Case Study #1:
A book about the dancer Jonathan Porretta
They say it starts with an idea. But an idea won’t actually get you very far. To actually finish a stellar project, you need:
- project management skills
- creativity
- strategic thinking
- follow-through
- an understanding of a project’s entire life cycle.
Case Study #2:
Seattle Business Magazine
In the fall of 2015, I served as Interim Art Director at Seattle Business Magazine for two issues. To provide a seamless transition for the editors, I relied on my ability to:
- understand someone’s brand
- understand typography & magazine structure
- anticipate and work through key process pressure points
- really hear the editors
- be alert and nimble—especially on deadline.
Here's The Result...
Case Study #3:
The Gottman Institute
The Gottman Institute’s workshops were consistently getting rave reviews — for everything except their workbooks. The content was thick with good ideas, so TGI thought perhaps a bit of design might be the answer. It certainly was. I used design to help their readers:
- find what they were looking for
- get motivated to actually read the text
- understand the text
- to keep reading, page after long page.
The Difference It Made...
One-Pagers
Posters, brochures, boards, signage, sell sheets, cards
Long-Form
Books, magazines, catalogues, manuals, proposals, media kits
Branding
Logos, business suites, packaging, merch, window treatments
Motion Graphics
This is definitely a nascent skill for me, but I'm interested in doing more!
Words
Writing, co-writing, ghostwriting, editing
Support
Project management, tutoring, coaching, facilitation
Some of my work appears below.
If you’re looking for a particular type of work, just let me know.
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Collateral
National Geographic Postcards
(created while at TCS World Travel; art direction by Chris McInerney & Sheila Otter)

Catalogues
Seattle Dance Annual 2013
This 148-page catalogue of dance companies in Seattle is available in print and online. (Click to see.)

Motion Graphics
Video grant application for the Service Board
This is my second AfterEffects piece. Click to view.

Sales Materials
Seattle Magazine Media Kit
(art direction by Heidi Page and Stephanie Menella)

Branding
Full Bloom Acupuncture Logo Redesign
Plus window treatment, business cards, thank-you cards, envelope labels, stickers, bottle labels, and Baby-Bloom onesie client gifts

Magazines
An internship at Seattle Bride Magazine…
…led to three contracts with Tiger Oak Media, each with increasing responsibilities.

Illustrator Work
Alaska Airlines Mag’s route maps
(art direction by Paul Frichtl & Nancy McConnell)

Typography & Hand Lettering
Promotional Project
I love letters—those in well-designed fonts and those I get to make myself.

Books
A Novel
One of five books I’ve designed, this one focused on a clean, comfortable measure.

Posters, Signage, Boards
Seattle Arts & Lectures
(art direction by Jeff Kleinsmith, Sasha Barr & Amelia Peacock)

Webwork
Seattle Scriptorium website
I’ve coded 2 sites and managed others through proprietary CMS.

Newspapers
Puget Sound Business Journal
At PSBJ, I did production…on this brand-new template by Mario Garcia Media.
(art direction by Jenny O’Brien)

Programs
Seattle Bride Magazine Event
(designed while interning at Tiger Oak Media; art direction by Heidi Page)

Brochures
TCS World Travel
At TCS I did production on numerous luxury brochures.
(template by former TCS designer; art direction by Chris McInerney)

Writing
London Financial Times
Click to see writing clips from newspapers, national glossy mags & even an electrical engineering journal.

Concepting
Thank-You Card
“Mornings are for coffee and contemplation…”