This is a series of ideas for the branding of a design studio. I was looking for something simple, memorable, evocative, and elegant. Just say the word.

Ar-ti-cho-ke.

It’s quick, chunky, and full of awesome consonants. It rolls off your tongue.

The color scheme utilizes five colors. Three shades of green, white, and black. There are many iterations here to view, some are soft with no stroke, others with a bold black outline to encompass the logo. The center element of the flower is a lighter shade of green, or white, to signify a birth from within. The font is taken from the ISKRA family, and elegantly complements the flower element. The subtle tail on the “R” and “K” is playful, while the “C” balances the entire word as a centering element, drawing your eyes in and wrapping everything up nicely. This logo works well in a landscaped rectangular edition, as well as stacked in a square orientation.

Asked to produce an idea for the 2018 Portland Winter Light Festival, a commitment was made to do projection mapping on the side of the McCoy Building; south of the OMSI building and next to the Trimet Max Line.  The building is home to McCoy Millwork, and features a logo painted at the top, with three identical trees below.  The decision was made to incorporate these trees into the animation that would be projected on the wall.

Initial ideas only surfaced as movement in the trees, and a shifting sun, until, the central character popped up in my head.  The Skuirrel soon became the item to base everything in the scene upon, and I shifted back and forth between the four seasons, moving him to and fro and deepening his story.  A fifth scene was created to pull it all together, give credit, and allow him to destoy the wall on which everything unfolds.

Intel threw an event for users to experience VR gaming in a room on campus in Portland, OR.  Projection mapping three surfaces of the room really added to the ambiance of the room, meshing with the wonderful tone set by room lighting.  We created ten looping motion graphics that cycled continuously while attendees made their way through the entertainment.  You will see a taste of that below, in one original element, and another video showing the look in the room.

Viewpoint held their annual "Collaborate" conference at the Oregon Convention Center again in 2017, and they reached out with requests to have motion elements constructed to lead in some of their branding elements.  This 45-second piece was the primary piece that was delivered.

The Contemporary Northwest Art Awards is the Portland Art Museum's biennial awards exhibition showcasing contemporary artists living and working in the Northwest. This year's exhibition has a distinct international energy with four of the eight artists bringing and immigrant's fresh view of America.  This is a portrait of the artist, Willem Volkersz, from Bozeman, Montana.

This was a personal project, with a personal touch.  I had this thought to tell brief, exciting stories about figures in art, through the eyes and voice of a kid.  Something that was interesting to watch and hear no matter what your age.  Monet seemed like a great way to dive into this first episode.  After writing the copy, Carly coached our son, Elliott, while I recorded his VO.  After getting the right takes, I chopped up his lines and began laying graphics and animation in After Effects.  This is the only episode at this point, but we may do others with different voices, and featuring different artists.