzerland in 1973.
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Creative Musing
March 2022
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Llama Fiber Co.
Llama Fiber Co. mascot is paired with the typeface Alverata designed by Gerard Unger from TypeTogether.
Creative Musing
February 2022
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Panda
Logo exploration paired with a hand crafted font.
Creative Musing + Product
February 2022
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Apparel Iconography
Crisp bold icons designed for an apparel brand. If you need custom designed iconography, I can help you.
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Creative Musing
January 2022
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Piers Court
Formally owned by the author, Evelyn Waugh. While residing at Piers Court, he wrote several books while he resided there. His countryside home is located in Stinchcombe, a small village in Gloucestershire, England. It was built on top of an original structure from a 16th-century manor, and reconstructed on its remnants in the 18th century, which is the house that stands today. The mark is paired with the typeface Neutraface by House Industries.
Creative Musing
December 2021
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The Headless Rooster
A macabre mark is paired with the font Conglomerat designed by Greg Shutters from Typetanic.
Creative Musing
December 2021
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Yoga Square
A minimalist mark where the concept of "square" is subtly implied through its shapes. The marks is paired with the typleface Conglomerate designed by Greg Shutters from Typetanic.
Creative Musing
November 2021
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Spiras
Exploration on a modern mark for the name Spiras, modern spiral staircase engineers, fabricators, and designers. The mark paired with the typeface Kallisto designed by Rian Hughes from Device Fonts.
Creative Musing
November 2021
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Day of the Dead
In celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). Though I'm not of Mexican descent, I deeply appreciate their tradition of celebrating and honoring departed loved ones. I’ve utilized the typeface Taurunum Ferrum Steel designed by Nikola Kostić and Zoran Kostić from Kostic Type Foundry.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Skull & Bones Iconography
I had some fun this week creating these scary Halloween icons. I’ve paired the icons with the typeface Metalista designed by Tomáš Brousil from Suitcase Type Foundry.
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This icon set is available for purchase, email me for licensing and cost. Some of these graphics are available on tees via Cotton Bureau.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Forestry Waterway Management Inc.
Combining two elements, trees, and water creates this logo. Mark paired with the font, ITC Avant Garde Gothic designed by Herb Lubalin and Tom Carnase from Monotype.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Atlas
The Greek mythology god, Atlas holding up the heavens…. or is he holding up his head? Altas logo was paired with the font, Condor designed by David Jonathan Ross from DJR.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Sonic Boom
Visual interpretation of the word, “Sonic Boom”, paired with the font, Dic Sans designed by Luciano Perondi from CAST – Cooperativa Anonima Servizi Tipografici.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Conifer
Pairing a simplified coniferous cone logo with the font Gimlet Display, designed by David Jonathan Ross, from DJR.
Creative Musing
October 2021
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Yellow Jacket
Pairing a simplified Yellow Jacket mark with the typeface Conglomerate, designed by Greg Shutters from Typetanic.
Creative Musing
September 2021
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Olympia Book Publishing
Combine the iconic elements of a book, torch, and flames to construct a cohesive mark. I paired this mark with the typeface FF Good Headline designed by Łukasz Dziedzic from FontFont.
Creative Musing
September 2021
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Level
Exploration on a combination mark for level. Mark paired with ITC Avant Garde Gothic, designed by Herb Lubalin and Tom Carnase from Monotype.
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Formally from Ontario, Canada, now based in West Michigan, USA I help organizations develop creative strategies into artful visual solutions that delight and engage.