As a graphic designer and a parent I am often saddened by the quality of the design of children’s books. There are some great classics out there, and some that are done well that are totally hand designed, but those that include type and digital illustration are usually very poorly conceived. I was recently in Continue Reading

With the economy lumbering, sometimes the best thing a small business can do is improve the visual message they show the world. Two small businesses in my neighborhood are some of those small businesses who needed to tell their story a bit better to sustain and grow in our times. These are the signs and Continue Reading

Over the past few years I’ve noticed a few trends in the custom use of type for identities and campaigns that has found it’s share of copy cats. It seems that when one designer has an idea for a convention of styling or modifying type for a project then others follow suite in a very Continue Reading

Golf Tournaments are all the rage for non-profits looking to raise some funding and bring their donors together to build community. This is the second tournament I’ve designed this summer. A digital flyer and web registration and poof, a tourney is born. Want to help a good organization and have fun at the same time? Continue Reading

As many good non-profit organizations do, Good Samaritan of Cobb is hosting an annual golf tournament fundraiser. Here’s a little of the design I’ve done for it so far.Continue Reading

We like to dabble in handcrafted arts. It’s nice to see something you’d designed carried through to completion with your own hands instead of just passing it on to a vendor to finish. It was hot in the non-air conditioned Atlanta Printmakers Studio, but it was a great day that ended with us having created Continue Reading

I just love this building in my neighborhood. It heralds the hood with great type and has aged so nicely over the years. Love for my version of this on a tshirt soon.Continue Reading

Ah, Bark. Chocolate bark that is.Continue Reading

I’ve been homebrewing with some friends for a couple of years now and love each new batch. This one is particularly enjoyable. It’s a Bourbon Vanilla Porter with lots of vanilla and Bulleit Bourbon in the brew. We were surprised how nice it turned and so, I had to do a label.Continue Reading