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Gestalt Alumni Exhibition – Ball State University
Honored to have been invited to participate in the Ball State University Gestalt Alumni Exhibition and speak to students in a panel of included artists.
Lyon Distilling Co. – Saint Michaels, Maryland
Awesome summer road trip to Saint Michaels, Maryland to visit long time patron Lyon Distilling Co. Enjoyed doing “research” drinking lots of rum cocktails, eating tons of crab and sailing out to catch the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Races.
Farnsworth House – Plano, Illinois
Great visit to The Farnsworth House, designed and built in the International Style by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Dr. Edith Farnsworth from 1949 – 1951.
NYC : Brooklyn Bridge, MOdern Sculpture & The OcUlus
While working in-house with Urban Umbrella modern scaffolding in Tribeca found some time to explore and shoot some photos.
Material Matters/Metal – Book
Excited to be published in the new book Material Matters – Creative Interpretations of Common Materials published by viction:ary / Hong Kong
Sea, Stars & Sand – Los AngelEs to Palm Springs
Exploring Venice, Griffith Observatory and the Art District in Los Angeles, as well as, Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs.
American Sign Museum – Cincinnati, Ohio
Finally visited the amazing American Sign Museum the last time I was in Cincinnati, Ohio and was overwhelmed with the awesome collection.
Brand in Hand, The Art of the Business Card – Book
Honored and excited to be commissioned by Rockport publishers to author/design/edit the tenth installment of their Best of Business Card Design series.
Hollywood hustle
* Logo, Identity, Brand Design and Stationery for Pearl Street Films : Matt Damon + Ben Affleck Productions and The Combine : Jeremy Renner Productions //
The Switzerland of North America – DENVER, Colorado
Winter trip to work on a new venture and explore Denver shooting photos of vintage signs and scouring vintage stores searching for inspiration.
AIGA Design Rewind Celebrating 25 Years of Design in Indianapolis
* Proud to have my work from over the decades included in the AIGA Indy Design Rewind 25 Retrospective//
Zion National Park, Provo & Salt Lake City – Utah
Explored Provo, Salt Lake City and took a road trip to Zion National Park while meeting with a new patron Rustica Hardware.
The MET & Manhattan – NYC
After speaking at the Etsy Up conference at Parsons The New School for Design I stayed a few days exploring Manhattan, shooting photos and visiting museums, boutiques and restaurants.
Etsy Up Conference Presentation
Spoke at the inaugural Etsy Up conference at Parson’s world-renowned design university, The New School, located in the heart of New York City.
For the Record
* My dad recently handed down to me his Epicure stereo setup he purchased in 1972 including tube amplifier and pyramid speakers which I added a modern U-turn Audio turntable. This has sparked a renewed interest in physical music and special limited edition vinyl collecting of classic and contemporary artists. Pictured are a few of my collection, many of which are from Luna Music an awesome, just down the block, Indianapolis record store and Newbury Comics . Through words, sound and vision these artists and albums endlessly inspire my life and work//
Mr. Cup Calendar designs
* Excited to be invited by long time friend Fabien Barral ( aka Mr. Cup ) to design a page with the quote provided in his 2016 & 2017 Letterpress Calendars – The Creative Manifesto.
Adobe Max, The Broad, LACMA & Theater District – Los Angeles
After a successful speaking engagement in Indianapolis at the Adobe Creative Jam I was invited to attend the Adobe MAX Conference in Los Angeles. 7,000 attendees came to be inspired, learn, network, party and hear about new Adobe technologies.
Exploring the pacific northwest – Portland to Seattle
Spent an amazing week exploring The Pacific Northwest crashing on the couch of one of my oldest friends and mentors who lives south of Portland.
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