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  • May Your Christmas Be Bright
  • Letterpress Holiday Cheers
  • Fizz Hand Stamped Cards
    Hand-stamped cards we we developed to use at art fairs where a high quantity of cards is needed. Each card is stamped twice—once in each color—and bears unique imperfections lending to its handmade quality.
    Branding, Crafts, Graphic Design
    2012
  • Merry and Bright
    Letterpress Christmas cards showing our love for the holiday season in crimson and silver ink. We hand-lettered this piece to celebrate the end of 2012 and to thank our friends, family, and clients for a great year. Envelopes were hand addressed and scented with peppermint oil.
    Graphic Design, Print Design, Typography
    2013
  • Ohio Goods
    These shirts showcase Ohio pride and are available for sale.
    Art Direction, Graphic Design, Textile Design
    2012
  • Cart at Hollenden
    The Cart at Hollenden was inspired by the founder of American Greetings, Jacob Saperstein. He first sold his cards in the Hollenden Hotel, which later grew to selling cards all over Cleveland in a horse-drawn cart. The name of the shop pays homage to his humble beginnings and showcases the talent of local designers.

    Project created to benefit Cleveland's Rainey Institute and sponsored by American Greetings. We designed the logo, tags, and signage in collaboration with Kristeen Martin, Nicole Wagner and Megan Buettner.
    Art Direction, Branding, Graphic Design
    2012
  • Fizz Business Coasters
    Letterpress business cards brewed up as retro style coasters on pulpy stock to soak up good design. Printed in 2 Pantones, these beauties won a 2011 AIGA Cleveland Design Award and an award by HOW + Print Color in Design.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Typography
    2010
  • Local Food Systems
    Identity and web elements designed for an Ohio organization focused on agricultural businesses. Their primary interest is in using better networking to connect and grow businesses involved with the agriculture industry. Their business prospects are diverse, so we avoided heavy usage of green and plant imagery to better define their brand as networking and community growth. The honeycomb matrix was fitting and we carefully selected colors that were strong—but subdued—for differentiation. Website design was in collaboration with Jeff Schuler.
    Graphic Design, Icon Design, Web Design
    2012
  • ASIA Inc Fall Gala
    Promotional pieces for ASIA Inc's Fall Gala, which combines formalwear and traditional native dress. We developed a series of complex colors and patterns to represent the diverse cultures represented.
    Graphic Design, Pattern Design, Print Design
    2012
  • North Tech Catalog
    North Tech is a small technical school in Missouri. They offer several programs for their students from art and design classes to certification for law enforcement. Their former catalog was created by their students and obviously needed a lot of work. They wanted a fresh approach to the material. Using provided text I created this catalog to help engage their students and excite them about potentially applying to the school.

    The purpose of this book is to create ease of communication. I created a tab-like number system on the sides of the pages to help students move through the book easier. Also, each page is titled with that departments course offerings. For each course there are several beneficial outcomes (college credit, internship, scholarships, ect.) I chose to highlight those features using symbols to help aid in this communication.
    Graphic Design, Publishing
    2010
  • WMC Letterpress Notepads
    Promotional letterpress notepads distributed at Weapons of Mass Creation, a Cleveland design festival. Each features a fun scavenger hunt cover so it can be used as an activity book as well as a sketchbook. In conjunction with Cranky Pressman.
    Branding, Design, Illustration
    2011
  • Letterpress QR Coasters
    Mobile apps are becoming a big deal. At Fizz, we realized this is perfect for wineries and breweries, where they have hordes of patrons sitting, talking, imbibing, and texting. These QR codes allow smart phone users to quickly link to four unique web addresses on our business website, each detailing a specific wine or beer that answers the question prompted on the printed coasters. We talk about our favorite beverages and some possible food pairings we like for each. A simple example of the potential for QR codes, and beautifully printed by our friends at Cranky Pressman.

    They were featured on PaperSpecs gallery and they even made an awesome YouTube video explaining everything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1u7OA6PMc

    We now won their quarterly TAKE NOTE award! Many thanks to Sabine Lenz!
    Branding, Graphic Design, Print Design
    2011
  • Global Cleveland
    Identity, stationery, signage, and print collateral for a new civic organization working to build a better Cleveland by attracting talented people to the area. The logo represents the convergence of different people and energies coming into the city. It was important for them to be seen as vibrant, energetic, and youthful. Bright colors were part of this strategy, while the type grounded the mark and allowed for high readability. We further expanded the mark into patterns to help grow their brand identity.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Print Design
    2012
  • Design With Bite Letterpress Card
    This beautiful letterpress postcard was created using found pieces at Cranky Pressman in Salem, Ohio. Inspiration came in finding the denture piece first and working around what I could create with it. I decided to create a play on words using "Design with Bite" as a double meaning between the bite of the letterpress and in reference to my own sense of style.
    Graphic Design, Print Design, Typography
    2010
  • Fizz Bottle Caps
    Fun bottle caps as promotional pieces for our brewery client prospects that show our passion for tasty beers and talent for designing patterns and thinking big by working small.
    Branding, Graphic Design, Pattern Design
    2012
  • Mr. Parrish Memorial Program
    When I was in middle school my class was the first to get an orchestra program! I was a member of the Dexter Orchestra for 8 years and the entire time I had Mr. Parrish as my teacher. He was an amazing mentor and parental figure in my life. In July of 2010 he passed away from brain cancer. To honor his memory I designed this concert program for him.
    Graphic Design, Print Design, Performing Arts
    2011
  • May Your Christmas Be Bright
    Using inspiration lyrics from one of my favorite Christmas movies, White Christmas, I created this card. I used rudolf as the main image for the front and used a few of my favorite fonts. I wanted the card to be mostly type heavy. The inside I put a picture of myself and my darling cat Caslon. I also wrote a short letter to sum up my favorite events of the year. Since I don't have a husband or kids I thought it would be smarmy to have a picture with my cat instead. The card was sent along in a stunning red envelop.
    Graphic Design, Print Design, Typography
    2011
  • Letterpress Holiday Cheers
    Our 2011 holiday promotional cards for friends, family, and clients. The typography is hand-lettered and complemented with a smattering of custom snowflake designs. The whole shebang was letterpress printed on heavy heavy stock with silver ink. Thanks to Cranky Pressman!
    Branding, Design, Typography
    2012
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