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February 7, 2013

Fun is Learning!

This past December I had the chance to work with the Institute of Play and their Creative Director and my friend Criswell Lappin.

I was asked to create illustrations for their Q Curriculum Design Pack which is a curriculum planning resource based on the Quest Schools model of game-like connected learning.

Good times, ahoy!

Work done while employed by The Institute of Play
Creative Director: Criswell Lappin

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January 14, 2013

New Project: PHYN Surfware Website

This week I’m stoked to have been able to release a fresh new website for a the fresh and new women’s surfware company, PHYN!

Check it out here.

Shout out to Chris P. Wolf for his front-end development skillz.

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December 25, 2012

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 21, 2012

SVVVVVVVVBSCRIPTION!

I worked with RoandCo on the inaugural package designs for SVBSCRIPTION (details here), a luxury service for men that delivers a thoughtfully curated collection of objects to subscribers’ doorsteps.

Work done while employed by RoandCo
Creative Director: Roanne Adams 

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November 5, 2012

To Sandy. You bitch.

After being down and out for most of last week—due to Sandy—I have done a little update to my site to pass the time.

A new editorial illo and infographics section have been added plus a couple new icon sets.

Much, much, much more to come in the coming weeks including a super huge project I have been working on for a month. STOKED.

Treat her nicely!

October 31, 2012

PITTY THA’ FOOL!

Here is a rejected TIME illustration I did today for an article about political fools—I thought it was too good to not post.

TIME (rejected)
Art Director: DW Pine
Work done will employed by Oliver Munday Group

October 29, 2012

Sandy Blew Over a Building.

I did a new World Icon illustration that Sandy blew over! Bitch!

October 24, 2012

Fortune Magazine illos

I did a few new illustrations for a Fortune Magazine article entitled What Business Should Do To Restore U.S. Competitiveness?

Fortune Magazine
Art Director: Chad McCabe
Work done will employed by Oliver Munday Group

October 17, 2012

Knowledge is Power!

Another day, another illustration—or two. These two illustration accompanied an article detailing successful corporations management and sharing of knowledge. Captian Planet would be so proud.

WirtschaftsWoche (Germany)
Art Director: Holger Windfuhr
Work done will employed by Oliver Munday Group

October 16, 2012

Wall Street Journal Illustration Galore

So busy that even when I am out getting YOLO’d with friends in Texas I have new work. Here are three new Wall Street Journal illustrations that have run since I left. 

Wall Street Journal
Art Director: Kelly Peck
Work done while employed by Oliver Munday Group 

Money’s affect on ones empathy:

The connections of diabetes and sleep:

The longer you’re unemployed the longer you’ll stay unemployed: