Client: World Market Stores

Art Direction: Jeffrey Pello

Usage: In-Store POP

A great assignment from international retailer World Market.

Vintage style posters were developed from 4 of the great wine regions of the world and used as point of purchase displays in stores nationwide, plus two test section posters were created for the coffee and wine departments.

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Client: Major League Baseball

Art Direction: Bill Frederick & Tom Froberg

Usage: Event communications and signage

The art concept for this set of players was to match the WPA inspired art of the 2014 All-Star Game logo and Target field in Minneapolis. 

We had a great moment with the family at a local pub, seeing these images on all the screens at once. 

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Client: Marriott's Autograph Collection Hotels

Art Direction: Larry Bootland & Tyson Hynes of Trampoline Branding

Usage: Campaign, including print, outdoor, advertising, and multi-use theme art for Grand reopening of resort

The folks at Trampoline branding hired me to create theme images to promote the multi million dollar renovation that has just been completed and the Resort's grand re-opening in the Spring of 2014. The concept was to reflect the history of the Hotel with new images that recalled the great Canadian Railway posters of the 20th Century, but with the twist of modern electronic devices in the images.

The Algonquin Resort has been a Canadian Travel landmark for over 125 years. The hotel has played host to Royalty & many Heads of State. Just for fun I've included some images from the past history of the resort.

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Client: The USTA

Art Direction: Beth Myers

Theme art for the 2011 US Open Tennis Championships NYC 

A career and personal highlight was getting to take my family to the US Open to see a match and my artwork applied to, and a part of so many things at the National Tennis center.

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Client: The US Tennis Association

Art Direction: Beth Myers

Usage: Theme art event communication & promotion

Final poster and variations were created for the US Davis Cup matches 2011. It was a tremendous challenge getting all the elements the client wanted in the image and still produce a strong, focused composition.

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Client: National Hockey League

Art Direction: Bill Frederick & Tom Froberg

Usage: Event communications, event signage, and promotion

Player art & poster environment were created for The 2014 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. The game pitted the Ottawa Senators against the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place on a frigid weekend in Vancouver in March 2014. The art was used everywhere at the event venue from the outdoor stage to the seat cushions and scoreboard in the arena. 

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Client: Andrews Distributing

Art Direction: Brandon DeLoach of RBMM Dallas

Usage: Stage backdrop banner

Texas sized graphics were created for the Cattle Baron's Ball American Cancer Society charity event in Dallas, Texas in 2012. This banner was used as a backdrop for the Andrews Distributing stage featuring Shiner Beer and some guy named Blake Shelton.  

The client wanted a vintage feeling depiction of a beautiful Texas hill country landscape with all the local flora & fauna.

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Client: California CPA 

Art Direction: Carmen Conrady

Usage: Promotional mailer

Campaign for CalCPA Education Foundation

What started as a small mailer for the California Accountants Education Foundation became a nice set of posters showing 5 great iconic locations in southern California. 

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Client: Major League Baseball

Art Direction: Bill Frederick & Tom Froberg

Usage: Player theme art, printed materials, venue signage and commemorative merchandise

The Player art for the 2010 World Series my first assignment for a national sporting event, and what a place to start! Almost as exciting as the venue itself was the list of illustrators who had done this job in the past. Some of my major heroes are among them.

It was an honor to be asked to do the player art the following year for the 2011 World Series as well.  

This work will definitely be one to show the grandkids someday.

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Client: Union Square Partnership

Art Direction: Mark Randall & Nina Metler of World Studio

Usage: Event communications, promotion, venue graphics

Harvest in the Square is a great community service event to benefit the Union Square Partnership. The event features chefs from the hottest and most popular restaurants in the Union Square district. it is a night of unforgettable food, fun, music and more on the West Plaza of Union Square Park.

The folks at World Studio wanted to achieve an appropriate fruit crate motif for the festival and ended up using the art for two years running.

Whoever did that pumpkin gets some props. 

Client: Automobile Magazine 2007 

Art Direction: Richard Eccleston

Usage: Spot illustration

This was a great chance to celebrate a true icon. Richard Eccelston had the great idea to use a classic american postcard motif to show off the history of America's sports car and it's designer Harley Earl. This fun assignment allowed me to combine my love of cars & vintage typography. 

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Client: General Tire

Art Direction: Bruce Dorn

Usage: Promotional calendar

Growing up in Akron, Ohio the rubber capital of the world as I was, most kids were part of either a Goodyear, General, or like me a BFGoodrich family. Because that's where your Dad or Mom worked.

So it was a treat for me to get a call for an assignment to contribute artwork for General Tire's 100th Anniversary calendar. I looked past my allegiance to BFG and produced these images all inspired by vintage ads from General tire's past.   

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Client: Major League Baseball

Art Direction: Melanie Finnern

Usage: ALCS Program Article illustration

I was presented with a slightly different assignment from MLB, which gave me  a chance to do some up close portraits of Major League stars like Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Teixeira and C.C. Sabathia. It was fun to also get to design the "vintage" baseball card environment for each of the 6 players.

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Client: Target Corporation

Art Direction:  Little & Co. Mike Schacherer

Usage: Various

Over the years I've done a few varied assignment for Target Corporation, starting with their internal " Best Company Ever" campaign. 

Client: Chase Bank

Art Direction: Deb Grisham

Quigley/Simpson Advertising

Usage: Social media campaign

A very nice campaign for a Chase Bank’s rewards card. Featuring the seven benefits of Chases Card magic program.

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What can I say it's little bit of everything from absolutely everybody. A giant grab bag of art that is anything but the junk drawer. We've got posters for giant multi-nationals next to posters for the local PTA. Just goes to show just pick-up the phone give us a call. You never know and neither do I. 

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