@MTAInsider I thought of a new subway conductor slogan: "For a faster ride, step all the way inside."
About 8 hours ago
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This project was conceived by the late, great Bill Moggridge in his last weeks as director at Cooper-Hewitt.
He wanted to make museum-themed headshots of all staff to hang in our common meeting area. Each staff person had to bring in their favorite object for their photo.
He passed away about halfway through the project, and I never got to make a portrait of him. This is my favorite project I've worked on so far at Cooper-Hewitt. I loved the process of photographing each person and seeing them come together as a collection of unique individuals.
Lighting & photography expertise and support thanks to my colleague Shamus Adams.
Wall mounting design & production was done by my colleague Matthew O'Connor.Art Direction, Digital Photography2012 -
Cover design, section divider pages & logo for DesignFile ebook series. I also designed a full page ad for DesignFile in Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
Picture Cook is a graphic cookbook currently in development.
Pre-order it here: http://amzn.to/14pwuaV
Head over to facebook.com/PictureCook to stay in the loop about the upcoming book!Art Direction, Drawing, Illustration2012 -
Wood's Brews is a high-quality homebrew operation run by my friend, Josh Wood. Josh needed a branding system that was very cheap, simple to implement, and told the authentic story of the company's DIY, artisanal nature.
This system allows Wood's Brews to re-use recycled beer bottles and 6-pack containers by simply putting their label on it. The labels are stamped with a rubber stamp. The name of the brew along with any fun extra info (Alcohol %, the brew's flavors, the "peak date") are written into the top area, exemplifying the personal touch that Josh puts into all his homemade beers.
This packaging system can label fifty 6-packs for under $100 in materials. Very efficient, and eco-friendly too!
For a behind-the-scenes look at this project, check out the Pinterest board we used during the brainstorm phase of this project: http://bit.ly/WkzmTCBranding, Graphic Design, Packaging2013 -
I created this retro treatment for Petrol Coffee, an artisanal roast-on-demand coffee company in Brooklyn. Check them out on Twitter @petrolcoffeeBranding, Graphic Design, Packaging2013 -
Paragon+ was an installation at Appendix Project Space about the ever-arriving fantasy of digital utopia.
In an idyllic future where technology enables everyday people to oust dictators, to fully fund a feature film in a week, or to be (tele)present on all seven continents at once, how does an ideal citizen look?
Thought leaders often map social ideals onto the human form. If 19th and 20th century societies were embodied by archetypes like the yeoman-farmer, the artisan-scholar, and the citizen-soldier, will the 21st century paragon be a hacker-amputee? A videographer-coder-forager?
Serene & despotic, Paragon+ suggests that a dematerialized future includes a drastic re-visualization of the body politic.Film, Fine Arts2012 -
Animated shorts I made in 2009-2010 for fun.Animation, Art Direction, Directing2012 -
A short video about Bill Moggridge's book collection, which was donated to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum after he passed away in September 2012. The video shows Cooper-Hewitt staff gathering to stamp hundreds of donated books while reminiscing about Bill's generous spirit, graceful leadership, and strong intellect--built on lots of books!Film2012 -
Animated logo bumper for Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Music by Benjamin Bernstein.
Produced in collaboration with my colleague Shamus Adams.Animation, Art Direction, Typography2012 -
A short video I created to answer the question: "What are the National Design Awards?" The video played at the awards ceremony gala.Film2012 -
Motion graphics for National Design Awards gala 2012.Animation, Motion Graphics2012 -
Motion graphics for National Design Awards gala 2011.Animation, Motion Graphics2012 -
A series of illustrations for a special pullout section of the Washington City paper.Drawing, Illustration, Print Design2012 -
A video I created in collaboration with my colleagues Shamus Adams and Kim Robledo-Diga to promote and explain an educational activity called "Ready, Set, Design."
Music by Benjamin Bernstein.Film2012 -
A quick study in line, motion & personality.Animation, Character Design, Drawing2012 -
Identity for Left Forum Global Conference 2012.Art Direction, Branding, Illustration2012 -
Identity for Left Forum Global Conference 2011.Art Direction, Branding, Illustration2012 -
Identity for the Left Forum Global Conference 2010.Art Direction, Branding, Illustration2012 -
A video co-created with my colleague Shamus Adams to promote Design in the Classroom, Cooper-Hewitt's traveling design workshop for NYC schools sponsored by Target.Film2012 -
A curator's tour video of the exhibition "Graphic Design—Now in Production" put on by Cooper-Hewitt and the Walker Art Center. The curator in question here is the wonderful Ellen Lupton. I co-created this video with my colleague Shamus Adams.Film2012 -
A video co-created with my colleague Shamus Adams to tell the design story behind the National Design Awards trophy, and introduce the designers behind its many iterations.
Music by Benjamin Bernstein.Film2012 -
Responsive fat footer design for Cooper-Hewitt website.Graphic Design, User Interface Design, Web Design2012 -
Banner images created for Object of the Day web series on Cooper-Hewitt website.Animation, Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
A few directions for the banner image at labs.cooperhewitt.org, our blog for the digital team at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.Animation, Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
Several iterations & variations for Cooper-Hewitt's Museum's monthly email blasts.Branding, Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
A series of images based on fictional characters.Art Direction, Character Design2012 -
Music video for experimental-psychedelic folk trio, Metacomet.Art Direction, Directing, Film2012 -
The Lost Light was a children's theater production staged at the Center For Performance Research in December 2011 by Sharkmother Arts Collective. I designed the set and several actor-controlled electronic devices.Interaction Design, Programming, Set Design2012 -
Composer Benjamin Bernstein wanted the set for this opera to feel like being trapped inside of the Internet. . . with a headache. With a libretto composed entirely of chopped up blog posts and Wikipedia articles, the modern opera demanded a set as strange and as elegant as the work it framed. The opera attempts to paint a picture of the Internet age, and all the information we process, distribute, mutilate and inherit.Art Direction, Set Design2012 -
A site-specific installation that transformed a defunct retail space on 37th street into a glittering storefront shrine.
This project was a collaboration with Kate Gavriel. All photos by Jesus Sanchez.Fine Arts, Interior Design2012