

While trying to come up with ideas for some postcards, I thought it would be fun to make up headlines that used various animal names in the text. Each of them playfully lets the reader know that selling Acai Action can help them pay for college. Some graffiti animal stencil looking figures that I created in Illustrator and a spray-paint type font helped take this to the fun level I was striving for.
I created this mark without gradients. I used lines strategically spaced to create the illusion of gradients. This was a fun challenge. Whenever I felt the need to do a gradient, I thought, how can I do the same thing using only lines. I think it gives it a fun, almost retro look while maintaining a collegiate feel.
This story is about a young boy who grows up and goes to war. The story is centered around the tree house. I love the contrast between the figures' ages and the different colored backgrounds. In the end, the author decided to remove the figures and wanted the background all one color. It's unfortunate because it went from being very conceptual to being more realistic and not as exciting. The client is always right though and it still ended up being a nice cover.
Yazoo is one of my favorite bands and since they were touring for the first time in over 25 years, I thought it would be fun to do a mock poster. One of their biggest hits includes the line "Blue eyed dressed for every situation...". This was my inspiration for the eyes. The two figures represent Alison and Vince, the two members of the band.