I am so proud of this one. Not because I know how to do it – but because I bothered putting in the work. Being detailed. Thinking of something clever. I try to put this amount of effort into everything I do – it’s what brings me joy. I had to put a lot of …
If you are looking at this post, you get a dose of honesty in advertising. The pandemic made my social life disappear and it highlighted the loneliness of freelancing. I made the decision that I want to be part of a team. I want a full time job. I freelanced part-time for the last 14 …
How can I have my portfolio without including myself? Branding for yourself is tough business. How DO I want people to see me? I love doing detailed work…but what does that mean exactly? I don’t dislike any aspect of graphic design, really. So, having myself for a client, I made my logo…which I hated…and then …
Mai Rose of Realizing the Sun asked me to design her logo and take her headshots for her business. While she has since moved on to others endeavors, it was my pleasure to help her bring Realizing the Sun, a coaching service, to fruition. We went to the Como Conservatory for her pictures. She absolutely …
Again, I was thrilled to be asked by Rough Magic Performance Company to do their advertisement for “Measure4Measure” at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. In this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Rough Magic focused on Isabella (played by Alayne Hopkins) and her struggle to remain a virtuous woman in the face misogyny and corruption. …
Catherine Johnson of the Rough Magic Performance Company asked me to design their ad campaign for their adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”. I was delighted with this one, being a big fan of Shakespeare and Rough Magic Performance Company. The eyes above are of Catherine Johnson and Alayne Hopkins, the artistic directors …
The owner of ML Microscope came to me needing a logo, a postcard to send to clients, and technical labels to be placed on his product, which are surgical microscopes. He wanted simple with clean lines, easily recognizable to clients at a glance. The postcard was intended as an introduction to his clients since he …
The MN Pickleboys is a vendor at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Every year they sell buttons with cute pickle slogans on them. They were looking some new designs this year and asked me to produce them. Here are some of my creations.
I designed these logos over the years. The first one I designed as a practice project for a friend who wanted to open a yoga studio. It never came to fruition, but it’s still one of my favorite line drawings. The second one is for a small flower grower in southern Colorado. The third one …
Lara Weisse, an eco-landscaper who adapts gardens to a natural environment, asked me to design a logo for her company, Simplement Jardin (Simply Garden). We started with the idea that she wanted to demonstrate the direct relationship between the earth and sun. We added the imagery of the cycle of life and days with a …