Site update & special offer!

A long-overdue update to my portfolio site (or, at least, the web section of it) went live this morning, featuring actual live websites for a change! I've always said that the thing I love and hate about website design most is its constantly changing nature, and one by one I'd seen huge projects from the past get facelifts -- Crisco, Swiffer, Olay, Folgers -- or, in the case of Home Cafe, vanish overnight. (Actually, the Folgers site is still mostly my design work, but enough's changed that I shouldn't take sole credit anymore.)

In other news, I'm running a design special! for the month of July or so. I'm designing digital album covers for $45 a pop through TuneCore. Check out the special here.

The Main Cup signage

Identity & signage for a coffeehouse in Cincinnati. Since this was a historic shopping district, the sign had to conform to local codes and be a specific shape and size, as well as have a "historic" feel to it. The client had some very specific ideas about the design, as well: they wanted the "U" in Cup to have a river flowing out of it, which came from a dream they had. Since they wanted a warm wood background but couldn't afford it, I used a vinyl decal on plastic and went with a sort of saloon-looking design, which they were really happy with. But I didn't see the actual storefront until opening day, and I wish I had, because I think the old-timey western sign looks pretty goofy hung in front of a beautiful vintage '30s storefront. The value of research.

Gilgamesh in Uruk: GI in Iraq

Poster for an independent Cincinnati theatre production (also ads, programs, postcards, etc etc with the same theme). My favorite detail: the shadow under the hand is shaped like Iraq.

A new workblog...

I'm launching this new blog for updates on my design work, ideas, and such. More to come when there's more to say.