Bienville
Eight Hour Day commissioned me to create script lettering for Bienville Studios and the Bienville Legacy Motorcycle project. The lettering was inspired by the signature of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne (Sieur...
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The nice folks at Etsy invited Aaron Carámbula, Jason Wong, Dennis Payongayong and myself (a.k.a Friends of Type) to contribute a mural as part of their 2012 Etsy Holiday Shop. They invited 10 artists...
View ArticleCincinnati Magazine
Grace Saunders art director at Cincinnati Magazine commissioned me to create the lettering and numerals for the opening feature of their annual ‘Where to Eat’ issue.
View ArticleUnited Pixelworkers
Jay, Nate, and Matt who are the talented fellows behind United Pixelworkers invited me to create a shirt to represent my city, San Francisco. I’ve been a fan of the merchandise they produce for awhile...
View ArticleFord Fiesta
Ford Motor Company recently launched a new campaign called ‘Join the Movement’. In which 100 people will be selected to drive the new 2014 Ford Fiesta around town and document their escapades. You can...
View ArticleMaxim Magazine
Lettering for the feature article on Anthony Bourdain in the May 2013 issue of Maxim Magazine.
View ArticleTattly
For a long time temporary tattoos were for kids. But, in 2011 Tattly made it cool for adults to rock too. ‘Miss You!’ was my contribution to the wonderful growing portfolio of designs Tattly has to...
View ArticleCBS For your Consideration
My pal Ty Mattson of Mattson Creative reached out to me to help him create the lettering for the CBS Emmy campaign of the network’s most popular drama series, The Good Wife and Elementary.
View ArticleMohawk Fine Papers
For this year’s envelope sampler Mohawk Fine Papers worked closely with the talented Katie Barcelona of Room 207. Who wrote and art directed The Story of Enve & Lope, How the Envelope Came to Be. I...
View ArticleNew York Magazine Cheap Eats 2013
This is my second time around doing the lettering for the opener page of New York Magazine’s 2013 ‘Cheap Eats’ issue. This piece was inspired by hand painted signs seen in bodegas/delis throughout New...
View ArticlePepsiCo Café
Onsite mural created for PepsiCo Café at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Big thanks to Jason Wong of Friends of Type and Eric Benanti and Dan Führer of Tractorbeam for their help and...
View Article826 Valencia Young Authors’ Book Project
The Enter Question is an anthology of essays from students of San Francisco International High School. This is an annual book created by 826 Valencia, a nonprofit organization that supports and aids...
View ArticleVibe Magazine
For the 20th anniversary issue of Vibe Magazine art director, Chris Cristiano brought me on to do a special illustration for the word ‘Badonkadonk’. The assignment was a perfect opportunity to...
View ArticleGoogle Play
Uncovered is Google Play’s video series in which musicians explore alternate arrangements of their own music or offer a creative take on a favorite song.
View ArticleMohawk
During the 2013 HOW conference in San Francisco Mohawk’s staff wore t-shirts with my custom lettering for the word Superfine on it to help attract and engage attendees to learn more about Mohawk...
View ArticleTarget
During a recent creative summit meeting for Target, Todd Waterbury the SVP and Executive Creative Director gave the keynote speech that included a series of title cards I created lettering for. Here’s...
View ArticleNew York Magazine
Lettering for New York Magazine’s 9th annual year-end double issue, Reasons to Love New York. Cover and interior photograph by the great Saul Leiter.
View ArticleBBDO Mural
For the New York office of BBDO Friends of Type (Dennis Payongayong, Jason Wong and myself) developed and installed a 60′ mural for their recently remodeled cafeteria. We worked closely with copywriter...
View ArticleFacebook Haircuts
My buddy Jez Burrows asked me to create a lettering piece to be used as the sign for Facebook’s haircut salon. The sign was installed by the skillful sign painter master Damon over at New Bohemia...
View ArticleThe Factory
This quote by Charles Eames was a perfect fit to compliment the work approach taken by The Factory, a San Francisco company that build products you’ll eventually not be able to live without. Mural...
View ArticleICHI Sushi
ICHI Sushi of Bernal Heights in San Francisco is one of a kind. For their new larger location I designed a large mural that depicts the best way to consume your sushi while at ICHI. Mural installation...
View ArticleHoustonia Mag
Each year Houstonia Magazine releases a compendium of the best places to eat in town. This year’s cover was a sticky one full of honey and lettering to promote the new issue.
View ArticletUnE-yArDs
tUnE-yArDs are plaining a show at the Chapel in SF and here’s a piece from the gig poster I made.
View ArticleAir Canada
The calligraphic tagline “Your World Awaits” and “Tout Un Monde Vous Attend” was developed to help promote Air Canada’s shift in marketing to help the brand increase its global presence.
View Article1664
Here’s a recent campaign I worked on with John St. in Toronto for Kronenbourg 1664. I had the pleasure of working with Nellie Kim and Chris Hirsch on developing these outdoor ads that were posted...
View ArticleStand Up to Cancer
Lettering headlines to promote a charity initiative by Mastercard’s Stand Up To Cancer. The event called “The Priceless Table” gave guests the opportunity to reserve a seat via OpenTable and enjoy a...
View ArticleSociety of Grownups
The good folks at IDEO and MassMutual joined together to create the Society of Grownups: a shop to help foster financial literacy and help everyone embrace their inner adult. The artwork is for a mural...
View ArticleBattle of the Bats
In celebration of the 110th edition of Major League Baseball’s championship series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals Tad Carpenter and I created our own best-of-seven design...
View ArticleJessica and Zak Wedding Invite Website
Lettering treatment in the spirit of the hand painted signs found in Mexico for the wedding website of Jessica Walsh and Zak Mulligan. Photography by Seth Ricart and illustrations by Jessica Walsh.
View ArticleAlmanac Beer Co.
A series of labels for Almanac Beer Company’s new 22 fluid ounce series named “Fresh Beer”. Each label is meant to reflect the big flavor and artisanal approach in crafting each individual beer.
View ArticleSharpie
Title treatments for a series of print/TV spots for the one and only Sharpie markers.
View ArticleThe Rose – The Criterion Collection
I worked alongside Sarah Habibi of The Critierion Collection to create a logotype that paid homage to Better Midler’s performance in the film, “The Rose” about a rock-and-roll singer who deals with the...
View Article826 Valenica The Captain Log
The Captain Log is a limited edition journal released annually by the non-profit writing center, 826 Valencia (located in San Francisco). Running with their pirate store theme selecting a skeleton key...
View ArticleBare Bottle
New from Bare Bottle, You & Me, a design + wine collaboration from Helen Keplinger & Erik Marinovich. (photo: Joshua Harding). This 2013 Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon blend from perfect for any...
View ArticleBon Appétit
It’s become tradition that Bon Appétit features tomatoes on the cover for their August issue. It was a fun opportunity to create celebratory lettering for this seasonal occasion.
View ArticleDiet Coke
Diet Coke has partnered up with Ad agency Droga 5 to create a new campaign called ‘Retweets of Love’. A handful of lucky Diet Coke fans who’ve tweeted at the brand will have their messages reimagined...
View ArticlePop-Up Magazine Sidebar
After the overwhelming success of Pop-Up Magazine. The team behind Pop-Up launched a new live show called Sidebar. This smaller more intimate show features a film, photography, a story, a band, and...
View ArticleTripIt
For their new office space in San Francisco I worked closely with TripIt (a travel organizer app) to create a site specific mural that illustrates a quote by John Steinbeck that evokes the brand’s core...
View ArticleHip Hop Hullabaloo
An ongoing personal series I started as a way to connect my affection for hip hop and lettering. I paired each artist with a lettering style indicative of a signature lyric or sound associated with the...
View ArticleCriterion Collection – In a Lonely Place
One of Bogart’s and director Nicolas Ray’s finest noir films. This is the first Bogart release for the Criterion collection. The lettering for the cover was inspired by the neon signs seen in the...
View ArticlePropel Water
Propel water launched a new campaign created by mono. All images were photographed by JUCO which made lettering each phrase a fun process.
View ArticleClassic Specs
Classic Specs have offered beautiful affordable prescription eyewear since 2010. They began selling frames at the Brooklyn flea market and have grown into a predominant name in the industry. You can...
View ArticleSprite
Sprite is back with the second installment of Obey Your Verse. They’ve introduced a new line-up of artists: Tupac, Missy Elliot and J.Cole. I worked closely with the Sprite brand team to develop three...
View ArticleWell Yes!
To support Campell’s Well Yes! new canned soup I worked alongside BBDO NY to develop a series of headlines to bring attention to the purposeful use of ingredients. Not going to lie but they are pretty...
View Article10 x 16
Each year Eric Mortensen and Richard Perez host a group of artists to reimagine the album artwork for their top 10 albums of the year. This year’s 10×16 was a stomper full of talented folk with a...
View ArticlePentel
There are a lot of markers out there but Pentel are among my favorite. These quotes were hand drawn using their marker pens for an advertising campaign in North America.
View ArticleViktor Script
Viktor Script is a typeface made in collaboration with James Edmondson of OHNO Type Co. The description by María Ramos Silva sums it up better than I ever could, “Viktor is self-confident. It is...
View ArticleAlmanac Beer Co. Blueberry Jack
A remedy for crazy times. Making its debut during SF Beer week the new release from Almanac Beer Co. is a collaboration with Stillwater Artisinal Ales. Blueberry Jack is a full flavored psychedelic...
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