visual dictionary definition-Meathammer

This is a playful piece that is a visual illustration of the word meathammer (a kitchen utensil used for tenderizing raw meats.) The paradox of what is expected and what is shown helps to break monotony and create interest.

Chilis and St. Judes Hospital-Poster

This is a poster for the restaurant Chili's and it's partnership with St. Jude's Children's Hospital. It uses the symmetry of the peppers and the unity of texture to create a synergistic feel to the partnership of the two companies as they raised money for sick children.

work for business-cards and web logos

Here is a few examples of work i have done for businesses.

The first is a logo for a blog called Electric Ignition.

The second is the web page for a carpentry company named Trim Tech. The original image was scanned from a t-shirt the owner provided.

Third is a card for the bar at Chili's Restaurant

The fourth is for a small business that repairs windshields called Next Generation Auto Glass.

Photo Restoration

This is a sample of photo-restoration. The original was taken from a 2" x 3" print made on a piece of standard use paper from a home computer printer.

Omega-typography

This is a sample of some playfulness with the medium of typography. The arrangement of letters gives them a feel of an amorphous shape rather than the same palled forms that we see every day. This reorganizes the concepts of space layout with the use the greek letter Omega.

Pensacola Ad- 6" x 10"

This ad for The City of Pensacola helps exhibit the use of my photography in integration with my design work. The earthy tones in the shapes help reinforce the graphic. The use of shapes with lowered transparencies give a full feeling to a sparse piece.

Water Conservation- humorous poster for campus environment.

This is a poster made for Earth Day that heavily relies on texture for visual stimulation and symmetry for ease of viewing. The simplicity and lack of copy are aimed at giving direct impact to the viewer.

Jeep-6" x 10" ad

Here is an ad for Jeep that is both suggestive of a luxurious quality to the product and also a sense of adventure that entails ownership. The dark red hue adds a sense of importance and quality as well as providing a subtle sense of power.

U.W.F. Office of Environmental Sustainability-icons

This is a small sampling of some of the icons I designed in the fall of 2010 for The Office of Environmental Sustainability at the University of West Florida. The objective was to be able to integrate imagery into a "green" campaign for the office in order to heighten its profile among students and faculty.

Sacred Heart-ad campaign

This ad campaign for Sacred Heart Hospital features two billboards and 2 6" x 10" ads .

The monochromatic pallet and use of horizontal line aids in a visual theme to tie the work together.

Tom Waits- tablet and scanned texture

These are two illustrations of the recording artist Tom Waits.

I used a pen and tablet for the lines and played with scanned textures to create a sense of the artist. The idea is to convey a feeling of something foreign and eroded.

Dark Tower-book jacket

This is a redesign of Stephen King's book series The Dark Tower. It focuses on texture and a warm color pallet to translate the intensity of the book. The iconic revolver shape also lends a hand in illustrating the theme of aggression and power.