Here’s an illustration I did around November of 2010. If you’re a fan of Saved by the Bell and the obscure character of Violet, portrayed by one of the greatest actresses of our generation, Tori Spelling, you’ll sort of get the subject of this illustration. And yes, that was sarcasm.

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Here’s a logo design I did for Lady in Pink. The client already had a very specific design in mind but I attempted to infuse some originality into it. Here was my proposal:

I liked this version because it had attitude and looked quite different from the logo presented. the client wanted to go with a design closer to what they submitted (and found online, thus, something that was already done and out there). So this was the final result:

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Here’s a recent logo design I did for a client based in Greensboro, North Carolina:

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I recently was called upon to do another illustration for KISU Healthy Lips (a product that rids a person of cold sores). Here’s what I illustrated:

… and then I was told by the client that it wasn’t sexy enough and that the girl in green was “okay” but needed to be even more sexier than thinner. So here’s the revised illustration:

Personally, I liked the first version a lot better. But perhaps that’s just me. Thoughts?

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A “West Side Story”-themed poster designed for a gift:

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Here’s a Muhammad Ali-themed poster I designed for someone giving it as a gift.

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Here’s an illustration I did for KISU Healthy Lips. After discussing the project with the client I went toward a more realistic approach that you can view here. Still, this was one of my favorite illustrations that came out of the project and I thought I’d share it with everyone.

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Here are commissioned illustrations I did for KISU Healthy Lips. It’s a new cold sore remedy product and they hired me to do some illustrations for them that will be featured on their website.

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Here are two posters I created for a class project back in 2005 for a Book & Stuff Swap run by GlaxoSmithKline. In case you missed it, the Gone With the Wind poster posted a few weeks back was part of this assignment as well.

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This was a logo design I did for a business called Estate Liquidators. Unfortunately, the client flaked out and not only chose not to use any of the logos but decided not to pay for the work done. So here’s what I ended up doing pro bono:

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This was a direct mail piece I designed for Carolina Gardener Magazine. This brochure was the first 4/4 tri-fold brochure the magazine used to gain new subscribers. The bright colors and change in design got more attention than previous efforts and improved upon past direct mail campaigns.

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This is a 4 panel bi-fold brochure I designed for the Carolina Gardeners 2008 Symposium & Tour in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a 4 over 1 design but the first time the front and back of the brochure featured 4-colors.

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This is a postcard I designed for Garden Discovery Tours back in 2007. I was inspired by the opening title credits for the 1980s primetime soap “Dynasty”. And yes, though I’m just 26 I consider “Dynasty” to be one of the all-time greatest television shows of all time!

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Here is a Gone With the Wind-inspired poster design I did for a GlaxoSmithKline Book & Stuff Swap event.

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This is part of the 68-page Carolina Gardener Almanac I designed during my time at Carolina Gardener magazine. To increase the usefulness of the almanac from the previous years’ design, I changed the calendar format to provide more room for notes. And though it’s a bit more straight laced than my preferred style, I did do an illustration for each month to add a personal touch to the product.

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As I embark into a new chapter of my design career I decided to delve back into the resume to give it a refreshing makeover. As you know, the resume of a graphic designer must communicate his or her style and approach to design. It is very similar to the story of the three bears: something too static and ordinary won’t do; something too busy and complicated will confuse and land the resume in the trash bin; a design that’s captivating, clean and balanced however could at least land you an interview. Below are different stages of my resume from stale and boring to my latest version that’s inspired by Miami Art Deco design. The text is slightly askew to bring attention to the resume itself and the written words of the resume have gone from passive descriptions of duties performed to aggressive, action verbs that describe how different stages of my career were impacted by my unique approach to graphic design. Let’s hope the revitalized resume lands me a new full-time position soon!

You can download a PDF version of my latest resume here.

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This illustration was more of a drawing/illustration exercise. I came across this image by istockphoto.com user chihhang and re-created it using Adobe Illustrator. Then I spun it off into different versions, hairstyles, etc. to create different characters. See how I used them on my health/fitness site “Gym Bodies”.

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I recently designed the menu boards (and characters) for a new restaurant opening in Morrisville, N.C. It’s called Teriyakin’. Check out its website www.teriyakin.com and the artwork I created for them:

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Proposed, and unused, logo for a clothing company called Mi Nu Revolver.

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The logo I designed for Secret Identity Media:

Proposed (But not used):

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This is the first vector illustration I did back in 2006. What better subject for it than myself?

Logo for Marshall’s Sports & Celebrities, LLC. Client had me design the logo, approved it and then his wife talked him out of using it. So here it is!

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Logo for a band. Never used and these logo more than likely have outlasted the band.

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