Simply put—as a designer in Chicago, I feel incredibly inspired. Due largely to the people I collaborate with, I'm continually motivated and energized to progress as a designer/artist.
I'm passionate about the process—my current state of mind, the intense frustration of intricate details, the influence that the time of day and music I listen to have on me while creating work. Everything from the brainstorm to the completion is significant and no one piece outweighs another. To me, each is as connected, distinct and significant as the next.
Doing strong work for clients whose passion for their causes rivals my own for design gets me out of bed in the morning.
I’m also a designer at Firebelly.
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TYPEFORCE INSTALLATION / As designers, we see one path has the ability to influence many. Looking forward and anticipating the problems of tomorrow, we shape the environment and framework of discussion for today.
We pursue this role with a desire to influence new ideas, future form, expression, technology and ideology. To inspire not only those who are here, but those to come. To both create an impact now, and leave an imprint upon where we have been. For us, allowing design to address and solve issues moves designers back towards the role of thinkers, explorers and problem solvers.
Photographs by IShootRockstars
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UMIDITÁ 1832 / This re-interpretation of an 1832 wood cut by Caslon was created for the Spring edition of the literary-arts journal Ninth Letter.
In order to achieve the feeling of humidity and intense confinement within the letter forms, the relationship between thick slab serifs and hairline verticals was exaggerated quite heavily. Pairing this treatment with large, perfectly proportioned italian serifs helped to maintain a dominant sense of unease.
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INTERSECTION / Merging the expressive nature of graffiti art with modern type principals, Intersection upholds a unique balance of style and structure. It combines the individualistic personality of graffiti art with a high level of typographic consistency, allowing it to work well as both title text and abstract form.
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INTERSECTION: DIMENSIONAL TYPE / Based off of the letter ‘x’ from the Intersection typeface, this sculptural representation explores the dimensionality of type design while referencing the jagged and planar nature of the typeface. It also aims to create a junction between sculptural expression and graphic design.
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SKKY / This custom typeface was a collaboration between Darren McPherson and Will Miller.
Inspired by the delicacy and precision of calligraphy, Skky attempts to merge geometric tension with structural imbalance.
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CAMP FIREBELLY 2009 / Upon successful completion of Camp Firebelly, participants were awarded with a designed and lasercut, wood Camp 2009 keepsake
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WPB MAKE BELIEVE / Logo and website design for a series of pop-up galleries aimed at finding talented artists to create and execute imaginative proposals for original art installations in vacant storefronts and spaces in the Wicker Park Bucktown area.
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EXHIBITION IDENTITY + INSTALLATION / This identity design was selected to represent the University of Illinois senior graphic design exhibition at the Ispace Gallery Chicago, 2009. It was developed to promote the sophisticated mindset of my senior class and references our dimensionality through the fact that we have all worked outside of the expected confines of graphic design. I created a post card, custom typeface design, and a string and nail based installation in the gallery space itself.
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UNCOVERED / This social justice and awareness based compilation CD is rooted in the idea of uncovering the truth. It is made of wood veneer and black board, and has the design screen printed over top. Interactivity is emphasized through the fact that the viewer is actively uncovering layers to reveal the raw and natural truth beneath.