Poster: Spring Thesis (2010)
Printed 11 x 17 Poster + Postcard
Classmate James Thompson and I created these print pieces to promote the Spring Thesis Show for the 12 students graduating from the Stanford Design Program in 2010.
Poster: Designer’s Dilemma (2010)
11 x 17 Printed Poster
Spring 2010 promotion poster for the David H. Liu Memorial Lecture Series in Design at Stanford, for which I was also the coordinator. This endowed lecture explores the intersection of design, technology, art, architecture and science. This poster advertised our the first ever panel discussion, bringing together design leaders and moderated by renowned author, Barry Katz.
Past speakers have included Santiago Calatrava, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Ben Fry, Janine Benyus and Paola Antonelli.
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Brand Identity: Polaroid Logo (2009)
11 x 17 Printed Poster
A Polaroid was my first "real" camera and I loved it. I used it overwhelmingly to document my myriad Lego creations. Unfortunately, these photos have not yet "turned up."
Despite many corporate missteps over the years, Polaroid has enjoyed a cult following and seems to be rounding the corner. Charles + Ray Eames even made a great film about the seminal SX-70 (below). I wanted to create a corporate identity that I felt accurately reflected my admiration for the brand.
This identity concept is actually a riff on the geometric construction of a root spiral (Spiral of Theodorus). I segmented the design to create a greater sense of motion and used the composition to explore color mixing. I am especially fond of the way the orange and purple hues blend at their boundaries.
Invitation: Arcade Raid (2002)
Collaboration with Kelly and adapted from an original Atari 2600 game cartridge retail packaging.
This was an epic party that I threw with Chip Watkins (DJ WHO) in Baltimore before I moved away. We took over The Spy Club, a clandestine bar into which one entered through a secret bookcase, filled it with Ataris and took people back to the arcade filled early 1980s.
Invitation: Pig Roast (2002)