Swamp Life – Tellagrafix

Beginning in high school I started screen printing t-shirts through offset printing, spray paint with stencils, and experimenting with bleach. This summer I was inspired after I visited the local career tech center to teach a motion graphics lecture. They had all the gear needed

S.T.R.A.P. tutorial and practicum

This past year I built a strap project filled with this example practicum and many small strap tutorials for students at Northwest Education services in Traverse City. The students and staff were amazing as we navigated one hour worth of content. Topics included what motion

TCYP – Morning Meetup – Speed Networking

This month’s Morning Meetup features a speed networking event! The TCYP Marketing Committe has embraced Canva as the go to tool for reoccuring marketing materials. As a motion graphic designer it has it’s pros and cons. pro: It’s great to bring the team together and

Crystal the Polar Bear Campaign

I started work on Crystal serendipitously around nine months before Smokey the Bear’s Eightieth anniversary of his commercial debut. I realized in the summer that Smokey’s birthday is celebrated on the conceptualization of the campaign a couple months prior. Fortunately, I was able to match

TCYP – Fun Day – Traverse City Pit Spitters

It’s not often you get to create promotional materials for a large sports brand like the Pit Spitters.I am energized by working with companies that have existing branding that I can easily tag onto. Using After Effects, Google Earth, and Illustrator I created this teaser

Michigan Lottery Collages

“New” from the Michigan Lottery. (not really) Try out one of our three new instant prize games. With Jackpots ranging from mild to absurd, you’re sure to have a grand old time.

Logo Collection 2022: top four

This year I expanded into logos, it’s one of my favorite things to do, creating iconic glyphs to symbolize a company. The following post is a small batch of logos I created over the year featuring work from the Grand Rapids area and beyond using

Roth Shirt Co – Traverse City

I was interested in Roth Shirt Co’s brand and wanted to work with a local company to expand their social media influence. Here are several attempts to find their niche in animation.