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Logomarks

Lawn Party Logo
School of Dying Arts Logo
Greenbelt Productions Logo
Pica's Taqueria Logo
Bill Bass Concerts Logo
DeMaria Construction Logo
Steve Daily Logo
Concious Coffees Logo
Dispatch: Zimbabwe Logo
Marak Enterprises Logo
Obermeyer Logo
Orange Pie Filmworks Logo
On The Bus Media Logo
Sidneys Coffee Logo
Soul Fabric Films Logo
Cafe of Life Logo
Cup Logo image test
Big Wood Logo

Image Details

Wordmark for Lawn Party the most fashionable of fashion blogs.

Logo design for The School of Dying Arts, a stationary line built around letterpress and silkscreen printing.

Greenbelt Productions, a non-profit established with the goal of buying land surrounding heavily developed areas and placing it in trust to ensure that communities have open space for future generations to enjoy.

Proposed logomark for Pica's Taqueria, a locally owned restaurant in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Logomark for Bill Bass Concerts

DeMaria Construction is a custom carpentry and general contracting business in Denver, CO

Logomark for a custom painter designed for business cards and letterhead that were screenprinted using house paint.

Concious Coffees roasts hand-selected beans from farms and co-ops that the owners visit every few years with the goal of improving the quality of life for the farming communities that they buy from.

Logo for a sold out four-night concert event at Madison Square Garden to benefit Zimbabwe.

Marak Enterprises is a partnership between a real estate investment group and a general contractor that builds custom homes in and around the Colorado Front Range.

Logo presented to Obermeyer Ski Apparel during a re-branding exercise for their mens line of clothing.

Orange Pie is a video production and editing company in Boulder, CO

On The Bus Media is a live music event production and artist management company based in New York, NY

Sidney's is a locally owned coffee shop in downtown Boulder, CO

Soul Fabric Films is the documentary film production company of director Zac Fink.

Cafe of Life is a chiropractic clinic in Longmont, CO.

The Cup is a locally owned coffee shop and bakery in downtown Boulder, CO.

Big Wood Futures Fund is a group of investors that trades lumber futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Web / Interactive

Image Details

Site design for The Flats at 1201 Balsam, an existing development being rennovated into modern residential flats.

Site design for H3, a company that hosts holistic healthfares in corporate settings.

Proposed Customer Dashboard design for splickity.com

Proposed coffee shop site template design for splickity.com.

Proposed site design for Sally Starr, an interior designer.

Site Design for Jade Mountain Health

Illustration & Typography

Denver Pop Festival Type
The Denver Sound
Mofro NYE poster
Guns Germs & Steel
2012 part 1
2012 part 2
Andrew Bird Fox Theater Poster
CAKE Etown Poster
CAKE Etown Detail
White Stripes
'HOPE' poster
Black Angels
Gregory Alan Isakov
Gregory Alan Isakov
infographic
A Day at the Library
T2P 50 Posters
Thrift Store Cowboys
Verve tshirt
Naked Candles illustration 3
Naked Candles illustration 1
Naked Candles illustration 2
Sorbe Icon
Love & Happiness
Yard Dogs Road Show Poster
Pandora Illustration
Shoot the Boot Poster
Mtn Sun Hootenanny
Imogen Heap Etown Poster
Sunnyside Poster

Image Details

Custom Typography created for a retroactive poster for the 1969 Denver Pop Festival as part of the Denver Music Co. installation.

'The Denver Sound,' a print created for the Denver Music Co. / Create Denver 2010

Hand-drawn type from a poster for Mofro, NYE 2009

An illustration of Jared Diamond's 'Guns, Germs, & Steel' as part of Make Something Cool, an ongoing friendly illustration battle with Rob at Looky Here

2012, No. 1 as part of Make Something Cool with Rob at Looky Here

2012, No. 2 as part of Make Something Cool with Rob at Looky Here

Illustration and poster design for Andrew Bird at the Fox Theatre, 2007

Illustration and poster design for CAKE commissioned by eTown.

CAKE poster detail

The White Stripes at Redrocks illustration detail from poster, 2006

'HOPE,' a poster for the Hurricane Poster Project, 2005

Type from a Black Angels poster sketch

Gregory Alan Isakov at the Boulder Theater illustration detail

Gregory Alan Isakov 'This Empty Northern Hemisphere' vinyl release illustration

Sorbe Living Partner Handbook infographic / illustration detail

'A Day at the Library Broadside' commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Front Range Community College Library. Illustration and one-color silkscreen

Pattern created to commemorate the 50th silkscreened rock poster by Table2Press

Thrift Store Cowboys at the Hi-Dive poster illustration detail

Illustration for Verve Clothing

Story panel illustration for Naked Candles (1 of 3)

Story panel illustration for Naked Candles (2 of 3)

Story panel illustration for Naked Candles (3 of 3)

Sorbe Living icon sketch and design

Silkscreened print given to the guests at our wedding and on special occassions ever since.

Yard Dogs Road Show Poster, 2009

Detail of an illustration submitted to Pandora Internet Radio.

Type treatment from a poster for a show during SXSW benefiting the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

Detail of an illustration from a poster for the Mountain Sun Hootenanny, 2007

Poster for Imogen Heap and Gregory Alan Isakov commissioned by eTown, a nationally syndicated radio show taped in Boulder

Sunnyside Music Festival poster, 2009

Print

Pencil+Paper Business Cards
Bike Rack Design Competition Poster
Service at Sea Annual Report
Service at Sea Annual Report Detail
Design Project Build Poster
Killers Poster
Sorbe Partner Handbook
Sorbe Partner Handbook
Sorbe Partner Handbook
Wine Label
Soyos Packaging
Yard Dogs Road Show Poster #1
Gift Tags
Wedding Invite

Image Details

Some quick one-color screenprinted cards. Printed on the back of leftover test prints

Poster design for a bike rack design competition sponsored by boulderspace.org

Annual report for Service at Sea, a non-profit promoting education on GPS / GIS technologies in developing countries

Detail of an interior spread from Service at Sea's annual report

Poster design for 'Design Project Build' an architectural challenge sponsored by boulderspace.org

Poster design (left) and detail (right) for the Killers at the Fox Theatre

Interior spread from Sorbe Living's Partner Handbook, given to prospective clients, partners and employees.

Interior spread from Sorbe Living's Partner Handbook

Interior spread / infographic from Sorbe Living's Partner Handbook

The original labels on this case of cabernet from Oregon were replaced with a custom designed letterpress label and given by a client as a holiday gift.

Logo development and packaging design for Soyos, a local soy-based candle company.

Poster design for the travelling burlesque troupe Yard Dogs Road Show, featured in Korero Books 'Burlesque Poster Design:The Art of the Tease'

Letterpressed holiday gift tags designed for Shipping and Handling / The School of Dying Arts

Detail from a combo letterpress / silkscreen wedding invitation

The Family Ranch

Project Details

My entire family comes from West Texas. Some (my dad's side) have been there since the end of the 19th century. The rest arrived during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. The original homestead is still working farm and ranch land.

Image Details

A cattle brand based on my great-grandfather's initials, TJF

A logo incorporating the brand will be used for stationary and other day to day purposes.

The original windmill from the Aeromotor Windmill Company in Chicago has been restored to working condition.

A work jacket incorporating the brand.

A five panel cap incorporating the brand.

A script based on the brand and inspired by tractor and seed company logos found in the area.

Wide open spaces

Two Spoons Small Batch Kitchen

Project Details

Two Spoons is an artisan kitchen in Boulder that specializes in house-made soups and gelato. The primary product available at any given time is determined by the season (mostly soup in the winter and mostly gelato in the warmer months) and the availability of fresh ingredients.

Image Details

The primary logomark is a literal take on the name, with the juxtaposition of the two spoons representing the seasonal approach to the menu.

The logo and window signage were silkscreened and touched up by hand to give the storefront an authentic touch

Window treatments were designed to inform the heavy foot traffic outside about everything that is available in the small space.

In-store wall menus put the product front and center in the small space.

In-store wall menu detail

Elements of the menu are used on hot and cold cases throughout the store to provide more information about products.

To-Go Menu

Spoons, used sparingly throughout the interior, reinforce the name and branding elements.

Yonder Mountain String Band

Project Details

Poster, apparel, and type design for Yonder Mountain String Band.

Image Details

YMSB Fillmore 2007 Poster

Custom typography used by the band across a variety of media, including a poster, apparel, and digital downloads.

2-color silkscreen poster for a performance at the Boulder Theater, 2008.

Custom type hat

Custom typography presented to the band for a variety of uses.

Illustration and design for a 3-color silkscreen poster for a show at the Fox Theater, August 2009.

Fox Theater poster illustration detail

Wordmark extracted from the Fox Theater poster for use across a variety of media.

Alternate poster design (left) and detail (right) submitted for the August 2009 Fox Theater show.

Gregory Alan Isakov

Project Details

As a friend and a fan, it has been great working with Gregory on his past two albums 'That Sea the Gambler' and 'This Empty Northern Hemisphere' as well as the occasional poster or promo.

Image Details

Album artwork for 'This Empty Northern Hemisphere'

'This Empty Northern Hemisphere' LP, available as a limited pressing of 500 units on brown 180 gram vinyl

Paste Magazine names Gregory one of their top artists to watch in 2009.

2-color silkscreen poster for a performance at the Boulder Theater, 2008.

2-color silkscreen poster commemorating the limited vinyl pressing of 'This Empty Northern Hemisphere'

Ozo Coffee Co.

Project Details

Ozo Coffee Company is an independent coffee shop and roaster in Boulder, CO.

Image Details

The logo was inspired by Maya glyphs, some of which have been re-interpreted and incorporated into the identity.

Th exterior signage design incorporates old school channel-letter neon on the street-facing side of the shop.

Customer loyalty cards, gift cards and other collateral incorporate illustrations inspired by Maya glyphs.

Business cards help the owner and baristas stay in touch with customers and vendors.

A custom blended Ozo dark chocolate bar by local chocolatier Seth Ellis.

To-go cup design.

Ozo Coffee Company Travel Mug

Ozo recently began roasting their own beans. These whole bean labels allow all the necessary information about the roast to be written in by hand.

Maya glyph tee.

Kyle Hollingsworth

Project Details

Packaging and merchandise design for Kyle Hollingsworth's second solo album 'Then There's Now' for Madison House Design.

Image Details

'Then There's Now' front and back cover

Interior layout with disc

Packaging interior and disc

T-shirt using the secondary titlemark from the album

Denver Music Co.

Denver Music Co. logo
Denver Music Co. storefront sketch
Denver Music Co. storefront
Denver Music Co. signage
Denver Music Co. listening station
Open / Closed
Denver Music Co. record bin
Alt Rock label
Folk label
Jazz label
Psychedelic label
Surf Label
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Sweet Lunacy poster
Center Channel zine
zine spread
zine spread
Denver Music Co. logo print

Project Details

Denver Music Company is a fictional / pop-up record store that was created as an installation for Create Denver Week in April of 2010. The project aimed to highlight the unique history of the music scene in Denver and the Front Range of Colorado. Everything was created from scratch, including the logo, the storefront, several silkscreened prints to decorate the shop, a 50-page zine, buttons, stickers and record bin labels. An interactive listening station allowed people to hear a variety of music created by Colorado artists over the years.

Image Details

Looking through a cut vinyl version of the logo into the store.

An early sketch of the storefront concept.

The storefront.

Hand-painted / silkscreened signage was attached to the storefront facade.

An interactive listening station, designed and developed by Design Loophole allowed people to experience music by local artists.

A custom designed Open / Closed sign greeted visitors at the front door.

A record bin was filled with more than 150 vintage and new vinyl LPs by local artists or artists / albums that had a significant connection to the area.

Custom illustrations were created for each genre in the record bin and silkscreened as stickers.

Folk label.

Jazz label.

Psychedelic label.

Surf label. That's right, surf music from CO.

Several 12" x 12" silkscreen prints were created as props for the store.

A poster for the documentary Sweet Lunacy about the Boulder music scene in the 60s and 70s was created in a limited edition for the installation

A 50-page zine titled 'Center Channel: A Totally Incomplete History of Colorado Music' was distributed for free in front of the store.

An interior spread from Center Channel

An interior spread from Center Channel

Denver Music Co. limited edition vinyl print.

Boulder Startup Week

Project Details

Boulder Startup Week is a free event held bi-annually in Boulder, Colorado that encourages local and out-of-town startup enthusiasts to immerse themselves in Boulder's unique startup culture.

Image Details

The logo was designed to be made into a patch, which was distributed to attendees as the official badge for the event.

Initial sketches for the logo. This project was completed in about 48 hours.

Boulder Startup Week Schwag--Work Shirt

Boulder Startup Week Schwag--Messenger Bag

Good Apples

Project Details

I'm 1/4 of Good Apples, a design & development collective in Boulder, CO. All work completed with the crew at Good Apples

Image Details

Isolated wordmark, custom lettering

Good Apples Logo

That's me.

Dan B.

Tait S.

Dan S.

Good Apples logo lockup

TEDxBoulder

Project Details

Good Apples designed and developed all of the collateral for the 2010 TEDxBoulder conference. All work completed with the crew at Good Apples

Image Details

TEDxBoulder Programs doubled as name badges on a hand-tied waxed linen lanyard. The cover and first inner page were letterpress printed and bound with the offset printed interior.

TEDxBoulder program interior spread: Schedule of Events.

TEDxBoulder program interior spread: Speaker Bio.

TEDxBoulder posters. 2-color silkscreen

TEDxBoulder t-shirts

Work Experince

SEPTEMBER 2004 - SEPTEMBER 2008
Co-founder / Partner / Designer, Neighbor
SEPTEMBER 2008 - JULY 2009
Co-founder / Partner / Designer, Cultural Operations
JULY 2004 - CURRENT
Co-founder / Designer, Table2Press
JULY 2010 - CURRENT
Co-founder, Good Apples

Services

  • BRAND DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
  • CREATIVE STRATEGY
  • NAMING
  • PRINT DESIGN & LAYOUT
  • INTERACTIVE / WEB DESIGN
  • ILLUSTRATION
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTING

Availability

Currently available for freelance and contract-duration work.