Archive for: ‘Work’
Their first show in hometown Philadelphia, Lotus sold out the largest venue in the city with their New Years Eve 2010 show. MSTRKRFT opened for the band bringing the in the New Year with a bang. The concept behind the design was based on the hard hitting beats of both bands mixing visual elements of the 80's with the one of Philly's finest venues, The Electric Factory.
A poster created for Create Democracy, a poster competition inviting designers and illustrators to submit their visual interpretation on the theme of democracy. Selected posters were a part of an exhibition held in Newcastle, England this October as part of Design Event 09 and published in the exhibition booklet released in February of 2010.
Pill-Popper was a letterpress project that took the form of a post-card set. The set explored the effects of drug usage using illustrations of characters shaped like pills with expressions that mirrored the drug's effect. There were eight postcards total, all of which came housed in box with a blind embossed pill on the front and a belly band to hold it all together.
By presenting a fictitious worst-case scenario as genuine the Anarkon project questions the influence of corporate, branding and advertising power in a culture consumed by consumption. Its goal is to encourage citizens to examine their response to commercial messaging and to play a more active role in determining the limits of corporate power in American society. Anarkon was an Masters thesis project completed at the Academy of Art University.
Materials developed for a film festival highlighting the movies of Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, etc.). These materials combined the comfortable, well worn, feel of Linklater’s films into a collection of pieces that were approachable, as well as celebratory of the beautiful, ordinary everyday life that we are all a part of. The Beautiful Ordinary was completed as part of a masters program at the Academy of Art University.
Four panel Digipack album design for Lancaster's Telepath. The band uses a wide variety of self-created samples containing Indian and Arabic singers and musicians, Afrobeat-influenced horn lines and dubbed-out effects to generate the multi-layered international sound. In capturing that sound the album design made us of a mash-up of culturally diverse images and symbols.
NEUE is a publication that appreciates life changing music. NEUE recognizes that great music—like all great art—has the power to touch us in profound ways, defining the undefinable through experience over explanation. The end goal of NEUE was simply to expose and educate new and diehard audiences to a wide range of essential music, and bring more beauty into their lives. NEUE Magazine was completed as part of a master's program at the Academy of Art University.
Social commentary in the form of an investor guide for the Chomp-Assist 3000, this book was an exploration in the absurd. The Chomp-Assist device was the perfect companion to consumers who enjoyed eating food but didn't want to do all that chewing work usually involved in the process. The device had a number of speed and torque setting for all your chomping needs. This project was a part of an MFA program completed at The Academy of Art University.
Remix album developed for Philadelphia's live-electronic band, Lotus. They were looking for something minimal and type driven that would reflect the style of the music. Produced by Jesse and Luke Miller with remixes by DJ Harry, Skytree, the Juan McLean, J Tonal, The Pnuma Trio, The Lymbyc Systym, Telepath and others.
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