Mmm Soup

Independent Work

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Mmm Soup
A simple illustration and animation that came to life from a sketch I sketched last year.

 

Lion

Independent Work

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Lion
Lion's majestic mane illustrated with eight concentric circles.

 

Word Visualizations

Independent Work

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Word Visualizations
An exercise defining words visually. The custom typeface was designed specifically for this exercise.

 

Sleepy Cat

Independent Work

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Sleepy Cat
My goal for this small illustration and animation was to depict a simple sleeping cat while maintaining its circular shape. During the sketching and ideation phase, I created numerous variations to ensure the effectiveness of how the animation behaved.

 

Patagonia

Client Work

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Patagonia
Patagonia, a renowned outdoor clothing and gear company, embodies a commitment to environmental sustainability and ethical business practices while offering high-quality products for outdoor enthusiasts. I was hired by Patagonia to create several sketches and illustrations based on their prompt, "Eat Local."

I created a range of concept sketches inspired by the "eat local" theme and collaborated with Patagonia, iterating until we achieved mutual satisfaction. From these skteched concepts, Patagonia chose a refined illustration titled "Eat Local, Watering Can," which was selected and printed on their tees.

 

  • Patagonia
    Outdoor Apparel & Gear

  • + Concept Development
    + Illustration
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Qualitative Research


  • MKN Design Team:
    + Michael Nÿkamp, Illustrator

    Patagonia Stakeholders:
    + Geoff Holstad, Senior Art Director
    + Chris Teig, Director of Graphics & Illustration

Pelican On Water

Independent Work

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Pelican On Water
Bold fill and rolling lines of a pelican on the water.

 

Happy Holidays!

Independent Work

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Happy Holidays!
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. The logo’s mark is paired with the typeface DIN Condensed designed by Manvel Shmavonyan and Tagir Safayev from Paratype.

 

Trio

Independent Work

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Trio
Wordmark exploration with hand-styled lettering with some simple animation.

 

Factory Icon Set

Product

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Factory Icon Set
Some fun minimal vintage factory icons.

 

  • Factory Icons Set is available for purchase, email me for licensing and cost.

Wool Made

Independent Work

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Wool Made
A simple mark for a Wool Made brand identity concept.

 

Horse & Flag Process

Independent Work

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Horse & Flag Process
The above video shows my streamlined process for crafting icon and illustrations. This is the same phased process that I use for large design projects albeit condensed to focus on a single artifact. While some may perceive this work as straightforward, it actually demands meticulous attention to detail and draws upon thorough research to effectively sketch, ideate, and achieve visual harmony, alignment, and readability.

 

United & Vote – Poster & Tee

Product

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United & Vote – Poster & Tee
“If we don’t vote, we are ignoring history and giving away the future.” This quote by Pat Mitchel reminds us of our obligation as U.S. citizens to vote for our future. Absorb these words, take action, register and head to the polls when you are called on each election day. Vote!

 

  • Unite & Vote Poster is available for purchase in my shop. Unite & Vote Tee is available for purchase on Cotton Bureau. All Cotton Bureau apparel comes in a variety of clothing types, styles, fits, sizes, materials, and colors.