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The FADER 
all work shown below completed as creative director of The FADER. In the words of the people paid to do the writing & editing: "The FADER is the definitive voice of...
creative direction 
various type treatments 
various selected typographic treatments and logos created over the last 5+ years. work has been applied to editorial, broadcast, apparel and wide scale...
type, design 
version type foundry 
version type foundry is a new york city based type foundry & custom type service based in new york city founded in 2010 by justin thomas kay. visit...
type, creative direction 
TIME magazine: 2011 summer 
i was comissioned by TIME magazine to create a type illustration for the culture section. the section served as a roundup of all the best cultural bits to watch for...
design 
various album covers 
for both digital and print use. most of these are available as downloadable mixes from thefader.com. FADER/MoMA PS1 Warm Up Mixes: The FADER x FANIA series: ...
creative direction, design, type 
new york times: modernizatsiya 
for new york times "week in review" (now known as "sunday review"). commissioned by jennifer daniel, who is now graphics director working with richard turley over...
design 
Nike Sportswear fall/holiday 2010 guide 
completed alongside Peter Macia and with the help of other FADER staffers on the coordination side, we created this digital catalog for Nike Sportswear. translated...
art direction, design 
FADER Fort 
Over the past decade The FADER FORT has become the premiere destination during the annual Austin, TX SXSW music festival in the Spring and other activations...
creative direction, design 
NSW x The FADER: PITCH PERFECT 
Six mixtapes for six continents, six unique visuals for six mixtapes, ten documentary episodes filmed in South Africa, and one epic live event broadcast to the...
creative direction, design 
new york magazine 
layouts completed as a freelance designer for new york magazine, focusing on the intelligencer section - heavy on the infographics and newsy/bitsy pieces. work...
design, art direction 
burton womens bindings 2010 
type/logo/pattern development for burton womens bindings 2010. available here for puchase. core logotypes for the 2 binding sets
design 
staple design x airwalk 
colorway and graphic development in collaboration with and under the creative direction of staple design for men, women and children. in jeffs words: "something for...
apparel, design 
mass appeal magazine 
as art director of mass appeal magazine, my goal was to strip it of its somewhat tired design vocabulary it had existed with for far too long and give the magazine...
design, editorial, art direction 
on the line 
more than just a cookbook, on the line is an experiential journey mapping the entire operation of this world renowned restaurant owned and operated by eric ripert....
design, art direction 
teen vogue young hollywood 
invitation for the annual teen vogue young hollywood party. 4 color front, white silkscreen on foil ground back. completed under the creative direction of aoife...
design 
various tee graphics 
various tees created for carious clients over the last couple years. some tees completed as upnorth in collaboration with steve green. selected brands represented...
apparel, design 
77kids type development 
type development based off of branding for american eagle's new kids line, 77kids. the project entailed redrawing type based off the branding in 2 versions - a...
type, design 
new york magazine high priority 
high priority illustration for new york magazine. completed under the creative direction of joshua liberson and ethan trask for helicopter, llc.
design, editorial 
after forever 
after forever is a collaboration between 2 friends : photographer sunny shokrae, and myself. it is a zine exploring the intersection between what sunny views...
design, art direction 
garland monospace typeface 
modular typeface built from a reference off of the cover of ken garlands “graphics handbook”. visit versiontypefoundry.com to purchase.
type 
zoo york juniors type development 
type development for zoo york juniors.
design, type 
jane magazine redesign 
comprehensive editorial restructure and redesign of jane magazine. many months were spent on this project, starting with meeting with brandon holley and her staff...
design, editorial, art direction 
a few of my favorite things 
silkscreened poster of some of my favorite things. well, really just my favorite heavy metal references for the most part.
design, type 
car and driver redesign 
the goal of the car and driver redesign was to update what was a sort of antiquated template they were working with and create more of a feeling of lifestyle -...
design, editorial, art direction 
the electric company 
identity redesign proposal for the relaunch of the electric company. completed under the creative direction of plus et plus.
design, identity, type 
evans and eagles 
cd packaging for the new evans & eagles mix. available for purchase here.
design 
michel wurthle poster 
poster for michel wurthle's show at the nyehaus gallery in gramercy park, nyc. completed under the creative direction of and in collaboration with joshua liberson...
design