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Logos 
Syfy - Marcel's Quantum Kitchen The Home Foundation Help-Portrait Warner Music Nashville General Mills - Connect Warner Brothers - The Farm, Inc. ...
 
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Bridgestone Eco-World 
Bridgestone has recently started offering a new line of eco-products. I was asked by GS&F to create a harmonious, symbiotic "eco-world" to promote this green...
 
Healthways Well-Being Summit 
For the annual Healthways Well-Being Summit, I was commissioned to create six separate icons for the various features of well-being. The client wanted the six icons...
 
Fifty and Fifty State Motto Project 
Dan Cassaro asked me to rep the Volunteer State for the Fifty and Fifty State Motto Project. I was really honored to be among the list of talented designers asked...
 
Publishing 
Client: Thomas Nelson Art direction: Kristen Vasgaard Client: Harper Collins Art direction: Richard Ljoenes Client: Harper Collins Art direction: Richard...
 
Esquire Eat Like A Man 
Was honored to be asked by Esquire to create the logo for this year's "Eat Like A Man" feature. Art direction: Ben Caruba Esquire March 2011 cover Eat Like...
 
Middleland → Drawings 
Landscape has a long tradition as muse. Its ability to inspire artists, writers, musicians and scientists equals that of many other creative catalysts. It is as...
 
Discovery Life 
Was asked to pitch key art for Discovery's wildly successful follow-up to Planet Earth called Life. Oprah narrated. I repeat... Oprah narrated. Creative...
 
General Mills Connect 
General Mills was launching a new internal site which would allow employees the ability to interact and share resources within the company. The logo needed to...
 
Oklahoma City Outlaws 
When the Seattle Supersonics moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City before the 2008-2009 season, an opportunity presented itself to rename and rebrand the franchise....
 
Illustration 
Various illustration projects ranging from television networks to the music industry to self-promotional pieces. ...
 
SciFi/Syfy rebrand 
Just before the SciFi Channel simply became Syfy, I was asked to pitch logos for a new SciFi look. The idea was to keep the mark less "space age" and more ethereal...
 
Discovery Project Earth 
Project Earth was billed as the renegade science show. The Discovery Channel wanted an in-your-face manifesto to convey the unconventional methodology of these...
 
CMT Music Awards 2009 
The 2009 CMT Music Awards theme was "Live+Loud." The producers wanted something that was frenetic and more raw than was created for previous years. As a result, the...
 
CMT Music Awards 2008 
With the theme of “Country Rocks”, the 2008 CMT Music Awards were given the look and feel of a classic rock show. Inspired by motorcycle pinstriping and tattoo...
 
Music Row Turkey Bowl 
For 24 years, the music industry in Nashville has come together for the annual Music Row Turkey Bowl. Middle-aged weekend warriors battle on the gridiron to see...
 
CMT Country Made Fresh 
The 2007 summer campaign at CMT used the metaphor of nature to convey their new line of "fresh" summer programming. And yes, that's a bear driving the pickup truck....
 
Nordstrom Bright Possibilities 
Nordstrom was re-launching their female “tween” line of clothing entitled “Bright Possibilities”. The goal was to keep the high-end, sophisticated nature of...
 
Maroon 5 
Created new type treatments, elements and merchandise for the band over the last couple of years. Here are some of my favorite pieces. Creative direction: Mattson...
 
Soft Power 
Soft Power is an on going series of drawings, photographs and sculptures that coincide with the Middleland Project. The initial Soft Power exhibit was hosted at...
 
Archive 
Spoonful of Sugar, mixed media installation, 2006 detail Spoonful of Sugar detail Spoonful of Sugar Stir Crazy, mixed media installation, 2004 detail Stir...
 
Middleland → Photos 
Landscape has a long tradition as muse. Its ability to inspire artists, writers, musicians and scientists equals that of many other creative catalysts. It is as...
 
Drapes With Shoes To Match 
Drapes With Shoes To Match was my MFA thesis exhibition in The Surplus Gallery at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in May of 2005. The exhibit featured a...