The lovely ladies of the University of Florida’s Master of Science Dietetic Internship program approached me in 2012 to design a logo and develop a website for their annual continuing education conference. The theme for the conference was “Nutrition and the Brain”. For the logo, I decided to create a cornucopia of brain foods and […]
While I worked with Swamped Publishing, I developed this promotional flyer to draw up interest with local businesses. The flyer includes examples from our SwampBugs product site (which I helped develop), as well as the SwampBugs theme itself. I wanted to appeal to business owners by using an informal voice paired with professional (but fun) […]
Southern Sustainability is a not-for-profit organization that operates in Southern Illinois. While I worked there, I was tasked with redesigning the organization’s logo. The inspiration for the logo was the phrase “Think global, act local”; while the organization’s efforts are often focused on the local community, the intent is for these actions to ripple out […]
At SIUC, all seniors graduating from the Communication Design program are required to complete a senior thesis project and display it in the senior exhibition show. This was both exciting and terrifying at the same time. So. Many. Eyes. There were only a few professors who took on senior thesis students, mine was Rob Lopez. […]
The Apex project was an exercise in branding and promotions during my senior year at school. We were tasked with developing, from the ground up, a brand for a high-end luxury ski resort. We were allowed to choose the location of the resort, though the aesthetic had to be modern and chic rather than rustic. […]
This poster was designed as part of the 2009 Design Days student/professional conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. I, along with a few other students, teamed up with local ad agency Arthur Agency to develop a brand and promotional materials for the conference. We designed the ‘design.’ mark (seen above, and again below) to indicate […]
Design. Development. In today's web they marry better than they ever have, and I love them both. From HTML and CSS to Photoshop and sketches, I use the entire design and development process everyday. The goal is always to make something that is refined, useful and nifty. I believe that simple and clean interface will set you free and I strive to do as much as I can with as little code as possible. I do not claim to be a rockstar (though I do love the stage) designer/developer, or some sort of ninja that will swoop in and deliver you from whatever malignant front-end disease plagues you. I will, however, give you solid future-looking design and techniques while respecting the need for fallbacks. No worries: your product won't require users to download Chrome Canary.
I design and I code because I am passionate about making AWESOME STUFF. Awesome does not necessarily mean glitzy,
glamourous or gaudy. While I strive to make everything I do look slick, I never forget that form must match function - it should not
only look inviting, but FEEL inviting with every swipe, click, drag or drop. I challenge myself constantly to learn new skills and
refine the ones I already have. Currently, I am:
Really digging deeply into vanilla JavaScript/DOM
Beginning to learn Python
Refining my knowledge of advanced CSS3