This concert poster uses use the expressive power of typography to interpret a musical event. It attempts to translate sound into a visual form, capturing the gritty bluesy musical style of the artist through typography, texture, color, and layout. Click on the thumbnail to see the entire poster. Software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

The primary goal of this project was to redesign the US $20 bill to convey a symbolic message relevant to the 21st century and to US culture; a secondary goal was to address functional issues, such as the prevention of counterfeiting through watermarks and other techniques. At the time of the project (late 2006), George W. Bush was in office, and oil prices and the war in Iraq made daily headlines. Needless to say, a political message was intended by the design. Click on the thumbnail to see the front and back of the $20 bill. Software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

This poster was designed to publicize a (fictional) touring production of Mostly Mozart, a 30+ year old classical music festival run by the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Through its composition and the use of images and typography, the poster aims to connect the Blue Ridge and Mostly Mozart. Click on the thumbnail to see the entire poster. Software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

This project was done for a fictional line of books published by The Museum of Modern Art. The project included design of a cover that embodied "coffee table" book quality through its use of imagery, color, typography, and the balance of positive and negative space. Additionally, the project involved the design of a chapter introduction page that complements the cover and would serve as a template that carries throughout the chapters of the book. In the design, I tried to capture the vibrant colors and stunning geometric lines of Hardin's work while using negative space to frame the images. Click to see both the cover and the chapter introduction page. Software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

The goal of this project was to design the packaging for a line of flavored olive oils produced by (fictional) Italian olive oil maker Olivio. The package included a logo, bottle labels, neck leaflets, and cap treatments for three different flavored oils. (I also added the herbs to the oil itself, to complete the package). Click for both a larger view of the labels and a view of the complete package. Software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

This poster was designed to publicize a symposium on race held at Virginia Tech. The poster was printed in-house on a poster printer, and needed to reflect a Virginia Tech identity in addition to conveying the focus of and information about the symposium. Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign