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Just got these lapel pins I designed for Vote iQ back from the printer. How cool!

Recent Project: Tradeshow Booth Backdrops

I just finished designing these banners for Vote iQ’s booth at the Personal Democracy Forum conference. Stop by the PdF 2010 June 3-4 in New York City and check ‘em out.
UPDATE:
Here is a photo of the finished product!

Recent work: Vote iQ

Some ads I’ve recently designed for Vote iQ:

Logo Updating Project: Alaska Excursions

I’m working on some design projects for Alaska Excursions, including updating their logo to be more “web friendly” and less busy.
Here’s the original logo:

Preliminary updates and explorations:

Further updates working with type and reworking the compass element:

The “almost final” version working with colors and how the compass interacts with the typography…

I’ve developed a nice color palette [...]

New Project: Tradeshow Banners

Bacon-tastic tradeshow banners for J&Ds.

Bacon Ranch, BaconPOP and Mmmvelopes on TV!

some of my latest packaging was just featured on an Idaho Falls newscast: http://www.kidk.com/news/doesitwork/80426882.html?video=YHI&t=a

The Samples have Arrived!

just got the samples from my recent packaging products from J&D Foods – check ‘em out! And keep an eye out at your local Kroger-owned grocery store, too!
According to their buyer, “This is the most innovative packaging I’ve seen in this category in decades. It could breathe new life into a dying category.”
For [...]

The Bacathlon is going on right now!

Alas, when you’re down to one vehicle, you need to make choices. So I’m here at home while mass quantities of bacon flavored popcorn (www.BaconPop.com), bacon ranch dressing (www.TheBaconRanch.com) and bacon-flavored envelopes (www.mmmvelopes.com) are being discovered by the blessed masses of Seattle. But fear not, you still have at least an hour of insanity to [...]

Building a Comp Old-School

A peek behind the curtain of building a comp for a food product’s shelf display box.

Turning over files…

Sometimes client relationships go south, or your client just decides to find another designer for their project. How do you handle when they request the files you’ve created for them?
I go both ways, since I’m an illustrator as well. With illustration, we create the art and the client (usually) pays for the rights to use [...]