role: designer/creative director/project lead
Visionary Talent Group, a fresh talent agency from Chicago, approached me for branding and a new website. We explored vintage signage and typography which inspired the logo. Print and digital experiences are sleek and contemporary. All web and design work completed by me.
(c) 2019
Branding and label design work done with Stout Collective for Brewery clients across the country since 2019.
Can photography by Nick Murway for Stout Collective.
role: designer, illustrator
The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts is a staple in the Riverwest Neighborhood. The venue opened as a jazz music club in the mid 20th century and operates as an art gallery, community center, and music venue to this day.
Their team reached out in summer of 2020 about rebranding the iconic club. It was an honor to develop an expressive, creative, and welcoming brand identity for a historic place in Milwaukee.
All rights (c) Riverwest Artists Association/Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts 2020
role: designer/art director
Friends and family started a band and blessed me with the opportunity to create a logo and their demo tape artwork for them.
Lolo means grandfather in Filipino. The logo, artwork and font are inspired by family memories, the ancient Filipino script Baybayin, and Parliament Funk mythology.
(c) 2019
role: illustrator, designer
Among The Prime, a streetwear brand needed a Pokemon-inspired box design for their luxury Python Wallet released in Fall 2020.
I created the illustrations, typography, and the final layout design.
All rights (c) Among The Prime 2020
role: designer, copywriter, strategist
As Take7 productions Social Media Producer, I was tasked with creating a social campaign to publicly introduce their full 2020 directors roster.
I created teaser assets, vibrant posts, and fun IG/FB story profiles on each director to showcase their work.
This was the highest performing campaign for Take7 for 2020 (doubled our followers on LinkedIn – a first!).
All right (C) Take7 Productions 2020
role: designer, illustrator, strategist
When the Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Museums in Milwaukee, WI were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team had to quickly pivot to creating digital content to stay connected and engaged with their community.
As their Marketing Specialist, I’ve helped concept, design, and schedule posts on CAVT’s social media since their closure in March 2020.
All rights (C) CAVT Museums 2020
role: creative director/designer/photographer/video editor
The New State is a historic redevelopment project on Milwaukee’s Near West Side, aiming to open the city’s first all ages music hub. As a founding board member of the non-profit behind The New State, I donated my time and services to create a preliminary brand identity along with printed collateral, digital assets, and a website. In January 2019 I became full-time contracted Executive Director of the non-profit, leading organizational development, strategic planning, events and outreach, and of course supported the team by overseeing and creating the vast majority of our marketing, internal, and collateral needs.
Learn more about The New State.
role: creative director/designer
Rogue Agency, a Chicago-based music booking agency, needed branding for their 2019 SXSW Showcase. I created the flyer and other creative assets for the event.
role: illustrator, designer
Label designs created with stoutStout Collective from Chicago, IL for Other Half Brewing, a craft brewery in Brooklyn, NYC.
All rights (c) Other Half Brewing 2020-2021
role: illustrator/designer
Night Goat Coffee contacted me in late 2019 with an idea for a label for their new roast. They were looking to combine the iconic singer Lola Beltran with legendary rock band The Runaways member Cherie Currie.
The result is a beautiful biking Beltran and a delicious medium roast with notes of citrus, melon, and red currant.
All rights (c) Night Goat Coffee 2020
role: art director/designer
all photography by Kevin Miyazaki
While working at VISIT Milwaukee, I had the privilege of sitting on the Marketing Committee as a rep for VISIT at Sculpture Milwaukee during their 2018 season. Sculpture needed design support, and I helped them give a look and feel to the new logo and creative direction of Jigsaw. At the end of the season, I was tasked with designing a book showcasing all the sculptures on Wisconsin Ave. that season. It was distributed to donors, gallery owners, collectors, artists, and more once the 2018 Sculpture season was over.
All rights © Sculpture Milwaukee
Cover images © 2018 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd, Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Seer (Alice II) by Kiki Smith; Love by Robert Indiana
Sculpture in spread : Skew, 2018, Shana McCaw / Brent Budsberg
role: creative director/designer/photographer
TDM Campaign hosts an annual basketball tournament to raise money for a local non-profit. For their their third annual tournament in 2019, I designed their logo and hand-screen printed the shirts.
Photo of Tajh Virgil holding trophy by Justin Gordon
role: videographer + editor/audio engineer/designer
After the launch of VISIT Milwaukee’s new website in 2018, the marketing team suggested creating a training series for staff, partners, and clients. The Content Manager produced the scripts, and I held auditions in the office for voice actors. I recorded the audio in a DIY sound booth I set up in VISIT’s offices. With screencaptures, existing promotional footage, the self-recorded audio, and various digital assets, I was able to produce two webinars in 2018.
Website designed by Hanson Dodge with VISIT Milwaukee, 2018. See visitmilwaukee.org for the full, award-winning experience!
role: creative director/illustrator/bride
I married the love of my life in September 2019. I had too much fun designing our print materials and wanted to share a few!
(c) me, 2019
role: in-house designer/creative director/project lead
While working at Bright Cellars, I was tasked with developing a high-end, portable, and sleek wine tasting bar to accompany our subscriptions. The final product not only beautifully displayed our wines, but also enhanced the experience by offering vocabulary, context, and imagery.
All rights (c) Bright Cellars
All WineBar photography shown shot by Mike Batzler for Bright Cellars
role: creative director/designer
Founded in 2014, Rogue Agency, artist talent agency based in Chicago and New York City. In 2017 their team approached me to rebrand the agency and reimagine their website to give them a clean, contemporary look in-line with the competition. Everything from logo to branding assets and conceptualization to wireframes was overseen and completed by myself.
View the full brand standards.
Wordpress + coding completed by Rogue’s internal team.
role: designer/creative director/project lead
VISIT Milwaukee was exploring new ways to catch the attention of national meeting planners. A select group of high-priority planners were to be introduced Milwaukee with a "wonderfully random" direct mail box. This box was also meant to communicate VM’s new branding that launched in 2018.
The box plays VM’s Meetings & Convention video upon opening and was packed with Milwaukee treats like an Indulgence Chocolatiers chocolate bar, beer soap made with Lakefront Brewery Beer, Milwaukee Candle Co candles, a Milwaukee tote bag from Brew City Promotions, and Stone Creek Coffee's "Cream City" roast.
All rights (c) VISIT Milwaukee 2018
role: video editor/designer
For VISIT Milwaukee’s 2017 and 2018 Summer Advertising Campaign, I suggested we create our 30 second spots in-house. I storyboarded, edited, and compiled existing footage, and designed bumpers and endframe. Additionally, I selected and worked with voiceover talent for the videos, and selected appropriate accompanying music.
All rights reserved (c) 2018 VISIT Milwaukee.
role: in-house designer/creative director/illustrator
VISIT Milwaukee’s Convention Sales department has one of the longest running partnerships between Destination Marketing Organizations in the nation. The Three City Collective, formerly the Three City Alliance, needed a brand refresh. I led the project, in addition to illustrating and designing all of the assets.
All rights (c) VISIT Milwaukee, Three City Collective
role: creative director/illustrator
Night Goat Coffee is a new coffee roaster based in Chicago, IL. Their first line of roasted beans will launch in August 2019.
role: creative director/designer
In my role as sole designer at Bright Cellars I was also responsible for creating digital assets for marketing, social media, and more. I directed the vast majority of our photo shoots, and some were completed with the assistance of an intern.
role: illustrator
In 2013, I was hired as part of a team by PaySafeCard to create new branding through new icons and videos.
role: illustrator
AMONGTHEPRIME approached me in 2017 to create a unique design for an exclusive, limited-run t-shirt. It was released to the public at a party in September 2017.
See more AMONGTHEPRIME.
role: designer/illustrator
Gifs made for fun
role: videographer/video editor/screen printer
See the quick PDF I made to accompany the video here.
role: in-house designer/creative director/illustrator
My main duty at Bright Cellars was to design wine, and later cheese, labels for our brands. These were sold alongside established brands in our subscription boxes, which included an informational insert. I designed the inserts as well, frequently creating fun illustrations.
All rights (c) Bright Cellars.
All photography (c) Bright Cellars.
role: art director/designer
While at Bright Cellars I was also responsible for creating landing pages and overseeing other UI projects to keep up with the growing business.
All rights (c) Bright Cellars
