Very exciting day here in Ohio, as we've launched the new responsive version of ElevenWarriors.com. I am very proud to have worked with the very talented Lindha on the front-end design portion of the project, and am amazed by the development talents of 11W's leader, Jason Priestas, and the CSS wizardry of Brian Toombs. This site is a monster, and we're very proud of it, so go poke around.
Our awesome friends Chrissa and Sam recently got married on the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, and I was honored to have the opportunity to design their wedding invitations. The lovely couple wanted the invitations to reflect the view from the ceremony/reception's venue, and who could blame them. For the event, I created color coordinated invitations and rsvp cards for the wedding (green) and the rehearsal dinner/toasts the night before (pink). As the bride is from Seattle, they are also having a West Coast celebration, and I added a matching set of Seattle themed Pink Invitations.
The wedding was a blast, and I was honored to play some small roll in making it happen.
I've been sitting on this for a little while, but now that it's starting to roll-out, I'm excited to share it with the world. Working with the gang at Eleven Warriors —leading up to the launch of 11W 2.0 (soon)— we've refreshed the site's brand to better reflect the spirit and ethic of the organization. The seal logo here includes the site's new latin motto, "Aesculus Excellantiam," which translates to "Buckeye Excellence." Lot's more to come from the 11W front in the coming weeks.
Commonwealth Kentucky Bistro is the brainchild of Chef Chris Burns and his wife, Tess. Coming soon to the Mainstrasse district of Covington, Kentucky:
Our goal is to create experiences that support the common wealth of the community through love for food. It is a place where food is locally-sourced and inspired by our region’s past, prepared with passion and creativity, and served with Kentucky hospitality. It is a place to share stories and a meal. It is, in short, the perfect neighborhood eatery.
In planning their eatery, Chris and Tess reached out to me to develop Commonwealth's brand and visual language. I designed a logo and ID for the restaurant, contributed photography and designed and developed a new responsive website that is built to grow with the restaurant as opening night approaches.
Last week, we launched a new site for Land-Grant on the back of some big news. The brewery now has an official location. We thought it would only be appropriate to complement that new physical address with a virtual one. Landgrantbrewing.com is now live in all of it's responsive glory. There you can find info on the beer, the brewery-to-be, and a blog documenting the whole process.
Pretty pleased with the way these Hatch Show Print inspired posters for the First Annual 4th of July BBQ at Tom Colicchio's Riverpark. If you're in New York for the holiday, I recommend checking it out.
I'm a huge fan of tacos, braised meat, guacamole and pretty much everything else that comes along with Mexican inspired food. So when Django Western Taco asked me to design and build their website, it was a no-brainer. Then when they had me come in and photograph (and sample) their killer Tex-Mex, it only sweetened (spiced?) the deal.
We developed a simple one-page responsive site that puts the imagery and info up front. Next time you're in Northside, I highly recommend the Sheriff's Stone Bowl.
I was recently commissioned to design the album artwork for CIncinnati-based indie outfit The Kiss Me Everlasting. The album is out now and available at Northside's incredible Shake-It Records.
Here's the weekly poster for the 8-0 Buckeyes. Bit of Wes Anderson/Royal Tenenbaums influence going on here. As always, download the printable version from 11W.
Brutus is at it again, this time getting his bandit on and sticking up the Mustache Express on its way to Columbus. Get a free printable version over at 11W.
Big changes on the brewery front as Oval Brewing Co is now the Land-Grant Brewing Company. With the new name, obviously, comes a new graphic system. I've overhauled the logo and complimentary marks, and given the brewery an adaptable brand that still speaks to our core golden-era collegiate aesthetic.
You can read the full brand statement over at the website: landgrantbrewing.com. Look for a fully updated web experience soon.
In case you were wondering, the name-change came about as a result of a conflicting trademark with an international vodka distiller.
Buckeyes open up Big Ten play this weekend. Dug this one out of the archives to celebrate. Brutus looked pretty weird back in the day.
Poster #3 for the 2012 season. Get the printable version here.
Get ready for Game Two with the Golden Knights. Be sure to grab a printable version from 11W.
I think I need to stop watching Game of Thrones.
This here is a logo I recently made for Lovestruck State Cookies, the concept is tasty home-made cookies in the shape of your favorite state, with a little heart stamped in the location of the town of your choice. They should be launching this summer.
Set of screen-printed posters for the Jon Langford show at MOTR Pub on June 1 as well as his art show at the Clay Street Press in OTR. The awesome dudes at Southpaw were kind enough to handle the printing duties for these. A limited run of 25 prints each were available at MOTR and CSP.
Grandman favorites, and Ohio indie rock heroes the Ridges reached out to collaborate on a very cool promotion for Record Store Day. 50 of these LP-sized beauties (printed by the fine folks at Southpaw in OTR) have been scattered throughout record stores in the region. Along with the poster, you get a unique link to download a special live recording of the bands' "Insomniac's Song" performed with a massive chorus comprised of various Cincinnati-indie-scene mainstays. Get one while you can.
The mighty Buckeyes are playing in the Final 4 this weekend along with some other teams. To celebrate, I put together this poster chronicling the tournament up to this point. You can grab a high-res (vector) printable PDF version of the poster by clicking here. If things go well (KNOCK ON WOOD), there will be an updated version next week. Go Bucks!
A very limited edition (3) poster I put together for the Alabama Shakes free show at MOTR Pub tomorrow night. Not one you wanna miss, folks.
The offensive coordinator is a fraud, the athletic director is an embarrassment and the sidelines are getting Bauserbombed at an alarming rate. Join the movement.
This is the first unofficial poster for the 2011 season, you can download and print a higher-res version by clicking here. Below is another version I put together that I don't like as much as the above, but thought it worth sharing, you can grab a higher-res version of that one here.
A poster for the Wisco game is coming soon and will be available to purchase online as well as at Eleven Warrior's Eat Too Brutus 2011.