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Gruseltage!
To market the Halloween festivities at Austria’s Eis-Greissler theme park, I was tasked by Alex Korting Themed Entertainment Design to create a series of 7 posters at different dimensions…
Tortuga Taqueria
SeaWorld San Antonio came to me looking to re-imagine their Rosita’s F&B location to reflect both the Hispanic theming surrounding the location and a new Aldabra tortoise-feeding experience launching nearby. The result was Tortuga Taqueria, an eatery drawing aesthetic inspiration from both Mexican folk art and the Aldabra tortoises themselves.
Nitro Racer: Supercharged
Nitro Racer: Supercharged is a racing waterslide at Water Country USA in Williamsburg, VA. I was thrilled to head up all artistic elements for the refreshed Busch Gardens attraction, from re-designing the logo and theming to creating all the safety signage.
Parlor 304
Inspired by the "Gentlemen Scumbag Barbers" of Rotterdam and by the Appalachian community it serves, Parlor 304's branding borrows aesthetic themes from refined men's grooming products and from moonshining traditions.
Very Merry Go-Round
I've always been in love with carousel animals and the level of detail that can go into their design. Inspired by German Christmas pyramids (Weihnachtspyramide), I designed The Very Merry Go-Round as a triple-decker holiday carousel with a big propeller on top…
Haunters Wanted!
I designed Haunters Wanted! as a reverse-haunt experience where kids and their grownups get to do the scaring! Called upon by the late candy heiress Carmelia Beuchaunters herself, guests help their ghostly hostess trigger different “haunted” effects in order to scare away the meddlesome and silly production crew of a ghost-hunting TV show. Young kids love to jump out and surprise people, and they’ll be giggling like ghouls when they see the over-the-top reactions the ghost hunters have to their scares.
Ocean Outpost at Sandy Bay, Jamaica
My inner pirate was incredibly excited to be commissioned by Melody Matheny of Melody Matheny Designs to create two huge murals for a newly developed mixed-use space at CHUKKA's Ocean Outpost. The first mural I created was for an 8'x28' wall and depicted the 160-acre property as it would have looked in 1746; the second mural was for the ceiling of the same space, and depicted many of the native species one should be on the lookout for when exploring the property. Both murals were rendered in the style of a mid-1700s map, with thousands of intersecting ink lines and lots of hidden illustrative details.
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer is a hypothetical coaster which pays homage to 80s sword-and-sorcery films. I was inspired by equine motocoasters like Pony Express at Knott's Berry Farm or Steeplechase at Luna Park, but differentiated my concept by making it medieval rather than western… and adding this massive dragon!
Easter Bunny Eggspedition
Eggspedition: Easter Bunny is a hypothetical dark ride concept that takes riders on a tour of the Easter Bunny’s burrow via ride vehicles designed to look like Fabergé eggs. The Easter Bunny is reimagined here as a kind of renaissance master, sculpting chocolate statues and painting frescos on eggs within his burrow-based art studio. As guests travel down the winding tunnels of his burrow, they take on the role of his honorary apprentices and see just how the magic of Easter comes together.
Belen Aerospace
In 2021, Belen Aerospace was founded with the hopes of making new discoveries in the realm of space travel. Specifically, the organization seeks to find, cultivate, and promote breakthroughs in Internal Atmospheric Propulsion, a sustainable alternative to traditional chemical propulsion systems. To do this, Belen also hopes to inspire in the next generation a passionate interest in space exploration and its possibilities, driven not by fear but by hope. This inspirational and educational component is at the core of the Belen Aerospace brand.
Shackleton Exhibit
End of the World: An Antarctic Museum Adventure is a hypothetical immersive museum experience meant to educate and inspire families with the incredible story of Ernest Shackleton’s daring explorations of Antarctica. What could be depicted as a frigid story of survival is instead depicted as a colorful adventure, meant to inspire scientific curiosity in children even as it avoids the colonialism which tragically so often casts a shadow over the kinds of adventure stories traditionally aimed at children (Antarctica has never had a native people).
Known by Name Counseling
One of my favorite logos I've ever designed was for Known by Name Counseling, a private counseling practice based in Wheeling, West Virginia. I was inspired by founder (and my good friend) Tyler Kilbane’s mission to honor the addicts he serves as a name rather than a number, and also his personal old-world-aesthetic.
Logo: All Eyes on Isaac
My sister Rachael asked me to design a branding package for her nuptials as well. A sports psychologist and an app designer, she and her now-husband wanted a dynamic and edgy look that would match their personas.
My Wedding Logo
Why brand our wedding? It’s a question I’ve been asked by more than a few of my non-designer friends (the graphic artists I know, on the other hand, totally get it). For my now-wife Jessica and me, it’s because our wedding represented more than just our union. For us, it represented our aspiring to a higher set of values, a collection of charisms larger than ourselves.
Campfire Theatre
Campfire: Theatre in the Round began as a hypothetical solution to the lack of nighttime entertainment at a Midwestern amusement park inspired by the theme of the great outdoors. The question that inspired the project was this: if the campfire is where the community gathers at night, then how many more could gather if we made the fire larger?
Catholic Counselors Brand
Over five years, I spearheaded all multimedia and promotional design initiatives for the Pastoral Solutions Institute, an international telephone-counseling practice providing over 10,000 hours of mental health services per year to a global and diverse client network.
Catholic Family Life Symposium Brand
The Catholic Family Life Symposium was looking for a mark which would feel equal parts traditional and modern, clean and symbolic. I chose to combine modern vector line art with traditional stained glass art to depict a family as forming the Church itself.
Theology of the Body Institute Brand
The Theology of the Body Institute is the preeminent organization for instruction on Catholic/Christian sexual teaching in the world. In 2019, after exhausting their budget with other designers, the Theology of the Body Institute approached me to ask if I could help them arrive at a new logo and brand identity.
Cafe Fiona
Cafe Fiona is a themed restaurant designed hypothetically for the Cincinnati Zoo as part of my Masters thesis in interdisciplinary design. Inspired by the Zoo’s famous hippo, Fiona, this eatery allows guests to eat “with” Fiona while learning about human/nature impact.
Ekernally Yours Vehicle Wrap
When the Ekernally Yours Popcorn Company needed a vehicle wrap, the challenge presented was larger than it first appeared. At that point in time, Ekernally Yours had no brand identity beyond its logo, which meant that the vehicle wrap needed to simultaneously show off a new design and appear visually similar to what had been established through Ekernally’s other media outlets (web, etc.).