Illustration Corp

For Hire

A group of us, myself and some talented friends, realized we had done all these illustrations for clients and never really promoted ourselves as illustrators. We then decided to start our own company.


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MoSS

Museum of Sustainable Style

MoSS is a sustainable design event during Chicago’s Fashion Week. The graphic language focuses on using the “SS” in MoSS to build textile patterns. These patterns then become frames for content. I chose the typeface Bryant because of it’s strong geometric caps and friendly rounded terminals. The light face compliments the sophisticated clothing and the heavier face makes the educational aspects of the show easier to digest. I chose the color red because it sits opposite from moss related colors. Green would have been too predictable and these designers are creating clothing in innovative and unpredictable ways.

My Process

A work in progress.

1. Think
2. Draw
3. Print
4. Hide under other prints or Sell
5. Think of a new process

Buzz Words

This industry is killing me.

I have been keeping a log of all the words that people keep repeating over and over again in my office. I scanned a quick list and printed it. It’s a bit messy out of pure frustration. Oh yeah, please stop saying reco.

Mystery Meat 1–3

A lesson in disgust and acceptance.

I have always been obsessed with the exactitude of manufacturing as it applies to food production. Right or wrong, it’s exists in our modern world. 1 year ago I worked on rebranding a large deli meat company and produced an icon of a bread slice with a piece nondescript deli meat around it. I couldn’t get this strange image out of my head so I decided to screen print a series of deli meat-like colors and letterpress the titles and categories. It’s an ode to American manufacturing and the fact that I recently ended a 15 year dedication to being a vegetarian. Not to worry, the chicken is free-range.

4 = 9

Letterpress Magic

Recently I began experimenting with punctuation and transparencies in my letterpress art. This is a 4 color print that produced 9 colors by overprinting. I used a large period from our wood type collection and simply rotated the 5×5" paper each color. It was a difficult process to get the color just right but well worth the journey. Registration was very tricky but I actually liked the offset pieces, like the one shown above.

A Lot In Unison

Post Family prints are showing up in the coolest of places

Unison, friends of the Post Family, used some of our prints in their new catalog. Shown above is my best-selling “Lot.” We feel extremely privileged to be paired with their beautifully designed goods. Thanks Unison!

Dairy Barn

A more delicious American institution.

Dairy Barn was our answer to redesigning the most iconic American institution, The White House. Our vision was to replace stuffy old bureaucratic conventions with the joy of ice cream and frozen treats. Imagine long-range bomber pops that deliver tastiness abroad, State of The Flavor speeches and a President responsible for being liberal with the sprinkles.

This project was a collaboration with Sam Spratlin.

To Paris, Brugge and Back

Beautiful things are everywhere.

It’s difficult for me to travel abroad because I get overwhelmed by, well, everything. The well planned metro and train systems, the fresh local food, efficient uses of space, beautiful buildings, beautiful art, beautiful people…the list goes on. Here is a small selection of photos from my travels. It’s all about the details.

Eat Up

Ingredients as icons.

This is part of a massive exploration to rebrand a popular sub chain using their staple ingredients as icons and patterns.