Thoughts on design

Design should be intelligent, organized, appropriate, and when possible unexpected.

Projects
MOTION GRAPHICS REEL

A composition of my motion graphics work done while attending the School of Visual Arts.

ADC Mailable Invite/Poster
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A mailable invite/poster to promote the Art Directors Club 2007 Spring Paper Expo. These posters were silk-screened over newspaper to support the concept.

C&C Beverages Corp ID
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This is a corporate identity for C&C Beverages. C&C Beverages offers a variety of soft drinks

Confinement Photo Book
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This is a photography book by Oliver Chanarin, Adam Broomberg, Hans Neleman, and Nan Golden. The selected works are forms of confinement—psychiatric hospital, prostitution, prison, and sexual dependency.

Irvine Welsh Book Covers
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A series of 5 book covers for Irvine Welshe’s “If You Liked School, You’ll Love Work.” Each cover is accompanied by a fold to reveal more about each story.

Jack Finney's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Book Cover
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A book cover design for the classic science fiction novel "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," by Jack Finney.

Shameful Guerilla Advertising
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Guerilla Advertising to promote an upcoming event for the rapper “Shameful”.   Rather than using the information concerning the event, people were directed towards his web site to keep them informed about all future events.

The Strokes "Is This It" CD Packaging
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CD packaging for the album “Is this it?”, by The Strokes. It is packaged in a 45 record jacket, because of The Strokes similarity to pre-1977 rock. The cd, and a poster with the lyrics are contained inside.

Something Small
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Objects that are often viewed as insignificant were used as the primary design elements in a book of postcards in order to promote their form and function.

Bic Comfort Twin Razors Packaging
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A packaging concept for Bic Comfort Twin Razors.  The Die-cut uses the motion of the razor to reveal the product.

"Don't Fear Big Beer" Op-ed illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "Don't Fear Big Beer." Point of view: The demand for craft beer over industrial beer is increasing.

"The Green Collar Solution" Op-ed Illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "The Green Collar Solution." Point of View: “The green economy has the power to deliver new sources of work, wealth and health to low-income people — while honoring the Earth.”

"Abstinence 1, S-chip 0" Op-ed Illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "Abstinence 1, S-Chip 0." Point of View: Bipartisan compromise fails to meet the best interest of the children.

Dead Celebrities
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Six t-shirt designs using hair styles and accessories on the same skull and crossbones to represent various dead celebrities (Michael Jackson, Christopher Reeves, Princess Diana, John F. Kennedy, Elvis, and Steve Irwin).  The selected celebrities deaths were as widely publicized and controversial as their lifes.

Dirtbags Stufed Anymals
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This is a self initiated project. Dirtbags are a series of stuffed animals with real life problems. For example, VOO-DOO-BEAR is a cursed teddy-bear with low self esteem, DONT-SLEEP-SHEEP is an ex-counting sheep who suffers from insomnia, and HMO-RABBIT is an unlucky rabbit who is always sick due to his terrible health insurance plan.

Happy Days
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A theater poster for the play "Happy Days", by Samuel Beckett. A woman is burried waist deep in a mound of sand in the midde of the desert with only a bag of small items and an umbrella to protect her from the blazing sun. She continues to go about her daily rituals (ex: brushing her teeth) although she is facing certain death. This play is about the obsurity of life. Creative Director/Art Director: Kevin Brainard & Darren Cox

Shameful Wonderbar Flyer
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This is a flyer for an event for the rapper Shameful. He is called “Shameful” because of his bouts with morning-after shame that follow his many nights of blackout drinking.

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