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utah office of tourism
headlines, clockwise from top: (1) "endless adventure awaits. pack accordingly." (2) "you’ve been astranged from mother nature for far too long." (3) "leave stress behind and carry something else on your shoulders."

struck creative internship program
"agencies are hard to get into. thats where we come in."

obesity is suicide
"obesity is suicide. but it doesn't have to end this way. find out how bariatric surgery can help."

lazer sharp
in-store poster campaign showcasing the benefit of a snag-free hook system.

cub cadet
a spread insertion showcasing exactly how easy it is to split logs with cub cadet's splitter.

tropical sno
point of sale campaign for franchise advertising.

deer vallet ski resort
a couple of print ads and an outdoor board for the high-end resort.

lush lawn + property enhancement
in addition to naming the company and design the logo, this letterpressed business card showcases exactly what lush is all about.

andrew bird
by turning andrew bird's home state of illinois into the heart that pumps the lifeblood into his north american tour i was able to show the level of care his music means to him. the gig poster was followed by details like the veins ending at every one of his shows and custom typography.

the ting tings
the ting tings are two people, jules and katie. jules is represented by cyan and katie, magenta. they met at an artists' community outside manchester, england, hence the overprinted cotton mill. while there, they were both in separate bands which is shown by the smoke/thought bubbles showing their different ideas of what music was to each of them. and finally, when they collided they formed the ting tings. this poster also called for completely custom typography.

yo la tengo
yo la tengo has a very etherial, homemade sound. for me, their music is a well-thought weaving of sounds. the typographic illustration spells the bands name and is complemented by a font designed specifically for this poster. although the design is simple, it is complemented by a split-fountain screen printing technique which result in every single poster being a little different. while i was at it, i figured i might as well print it in four different color schemes.

santigold
for santigold's appearance at the sasquatch music festival i followed her lead of mocking those who drop names and follow trends just for the sake of being cool. another custom typeface was designed to mimic a gold chain and was printed in gold and silver metallic inks to top things off.

calle soccer
calle soccer is a brand that literally means street. calle soccer is tough and anyone associated with the brand knows what it's like to be street, even pigeons.

provo craft
i'll be uploading more in a bit, but this was a fun campaign to work on. to launch a new portable scrapbooking device, we made upa fictitious bounty hunter named donnie k. and filmed 10 webisodes and a "basic cable" self-promotion spot. then to be sure the word got out, we got him on flickr, youtube, myspace and twitter. we seeded the campaign through industry blogs and a small banner buy. this video was my favorite of the bunch.

utah office of tourism
only the lightest, fattest flakes make it inside the beehive state. this spot shows a bit about that selection process.

destination homes
reducing homes by up to $75,000 is sure to sell a lot of homes. good news for a homebuyer, news to the tempermaental host of a homeshow.

utah office of tourism
some flakes are a little bit more comfortable with themselves than others.

the advocates
this spot showcases the need to get a decent lawyer, because pretending like things are fixed isn't the same as having things fixed.

carpetestes.org
the sean kimerling testicular cancer foundation came to struck for a viral campaign that would raise awareness of their cause. we created a microsite to contain 5 youtubes videos that we seeded through blogs and industry websites. to date the campaign has over 2 million impressions for spending absolutely nothing on media.

new york crime stoppers
for my contribution to the 2009 young lions competition, a good buddy and i put together a couple of print ads, a banner ad and this interactive installation. with our big idea being "your donations keep an eye on your safety", we thought a cool installation piece would be to attach motion-sensing cameras on outdoor boards that would relay pedestrians' location to an animated sequence built into the installation keeping a vigilant eye for your well being.

utah office of tourism
the basic concept for this expandable banner unit is that utah is so appealing, even another ad would want to break away and come for a visit.

utah office of tourism
in this banner you get to decide for yourself what snow gets into utah.