I was hired by DK to design this coffee table biography and art catalog of the young visual artist, Andres Valencia. Title to be released on February 18, 2025.

One + One Books hired me to design the cover and 176-page interior for this delightful, Peanuts-licensed camping guide. Title released in October of 2024.

I was hired by DK in 2023 to design this hilarious textbook by comedian and author Rob Anderson. It explains queer stereotypes and LGBTQ+ culture via humorous "fake science," across natural, social, and applied science categories. Illustrations by Bernie Pesko and Rob Anderson.

I was hired by DK in 2023 to design this beautiful title. Written by the amazing Vanderbyl sisters, this book captures their journey of creativity, mindfulness, and coexistence with nature, while living on their family farm in the Australian rainforest.

I was hired by Running Press in 2023 to design this title, celebrating the stories behind the most beloved Holiday songs. Illustrations by Darling Clementine.

I was hired by Running Press in 2022 to work on this gorgeous boxed Tarot Deck, Guidebook and accompanying Guided Journal. Illustrations by Kimishka Naidoo. Art direction by Jenna McBride.

Designer / Illustrator

I was hired by Castle Point Books to design and illustrate this super fun, two-color, 208-page title. Art direction by Katie Jennings. Release date: February 2022.

Designer

I was hired to design this amazing, colorful 256 page title for Black Dog & Leventhal. Art direction by Katie Benezra. Published in November, 2021.

Designer, interior

I was hired by Black Dog & Leventhal to design the interior of this beautiful book. Art direction and cover design by Katie Benezra. Illustrations by Andy Taray.

Designer, interior

I was hired by Black Dog & Leventhal to design the interior of this fun 2019 book, based on the popular Smarter Living column of the New York Times.

Cover design and art direction by Katie Benezra. Illustrations by Alice Mollon.

Designer / Illustrator

I was hired by independent book producer, Girl Friday, to design and illustrate this booklet for the City of Seattle. It served as an informative guide and directory for numerous Seattle resources, helpful to both new and long-time residents alike.

The final document was printed in small quantities but was also available as a downloadable PDF on the City of Seattle website.

Designer / Art Director

I designed the cover and interior of this 160-page book while working at Becker & Mayer. 

I also had the opportunity to fly to Los Angeles and art direct the photography of Kurt's personal belongings that were featured in the book.

For a more complete list of books I designed while working at Becker & Mayer, click here.

Designer / Illustrator

I designed and illustrated this sweet little gift book while contracting for Compendium.  

Designer

I designed the cover and interior of this 192-page, Atria published book while working at Becker & Mayer.

Many of the books I designed for Becker & Mayer were "interactive," as they included removable reproductions of documents and memorabilia personal to the subject, such as letters and photos. 

For a more complete list of books I designed while at Becker & Mayer, click here.

I’ve been working with Hydro Flask since 2022 and have contributed to several campaigns and brand activations. Shown here are a couple of my favorites.

Lead Designer

While contracting at Boeing, I was assigned as the Lead Designer for an in-house event called the Global Brand Summit—a two day event in Seattle, gathering folks from Boeing Brand Communications for panel discussions, workshops, cross-team collaboration, and general conversations about the current and future state of the Boeing Brand.

As the Lead Designer, I was tasked to establish the Summit’s look and feel and then execute all collateral involved in the event.

The conceptual thread through the campaign was the future of the Boeing Brand being unwritten, and I included many opportunities for attendee personalization and visual space for ideas within the collateral, in order to push this idea forward.

Lead Designer / Writer

This poster series was created to promote Boeing’s 2019 Creative Services Portfolio Review. This internal review—taking place in four cities—acted as an annual check in between Boeing Designers and Creative Directors within Creative Services. It encouraged candid discussions regarding work, successes, pain points, and how plan for the year ahead.

I’ve been lucky to contribute illustration work to some amazing and varied clients. Featured here is spot art I created for book publishers as well as Committee for Children lesson plans.

Designer / Illustrator

I designed and illustrated these Starbucks gift cards as part of several seasonal collections, ranging from 2015 to 2022.

Designer / Illustrator

I created these icons while contracting for Starbucks in 2020.

Starbucks Technology, which is made up of three sub-groups—Customer & Retail, Corporate, and Technology Services—requested the creation of icon families, which could be used by each internal group as needed.

Each group was assigned a lead icon, which tied to that group’s main identity lock-up, as well as supplemental icons that were used in emails, PowerPoint decks, and newsletters.

Additional icons beyond the three groups were also provided for general use within Starbucks Technology.

Designer / Illustrator

These ceramic tumblers were two in larger sets of 51 cities and states, known as The Local Collection, each designed and illustrated by different artists in the Starbucks Creative Studio. 

Lead Designer / Art Director

I was the lead designer of several in-store Starbucks promotions, including Summer and Winter 2016. Responsibilities included establishing the overall look and feel of the seasonal experience, as well as creating the banners, posters, and menu panels for the approved creative.

I also art directed the food and beverage photography, which was shot by Kathryn Barnard (Summer) and Dan Goldberg (Winter).

Beverage illustration for Winter by Dana Deininger.

Illustrator / Art Director

I worked in collaboration with two other designers on these shopper and cup designs and illustrations for Starbucks Summer promotion, 2015. 

Featured on The Dieline

Designer / Illustrator

Designed and illustrated for the Starbucks Global Creative Studio. The package includes a CD, a sheet of full-color stickers, as well as a fold out sheet that contains track information and liner notes on one side and an activity sheet on the other. 

Featured in the January 2005 In-Howse Design Annual.

Lead Designer / Illustrator

I was the lead designer and illustrator of this fun Valentine's Day promotion. I created a banner and menu panels, as well as several in-store props that customers and partners could use for photos.

I also included some early logo sketches that were not used for the final creative.

Illustrator

These spot illustrations were created for Starbucks as part of their Global Responsibility Report. Each illustration represents a different aspect of Starbucks' involvement in the community.

The art was used for concept only and not used for the final Report.

Designer / Illustrator

I was hired by Mod to create a poster for their seasonal Summer pizza, the Ella.

The distinguishing ingredient for this limited-edition pizza was the drizzle that combined Ranch and Sriracha (called "Sri-Rancha" sauce by Mod), so the Rooster became a playful way to communicate this "Rooster Sauce"-based ingredient.

Also included are a couple concept sketches that were not chosen.

Designer

I was hired by House of Hunter to update the identity of the Hart Jarvis Murray Chang law firm, after the three-partner firm hired on a fourth partner.

The client was drawn to the Bauhaus-style of print design and wanted a nod to this style to come through in their updated identity system.

The final system was made up of four colors (one assigned to each of the four partners), which then appeared on each piece of the identity.

After the mark was approved, I applied it to a full suite of business papers, including letterhead, envelopes, shipping labels, and business cards.

Designer

This beautiful children’s book was written by Caroline Wright and illustrated by Willow Heath. The story is based on Caroline’s personal struggle with cancer and the impact it had on her two sons.

Besides laying out the book and typesetting the narrative, I painted and layered in the additional watercolor environments to the spreads.

This version of the book was funded on Kickstarter and published independently by Caroline, but it was recently picked up by Random House in a lovely reissue.

I was so honored to collaborate with Caroline and help her bring this important story to life.

Designer / Illustrator

In the 5 years since I started freelancing, I’ve been given the opportunity to work with some amazing writers and independent publishers to collaborate on several book cover designs.

When possible, I also contribute illustration work, as seen on Fold in the Cheese, Boundaries and Protection, Goldmining the Shadows, Say It Now, and So This Is the End.

Designer / Illustrator

I've had the chance to create some really fun and diverse identities for numerous clients and friends. (The marks for Black Crow Fine Art and CineBrew were for concept only and not chosen for the final identity.)

Designer

I designed this sleeve for Seattle-based musician, Coulter Leslie, and his band, The National Honor Society. Coulter, a long-time fan of The Smiths, wanted the album art to pay homage to the classic Rough Trade covers that Morrissey and Jo Slee designed in the 1980s.

Designer / Illustrator

I designed and illustrated this album for my brother-in-law, William Hallauer.

Will has created several solo albums, but this one had a distinct dark and mysterious tone that I thought could be pushed further by using a simple symbol as the primary representation of the album title.

Also included are additional cover idea explorations.

Designer / Illustrator

I’ve had the opportunity to create some really rewarding designs for the community through poster design.

The FIGHT poster was created for the Women’s March, and I was I was so proud to be a part of this historic day by contributing art towards a larger cause. I formatted the art into 2 sizes and shared a link on Facebook so it could be downloaded by protesters all over the country. I was honored to find out that it had been carried not only in Seattle, but in Portland and Washington DC.

The STAND UNITE FIGHT poster was picked up by the Amplifier Foundation as a part of their touring social justice art show, and the flag art was created as part of Amplifier’s 2019 “Flag Remix,” asking creatives to reinvent this iconic United States symbol in the aftermath of several tragic shootings.

The additional layouts were done for a local Seattle band, The Little Penguins. I stuck to 11x17, used fairly minimal color, and avoided bleeds for ease of quick, on-demand printing.

The Leprechaun poster was created for a friend who hosts "Bad Movie Art" nights in Seattle.

I took Jessica Swift's weekend-long Pattern Camp class in January of 2016 and have been having so much fun creating my own designs ever since.

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A smattering of my personal, illustrated bits n’ bobs! Reach out for collaborations or commissions.