Examples of print and digital advertising over the years.
This is a conceptual design that was used as branding for both Wisconsin and Missouri Jazz fests. I created several sketches that utilized jazz instrument iconography. Initially, I focused on an acoustic bass element but settled on the piece a potentially more impactful and flexible element. All vectors and design elements made in Photoshop. Both […]
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This is a conceptual design that was used as branding for both Wisconsin and Missouri Indie fests. I worked closely with the marketing team who had some specific direction about what elements would constitute indie. They encouraged rustic, and hand-drawn elements which I found in the Fox watercolor and arrow accents. I paired these up
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I created this to be used on a graphic by the non-profit We Make Events. I collaborated with Nashville designer Beth Downey on the final graphic (seen below). I tried various typefaces with a custom soundwave vector I built. This was a quick one-day turnaround and I enjoyed the challenge. The final design appears in
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This is a Marketing Pitch being made to a brewery involving an integration of local artist and poets with local craft beer. I developed a series of designs that attempt to marry the brewery’s existing branding with a text poem and painting image. Over time the design was distilled down to its basic elements and color schemes were dialed down to create the final result.
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This is a recent flyer for a socially distanced concert in Georgia. I chose a bold slab serif typeface to help me express the safety precautions. A cathedral background snuck in as a wink to the event happening on Church Street. I then worked though a series of color variations including blue, gray and finally
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This was a web development project that also included a good amount of graphic design and Art Direction. John Miley is an Athens, GA performer who performs psychedelic chamber jazz in Breathlanes in addition to numerous other projects. He needed an archive and central online hub for his projects.I was fortunate that he already had a
This is a conceptual design created for the 2020 Funk Fest hosted by the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI. I followed a patient more traditional process when developing this design. Starting with a series of free association sketches, and then taking the 5 stronger ideas to develop digitally. The final look tried to capture the
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Finn and Shiloh is a children’s book that I created with my Sister, Lisa Owens, and Daughter, Stella Abercrombie. This project is unlike most others I’ve done, but many past experiences came into play during the production.
This is a site I built for a craftsman based in Maine. It was created in 1 day using a combination of WordPress and a handful of Photoshop built graphics I created a custom header that uses sepia tones and textures to create an old-timey vibe. Other elements included a favicon made of the builder’s
These designs were done for the Charleston Music Hall to promote specialized micro events.
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