The concept behind this book was everyday inspiration, as a designer I find myself inspired by everyday things. This book was designed around my ten step process as a designer. Each chapter has a brief description and 8 pages of grid paper for sketching and ideation.

Dan and Kaz first met two years ago, in a lower level design course, at the Savannah College of Art and Design. It was not until the Winter of 2011 they decided to join forces and collaborate on a pasta package collection.
Kaz, with a Motion Design background, and Dan, with a Print Design background thought it would be a great challenge to change the face of pasta dinners. They wanted to create a refreshing package design that would break the trend of the “Italian look” for a series of items that are associated with pasta dinners. Keeping in mind; large portions of various pastas, two types of sauce, cooking utensils, parmesan cheese, and of course bread. Aesthetically, the designers wanted to capture the homemade feeling with clean, simple and purposeful design elements. Starting with the logo, that resembles a birds-eye-view of a dinner table and chairs, to the fully custom hand-made packaging with unique locking system. All parts of the project are either screen-printed or vinyl. The designer’s intention was to present a high quality handcrafted product with extreme attention to detail.

Items Designed include: Penne, Rotini, Farfalle, Rigatoni, Spaghetti, Vodka Sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Parmesan Cheese, Wood Cutting Board, Bread, & Wooden Spoons.

Special Thanks to Dilated Spectrum & Cole Whitworth

It’s time to do away with social music services that share every played song. Creep mix was created to extract music from social clutter and put meaning back into music sharing. CPMX is a real time social music app for the iPad that gathers shared music from Twitter and plugs them into a live playlist. Once the user is logged in with their active Twitter account they are presented with the Flow. The Flow acts as the application home page where useres can listen, favorite, re-share, and dedicate music. The Flow chronologically plays music so you will never miss a beat. In addition, users can share songs and mixes directly in the application. If you don’t like the music posted by someone you follow on Twitter, but don’t want to unfollow them, you can select uncreep to remove their music. Creep also creates a connection between celebrities, music, and fans. Do you ever wonder what Lebron
James listens to? Creep him and listen in.

In an exercise to set type we were asked to create a 30 page book using any subject of choice. This book was inspired by a popular Jameson commercial from 2010. I wanted
to retell the story in a tangible way that would capture the essence of this legendary tale. To manifest the look and feel of a real whiskey barrel I designed and built a wooden case for the book to sit. The handmade aesthetic embodies the tradition of Jameson Whiskey and pays tribute to their passion for creating the best whiskey on the market. I used the typeface Miller designed by Matthew Carter. Miller is based on the “Scotch Roman” style which originates from type cut by Scottish type foundries in the early 19th Century. The illustrations were done by my good friend Dave Hargrove.

I was asked by The American Cancer Society to design a set of invitations for The Pink Committee’s annual gala. The fund-raiser was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the beautiful Seven Lounge Bar & Grill. The wanted a 1920’s themed event. The tag line for the evening was “Taking Down Public Enemy Number One”. I designed the invitation, RSVP, donation card, envelopes, tickets, table settings, and the drink menu. I wanted to evoke quality and class with my type and paper choices. In order to help the pink letters pop off the page, the front and backs of each Item are separated with a heavy brown paper called SuedeTex. The paper had a leathery texture that helped portray quality in the design.

This motion piece was an exercise in audio timing and still image exploration. I selected a song by Atmosphere called “Shrapnel”. The song has many pace changes– making it a challenge to work with. My concept was “The shrapnel of life”. I wanted to bring attention to the little pieces of everyday life that most people don’t notice. Faces, places, experiences, and memories, are gathered by our senses and slowly build our perception of the world. As individuals in this world we need to pay more attention to the little things that make life enjoyable. I used photos from Atmosphere’s photo journals that they have collected throughout the years. I take no credit for the photography or music. The video footage used in this work is my own.

School Project. Created a promotional mailer for Negativland promoting their "Fire at Will" tour.

Selected logos.