March 2011
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Dualing leprechauns.
Check out Urban Outfitter’s leprechaun shirt! It looks strangely familiar to me. That’s because I created one just like it for Bennigan’s in 2008…
The idea originated from a project our team was assigned in 2007. The project was to create a leprechaun character for Bennigan’s advertising campaign. We decided the best way to do this was to hire a comic book...
July 2010
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Bavarian Hefeweizen
I first tried Weihenstephan Hefe Weiss Bier at the strong recommendation of a pushy fellow customer at the Liquor World in Fayetteville, Arkansas last year. The floating yeast particles in the bottle turned me off at first, especially when the label claims it was made by the oldest brewery in the world, which is nearly 1000 years old.
But after having a coworker try it first and not die, I...
April 2010
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Renegade Restaurant Group Logo
This is a logo I created using spray paint and handmade stencils. See more below.
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Brown Ale
Introducing my second home brew creation, a brown ale. It turned out very well, definitely better than my first attempt at home brewing. This ale has a hint of caramel sweetness and a nice undertone of bitterness. The only downfall is that the carbonation is a little too strong. Oops. The alcohol by volume ended up at a solid 4.6%. Details below.
Yeast starter. I created this concoction a...
March 2010
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der Weltbühne = the world stage
Around this time four years ago I designed the official beer cup for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. What’s the official beer cup you ask? If you went to the World Cup and ordered a beer, your beer would have been served in this shiny collectible chalice.
I have blurry proof. Watch the video below, 35 seconds in.
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So long winter.
One last french onion soup night before winter’s end. Recipe after the jump.
Ingredients:
2 large onions, sliced thin salt pepper 2 cans of beef broth 1/2 can or chicken broth 1/2 cup of dry red wine 3 tbsp butter 1 tsp smoke paprika 1 tsp flour 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp parsley 1 bay leaf 1 cup shredded gruyere 2 tbsp grated parmesan 1 tbsp olive oil french baguette - cut into 1”...
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Escape plan. Evolved.
This is the first piece of a new branding project we’ve been working on for Essex Industries. The product, Last Chance Rescue Filter, is a filter that snaps onto a firefighter’s SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) in the event of an out-of-air emergency.
For the product relaunch, we created a new logo, brochure (pictured), dvd training materials and had an amazing photoshoot...
February 2010
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Fuel for thought.
In the next few weeks you may notice a new beverage at your local grocery store or pharmacy. It’s called Nawgan® and it was formulated by Robb Paul, a brain scientist. Recently featured on a Times Square digital press release, Nawgan has a patent-pending blend of ingredients combined and specially formulated to help support memory and cognitive skills. I helped create the logo and...
Creative dexterity.
Welcome. This blog will chronicle my adventures as a creative person who can’t seem to settle on one craft. Therefore, I will be sharing some of the pieces I produce as a Creative Director at an advertising agency as well as some of the things I attempt to make when I’m away from my computer. Hopefully my postings will entertain, teach or inspire you to be more creative in your life.