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There’s plenty of Crying in Advertising

August 25, 2023
I really do believe that certain "taboo" subjects should be talked about more openly so they won't be taboo anymore. I've done it in the past when I posted about pay ranges for full-time …
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Maternity Shoot

August 23, 2023
I convinced my wife to let me take some maternity photos of her before the baby drops. You can find a few more photos from the shoot here.
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Minimal Alphabet

August 15, 2023
The other night I wanted to see if I could design a type face as minimally as possible. Starting with a base rectangle and seeing how I could distinguish each letterform with as few …
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The Remix Edition

August 14, 2023
The other night I had a thought about how my wife and I are dropping a remix and what the tracks would be, all alluding to our incoming baby. Went ahead and mocked up …
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Baby Shower Invite

August 8, 2023
I designed the invite for my wife's baby shower a few weeks ago. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I made all the elements except the base font for the type. However, …
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FreeLAnce Drinks

August 7, 2023
I've been working with Stephen Reidmiller to host a happy hour for freelance creatives in Los Angeles. Tomorrow is the first one and to that end we created some social assets to help advertise …
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Free Headshots

August 5, 2023
The other week I made an offer on LinkedIn to take free headshots of any out-of-work creatives who wanted a refresh. I only had one person take me up, so everyone else's loss. Brandi …

Family Matters

August 4, 2023
With the baby coming soon, I took some time to reflect on what it meant for my career. Seems to have resonated a bit.

r/cats

July 19, 2023
I posted a photo of Killbot's Paw Mitzvah portrait on Reddit's r/cats and it made it to the number one spot last night. It now has over 5k upvotes. Weird times.

Creative Kitchen

July 10, 2023
I'd been preaching the virtues of kitchen communication to my students for awhile, but while I was watching The Bear the other week I was able to add a new parallel to the comparison. …