Confusing Design… Elitch’s Denver

I have a particular affection for amusement parks, so I was delighted to spend a fun day at Elitch Gardens and Water Park in Denver, Colorado. The park was small, but fun, with a decent selection of coasters and...

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Rockwell Socks Packaging

Took my son to get some new soccer cleats at a local sporting goods store and I spotted a cool alpine inspired packaging design on on some nice thermal socks. I love the outdoorsy look and feel, made...

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Rockwell Socks Packaging

Took my son to get some new soccer cleats at a local sporting goods store and I spotted a cool alpine inspired packaging design on on some nice thermal socks. I love the outdoorsy look and feel, made...

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Dance Like Nobody’s Watching CD Cover

Here’s a recent project, CD packaging and design for my friend Laurie’s recent CD. A fun project we worked on. It just goes to show, with great photography, the job is half done!

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Ask the Rabbi Poster

One from the archives. Here’s a poster I made when I worked for Temple de Hirch Sinai. Though it turned out nicely and was a fun little grunge poster. I loved working with the Rabbi’s at Temple. Truly wonderful...

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Wall of Canned Fish Labels from the Columbia River Maritime Museum

Here's a great collection of canned salmon and other labels on display at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon. A great museum detailing the history of the maritime industry on the Columbia River and focusing on...

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A+ Branding: Uncle Sheitz Plumbing

Saw this on a run the other day. The name alone is hilarious, love the way the paint job gives it the appearance of an old time pick up truck with wooden panels. A+ job from Uncle Sheitz Plumbing....

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Great Packaging Design

In one of the inumeralbale trips to Costco, I was stopped in my tracks when I saw the packaging design on Mayorga Organics' Maya Blend Coffee. I really love it. So colorful, it really set it apart from...

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Well, that’s Interesting Kerning…

Not sure if Department of Agriculture should really be forced in the shield, but hey, maybe that's just me.

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Science fair 

As a designer it is always fun to go to the kids science fair and checkout the boards. Some kids (or their parents) do some cool work. Others, well, there's always next year...

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Quotes To Live By For Graphic Designers

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." Albert Einstein

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My Weekly Design: Lunar New Year Animated Card

For quite a while I'd been doing a "design something every day" project and it was a lot of fun. But recently family life and other projects have taken much of my time and I've decided to scale back...

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