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Sound-Reactive Studies, No. 01: a browser instrument
A web-native specimen sheet that prints itself in CMYK ink whenever a key is held. The first piece in an ongo…
The Resume Place
The first federal resume writing service hired us to give fifty years of authority a system: identity, progra…
Demme Learning
A design system for the family publisher behind Math-U-See. We turned their teaching principles into a site s…
Boodywear
A four-year marketing partnership with the Australian eco-basics brand for its North American launch.
Sacred Grove
Designing an iOS app for reading scripture and wisdom literature, comparing translations, and listening to re…
Late Night TV
Late Night TV was meant to recreate the feeling of falling asleep watching television with your eyes open. We…
Vibe Coding is Design
An essay on the changing relationship between design and development.
Bootlegs: Turning Photoshop Fails into Fashion
Haters gonna say it's Photoshop. A poster series about how every new tool shapes the work, quirks included.
Grounded in Brookland
Brand identity and community design work for Grounded in Brookland, in Washington, D.C.
Hi Fi Lo Fi Wi Fi
My MFA thesis: an exploration of sound-reactive images, technology, and interaction, built from a series of i…
Neurogazer
Brand identity, marketing site, and a prototype patient platform for a neuroscience AI company building MRI t…
Starry Night Capital
Brand identity and website design for Starry Night Capital, a blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm.
46 of 46 projects · 2011–2026
2026designwriting
Setting Whitehead: Workhorse Editions No. 001
Designing a reading edition of Whitehead’s The Aims of Education, with Caslon typography, margin notes, and a reusable browser-to-PDF print system.
2026writingdesign
Branding in the Age of Agentic Design
Why branding is the design discipline best positioned for the agentic era, and what that looks like in the workspace we are building at Workhorse.
2026writingAI
How thehonestape.com is built
Designing and building my portfolio: project navigation, a conversational terminal, shared content, and a workflow for revising the site in code.
2025design
Double Exposure
A decade-long brand partnership with DC's investigative film festival. From founding identity through the 10th-anniversary system.
2024writing
Artificial Intelligence, Automatons, and Brazen Heads
Brazen Head by Abraham Garcia, Self-portrait. Imagine standing in a medieval laboratory, face-to-face, with a gleaming brass head. Its eyes flicker with otherworldly intelligence as it speaks, revealing secrets of the universe and glimpses of the future.
2024design
DC/DOX Film Festival
Brand identity, design system, web, print, and motion for DC's documentary film festival.
2024writingAI
My First Experiment with Stable Diffusion
Changing the ethnicity of a stock photo's subject using text prompts - tinkering as research in 2022
2024writing
Four Books that Inspired Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis'
David Graeber and Herman Hesse influenced the director's new film - exploring civilization, patriarchy, and egalitarian societies
2024writing
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Introducing Meaning Layer, a newsletter of design intelligence and research for design, business, and technology leaders — delivered directly to your inbox.
2024design
Dribbble Shots
Seventeen shots posted to Dribbble between 2012 and 2024: illustration, lettering, icons and collage.
2024design
Loving Yourself Avoiding Burnout
A personal wellness illustration about self-care and avoiding burnout
2023design
Artcrank
Poster design for Artcrank Washington, DC. One-color screenprint.
2023writingdesign
Progressland
Renegotiating our relationship with technology and design
2023design
Bloompop and Freshcut
E-commerce platform design for 'The Etsy for Florists' - connecting florists directly with customers. Established design system from zero and worked with technical founder to design custom e-commerce platform using rapid iteration workflow.
2022AIdesign
Chopsteak Inflatables: Christmas Mixtape 2022
Album art for DJ Chopsteak's Christmas mixtape, generated with Stable Diffusion and composited in Photoshop. Inflatable Santas, neon lights, and maximalist holiday kitsch.
2021writing
Branding and the Truth
Examining how brands can embody truth and authenticity in their design and messaging.
2020design
Better Luck Next Year
A textured lettering illustration for the end of 2020
2020design
MLK Memorial Library
A permanent exhibition at DC's central library, sited in the only public library Mies van der Rohe ever designed.
2020writingdesign
The Future is Now
Thoughts on technology, capitalism, and design as the world transforms during the 2020 pandemic.
2020writingdesign
Working Remotely
Tools and systems for successful remote design collaboration, written during the 2020 pandemic shift. Covers Slack, Zoom, Krisp.ai, Dropbox, Paper, and Figma workflows.
2020design
Skincare Collage
A social media collage exploring skincare themes
2019design
Pointer
A logo design featuring a dog pointer concept
2019design
Epic Curing
A DC heritage-meets-modern cured meats brand. Black-label packaging and a no-frills tagline.
2019design
Selections Covers
Seasonal design collages for various projects
2019design
Kane NY
Two products. A whole world around them. Creative direction, photography, 3D, and social for Kane NY.
2018design
Priori Naturals
The launch campaign for Priori Naturals, the first clean line from a science-led skincare brand.
2018design
Pale Blue Dot
An illustration inspired by Carl Sagan's famous perspective on Earth
2018design
Enat
Brand identity for Enat, an artisanal leather goods atelier rooted in Ethiopian craftsmanship and heritage.
2018design
Abstract Experiments
2013design
Icon Set WIP
2013design
Hot Dog
2013design
Chillin
2013design
Horse
2013design
Little Vampire
2013design
Casual Sophistication Icons
2012design
Snoop
2012design
Dont Like
2012design
Tea For Two
2012design
Push The Button
2011design
Calloway
Modular typeface design completed in Letter Workshop with Ben Kiel from House Industries.
2011design
Bioplastics Modular Mark
A modular mark system for bioplastics created for the Cereplast-Make Your Mark Contest, designed at MICA.
design
La Clínica del Pueblo Annual Reports
Design work for La Clínica del Pueblo, a non-profit clinic in Washington DC providing health services to the community. Includes annual gala collateral, website design, newsletters, and annual reports inspired by Central American folk art.
design
Infographic
A graphic infographic completed with assets created during an infographic workshop.
design
Medium
A publication project completed in Advanced Publications Design in graduate school. Originally a music blog started in the early 2000's in Austin, expanded to cover DC music and culture.
design
Nocturnal Animals
A publication project exploring nocturnal animals, completed in Advanced Publications Design in graduate school.
writingdesign
State Your Purpose!
Reflections on graduate school application statements and sharing growth as designers. A collection of MICA GDMFA alumni statements.
