Big ideas.
Every scale.
From store wall
to phone screen.
I build retail, brand and campaign work that holds together at every size—from a 20-foot lightbox to a thumbnail on a phone.
Built to work.
Made to stand out.
Retail systems, campaigns and digital experiences. Start with three projects that show how I think across formats.
More client work
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push further.
Self-initiated explorations in image-making, typography and tone. These concepts were not commissioned by the brands shown.
The idea.
And every detail.
Agency, in-house and independent experience. I own the work from concept through the files that go to production.
Creative judgment.
Hands-on craft.
My first title was Macintosh operator: separations, mechanicals and type that had to survive a press. That production discipline still shapes every idea I make.
I’ve built an in-house photo studio at Havas, set design standards for a national educational publisher, and art-directed Cricket Wireless retail across the path to purchase at TPN / Omnicom.
Today I direct generative tools as I once directed a photo studio: with a tight brief, careful selection, retouching and a standard the finished work has to meet.
Experience at a glance +
Independent practice
Art direction & design, alongside and between staff roles.
TPN / Omnicom
Senior Art Director · Cricket Wireless retail creative.
Holt McDougal / HMH
Senior Designer · Educational marketing and design standards.
Douglas–Danielle
Art Director, Digital · Websites and microsites.
Havas
Studio Artist to Art Director · In-house photo studio.
McKnight Kurland / Vision Production
Production & Design · Layout, packaging and typography.
Ideas you
can actually use.
Small working apps I design and build myself. A place where a love of details becomes something interactive.
Follow your
curiosity.
All 30 projects, searchable by client, title or format. Save a selection to create a printable portfolio.
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Good work starts
with a conversation.
Senior creative roles. Campaigns and retainers. An experienced pair of hands when the deadline gets close.
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