Joss Whedon, cult tv show hit maker and now the director of The Avengers, is posed to take over the world; nerd style.

The display type was made by me.

Illustration by Cliff Chiang.

Infographic depicting the rise of the 'Himbo' (male bimbo) in popular culture.

Jennifer Aniston + Paul Rudd have an interesting relationship...
Inspired by, but not limited to, the always classy Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Dissecting the 2012 Baseball season.

Chronicling the adventures of Phoenix Jones and his fellow real life crime fighters.

Sam Brown is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who came home after he was severely burned. With the help of a special computer game, his otherwise painful recovery was made significantly bearable.

Samples of work done for the GQ Manual section

Quarterback of the Jets, one of our own.
Custom type based on common urban subway tiling.

October 2011 GQ fashion section

Enrico Ponzo was able to fool his family, friends and the cops for over 30 years. Hand drawn type opener was as fun to make as painting a picket fence. Which is actually really fun.

American evangelical pastor Ted Haggard was placed publicly on trial after he was caught at a rest stop with a gay hooker. Placed on the proverbial cross, if you will.

Supermodel Lara Stone. You've seen her everywhere at this point. She is the future of international modeling and the current "it" girl. Custom type is futuristic and loosely based on classic dutch street signage, if you could believe it.

Chronicles one man's journey through Amsterdam's pot empire.

Display type by yours truly.

Painting by Zohar Lazar

The great Russian import to American hockey. Custom type based on old Soviet postage system

Unpublished spread on Nicki Minaj. <3
Hand drawn type taking direct inspiration from Barbie.

Custom type inspired by Bunny Wailer, the father of reggae music, and his Rastafarian roots

Is it such a great thing that we are spreading our digital selves so thin?

Used this as a chance to explore my love of pixel art. Art is based on an early 90's Macintosh interface.

Charticle about what it means to be called a Homo and many of its synonyms. An encyclopedia for homophobes and homosexuals alike.

This was the first tax form Wesley Snipes had seen in a while.

invite for GQ's 2011 spring fashion event

Icon suite for the GQ digital versions

For a story on wear and tear clothing...

Icons used in a package on TV

Icons and illustrations for a special GQ fashion issue

Icons for a story on Americas produce, and where it really comes from.

Used in a legend for a political article

Various crests used for different sections in various issues of GQ

Various icons and illos used as spots in different issues of GQ.

Icons for a package on basketball

Icons used for a travel package

Work for a girl band out of brooklyn.

I was told Spice Girls meets Hank Williams. I guess I went with Joan Jett meets a mirror.

Identity for a web based bills management system.

manilla.com/

And yes, you are very observant. There was a point in time where I was using Omnes for everything.

New identity and brochure for a decades old Polo match tradition between Yalies and Wahoos.

Complaint Department is a kit of materials that facilitate passive aggressive complaining. Instead of confronting someone, why not just use a witty sticker to let everyone know your grievances?

Completed at MICA

Working for Local Projects, I was able to contribute to several parts of the new Official NYC Information Center, including interactive design, icons and interior.

Completed at Local Projects

The mission of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is to maximize energy efficiency while promoting economic development, reducing reliance on foreign energy supplies, and improving the environment. Under Governor Martin O'Malley, the MEA is currently focused on the "EmPOWER Maryland" initiative, whose goal is reduce energy consumption by 15 percent by the year 2015.

Completed at the
Center for Design Practice

Maryland Energy Administration

UPDATE: Jubilee has been featured in issue 30 of Concept Magazine!
Link Here

Jubilee Arts brings the community of West Baltimore together through art, dance, music and counseling.

The Jubilee mark is based on simplified shapes reminiscent of old Baltimore architecture. It is split into four parts that represent each facet of the center.

This project is very extensive, and includes identity and signage of the entire Harris-Marcus Center, where the program will be held.

Currently completing through PIECE Studio

Law enforcement agencies across the country are having unprecedented contact with immigrants as victims, witnesses, suspects and potential recruits.

The Arrested program was created to bridge the language barrier between these immigrant communities and the police through educating people of their rights under the law.

Completed at MICA

The Crooked Paper company specializes in producing the first ever completely dissolvable paper product, perfect for getting rid of those nasty incriminating documents in no time at all.

Spreadsheets and the past 40 years of political and corporate scandals were the inspiration behind the Crooked Paper sample booklet.

Completed at MICA

Sectioning off my portfolio into separate booklets to make each project a more intimate experience. Not to mention that it's always fun to make booklets. 9 books total.

Eco friendly paint merges chemistry and Indian culture.

Through this collection, a service is provided that would allow you to combine Colorlab's vivid colors to form your own custom colors.

Completed at MICA

The Brothers Grimm are the best known authors of children's folklore to have ever set quill to paper. Their stories are highly regarded for having underlying morals carried out in strange and imaginative ways.

Rebranding this age old franchise to appeal to both children and adults called for a complete identity package, including a new mark.

The title of each book serves to explain the underlying moral of the story contained within it. This demystifies each story and allows for further reflection past what is on the surface.

Completed at MICA

Reappropriation of Edwin A. Abbott's Flatland that uses stereo anaglyphs to hide and encrypt certain parts of the text.

Completed at MICA

During Halloween 2008, I developed a modular display typeface under the guidance of Ken Barber and Ben Kiel from House Industries.

The typeface uses vectorized scans of my eyelashes that have been grouped into three clusters to
form each letter.

This display face was used in a poster for the 2008 Annual MICA Halloween contest.

Completed at MICA

Working with Ken Barber and Ben Kiel of House Industries, I completed Holly, a modular display typeface that uses four geometric parts.

The influence for Holly's design comes straight from the turn of the 20th century, a period characterized by silent film and Art Nouveau.

Monocles, vines, geometry and playful symmetry also played a significant role in Holly's form.

Completed at MICA

Using cut linoleum blocks to generate a pattern.

Completed at MICA

Fisrt flyer for a four part lunchtime series hosted by the Department of Environmental Design at MICA. This lecture talks about recent architecture projects in NYC.

Completed for MICA

Part of a my teaching internship for MICA's Fashion Graphics class. Tasked with guiding and developing an identity and interior design of space within The Shine Collective in Hampden, Baltimore with students in the class. The show will feature all student made works. Completion scheduled for Dec 4.

MICA: Fashion Graphics

Logo and custom typeface for Art Affair NYC, a nonprofit organization that facilitates fundraisers for local artists.

Typeface pending, tentative name: Pacmono

Freelance project.

Developing a typeface and mark based off of an old sign found in some Turkish back lot.