Spring ForwardIllustration, Pro-Bono Web

Spring Forward

This is a fun little piece I created to remind people to spring forward. It was used as one of the announcement slides at Soul City Church. All assets were created from scratch in Illustrator.

ClientSoul City Church ToolsIllustrator
Back 2 School BashIllustration, Pro-Bono B2SBash-Web2-Final

Back 2 School Bash

Created with feedback from the amazing Alison Neidt Toonen. I had a blast creating all of the supplies & school bus for this event. Can’t wait to hang out with the kiddos @Brown on the 25th :D

ClientSoul City Church ToolsIllustrator & Photoshop
Website TemplateClient, Web nhm_lg_videoplayer

Website Template

A set of web page designs to be used as a template for lead generation websites. Responsible for the layout, sizing and development of all graphics*.

*The site logo and photography are stock items.

ClientFCDirect ToolsIllustrator and Photoshop
Nutrim HTML Sales Email3D, Client, Web html-email-tmb

Nutrim HTML Sales Email

The Nutrim® emails needed a new layout, so I was tasked with the job. This one was for our November Holiday sale. I rendered the can in Cinema4D and used 3D Photoshop actions to render the recipe book.

[The recipe books weren't yet back from the printer, nor were the new labels.]

The book’s layout and design were also my responsibility.

ClientFC Direct ToolsCinema4D, Photoshop, InDesign
Dairy Farming Today – ePostcardsClient, Illustration, Web dft-tmb

Dairy Farming Today – ePostcards

One of the many projects I worked on at Richter Studios for Dairy Farming Today. I served as art director and came up with the interface and design. We used these images as a storyboard for pitching the idea to Dairy Management.

The client loved it and the ePostcards are still on the site, check them out!

(Other talented co-workers were responsible for the programming, animations, and stamp icons.)

ClientRichter Studios and Dairy Management ToolsIllustrator

 

Formosa BetrayedClient, Illustration policesketch-tmb

Formosa Betrayed

A friend was working with the prop master on an independent film, Formosa Betrayed, being shot in Chicago and needed some police sketches.

I worked from the actor’s head shots to create the sketches. It was a thrill to see that the sketches got some face time on the trailer. [pun intended :)]

ClientFormosa Films ToolsBristol, 4B pencil
Figure DrawingIllustration, Personal fig-draw-tmb

Figure Drawing

A collection of life drawing samples. Most are from formal classes with live models.

Drawn with charcoal and/or graphite.

Design Collective ManifestoBrand, Pro-Bono designcollective-tmb

Design Collective Manifesto

A collaborative piece between Jarrett, one of the pastors at Soul City Church, and I.  We are both really passionate about supporting artists and designers in their professional and spiritual growth.

It’s important to define expectations, vision, inspiration, and process when starting a community like the Design Collective. Starting with Jarrett’s input and the collateral that was already in place, I created a brand / vision document that designers and artists can pull from as they work with Soul City Church.

Download the PDF // Design Collective Manifesto

ClientSoul City Church ToolsInDesign
We Are OnePrint, Pro-Bono WRO-tmb

We Are One

Soul City Church celebrated its one year anniversary and approached me to create a printed booklet for the celebration.  I was provided with a logo and beautiful photographs, but created the layout myself in InDesign.

It was a blast to create a piece that fit with their existing modern collateral. Even better to celebrate all they had done for the West Loop community in their first year.

ClientSoul City Church ToolsPhotoshop, InDesign
Mighty CrunchBrand, Client, Package, Print MC-tmb

Mighty Crunch

Another product line for FC Direct is freeze dried fruits and vegetables.  With Mighty Good’s fun style and voice, I came up with the name Mighty Crunch.  The team and I had fun writing the tongue-in-cheek copy.

My favorite ‘flavors’ are Mango and Fuji Apple.  You can buy them here.

ClientFC Direct ToolsIllustrator, Nikon D70Responsible for Layout, icons, ‘stickers’, ribbons and other graphic elements, product photo, found stock background texture and stock background images
Mighty Good Christmas CardClient, Illustration, Print christmas-tmb

Mighty Good Christmas Card

For Christmas, I was asked to come up with the idea for the card we would send out to our customers.  Because this particular brand had such a fun color palette and style, I really enjoyed working on it.

I also served as the photographer and decided on props for the shoot.  The design team embellished them and the whole team had a LOT of fun with them.

ClientFC Direct ToolsNikon D70, Illustrator, photo props,

 

Baby Jungle AnimalsIllustration, Personal jngle-tmb

Baby Jungle Animals

My sister was expecting her first baby and I wanted to give her a special gift! The nursery’s theme was safari, so I drew some animals, painted them in Photoshop, and put them into a frame that had glass at varying depths. I also created a background with watercolor paint and used markers for final touch-ups post printing.

I was pleased with the results and as my nephew gets older he often points at it and smiles :)

Prints of the animals are now available in my Etsy shop.

ProjectPersonal ToolsBristol paper, 4B – 6B pencil, watercolor paint, Prismacolor markers, Photoshop
Website Launch IconsClient, Illustration, Web launch-icon-tmb

Website Launch Icons

A set of icons created for a lead generation website. All were created in illustrator from scratch.

ClientFC Direct ToolsIllustrator
Ultimate FoodsClient, Illustration, Package, Print UF-can

Ultimate Foods

One of the client’s green products, that has literally every kind of fruit and vegetable you can imagine, needed an update. Not wanting to hide the actual color of the mix, but also to create realistic expectations for our customer.  The vivid pictures of real fruits and vegetables [a recommendation of a team mate], all of which are in the mix, helped create appeal.

The design went through a few iterations, but the final result was better because of the collaboration!

ClientFC Direct ToolsIllustrator
Figure Sculpture3D, Personal sculpt-tmb

Figure Sculpture

One of the best classes I ever participated in.  It combined my love of figure drawing and love of 3 Dimensional art.

Every few weeks we had a new model.  I especially loved sculpting the portrait of the older man, Bert.  So many beautiful lines and details.

ProjectPersonal / Class ToolsCeramic clay, armatures, wooden tools
CaricaturesClient, Illustration, Web caricature-tmb

Caricatures

My first project at Richter Studios, I was asked to create caricatures of each of my coworkers for our team page.

Lots of fun, great people & faces to work with!  I drew first on bristol and then scanned and painted the caricatures in Photoshop.

ClientRichter Studios ToolsPhotoshop, Bristol paper, 4B – 6B pencils
Mighty GoodBrand, Client, Illustration MG-tmb

Mighty Good

A very fun brand to create, the hope was to make whole food appealing to people who normally shop for processed foods. Not necessarily to target people who already purchase whole food at specialty stores.

Mighty Good’s purpose was to show that real foods can be just as fun as a bag of potato chips.  [And a better choice too!]

ClientFC Direct ToolsIllustrator Responsible For Logo development, product prototype, layout, & graphics
Nutrim Re-BrandBrand, Client, Illustration, Package, Print Nutrim-tmb

Nutrim Re-Brand

The packaging was in need of an update when I was brought on.  Working with the client, we decided on some terms that helped us find a direction for the re-branding; natural, wholesome, safe, whole food.

I chose a few different palette tones that had an earthy, warm feel and the client [and I] liked the one you see best.

ClientFC Direct ToolsSketchbook, Illustrator
Drink IconsClient, Illustration, Print drink-tmb-02

Drink Icons

A top selling product needed a recommended usage guide. Icons are easy to understand and are more engaging than paragraphs of text.

These three sample icons and exploded view served as a style guide for the junior designer I worked with.

ClientFC Direct ToolsIllustrator, Mac

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