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 2020
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I Can Read
A combination mark I developed several years ago indicated reading levels for kids.
Creative Musing
February 2018
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Bookworm
This spunky little bookworm was inspired by my youngest son. The letterforms are a custom typeface designed specifically to for this friendly bookworm.
Creative Musing
March 2017
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Lion Book Publishing Co.
Dedicated to independent authors and their stories. The typeface utilized around the mark is ATF Franklin Gothic by American Type Founders Collection.
Creative Musing
March 2017
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King Lear
Simple lines to create this portrait of King Lear for a book jacket. The typeface used on this book jacket is ITC Franklin Gothic LT Pro designed by URW Type Foundry.
Client Project
February 2017
House Books was an endevor focused on notebooks tailored for writers. My involvement included the development of its logo. Leveraging its literal name, I employed simple line resembling a roof to aptly symbolize House Books. I paired the mark with the typeface URW Bodoni designed by Giambattista Bodoni from URW Type Foundry. To amplify its impact, the selected typeface letters where adjusted to align and suit the upper and lower words of House Books to augment its visibility and presence.
Brand Identity
+ Creative Direction
+ Qualitative Research
+ Concept Development
+ Sketching & Ideation
+ Illustration
Client Project
September 2016
+ Brand Identity
+ Creative Direction
+ Qualitative Research
+ Concept Development
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+ Illustration
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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.
