Hi Y’all!

I help people transform conceptual ideas into tangible designs.

I started my career in the print industry. I worked until 2 am at newspapers in Texas, Florida, and New Jersey, art-directed photoshoots with models, food, clowns, and one zebroid; I literally worked with the circus on a fashion shoot. I designed weekly, monthly, and quarterly magazines, plus worked nights, days, nights, and days within the same week. 

I took my print knowledge and love of white space to the digital design landscape. I worked on varied tablet publications and oversaw a 126-screen project for Popular Mechanics ("101 Gadgets that Changed the World"). At Mental Floss, I designed Instagram posts and stories ranging from Aurora australis to Weird Al Yankovic. As a creative director, I rebranded Mental Floss's visual identity (including a new logo) while simultaneously redesigning its website. As the Art Director of Ceros Originals, I used the content creation platform to produce showpiece experiences for the in-house editorial vertical.

I'm obsessed with infographics and relish making charts. My co-workers thought it was charming until I made a two-page spread Venn diagram about space movies. Often I wax poetic about how I want to do another chart while making a chart. I also redesigned a few publications, helped launch a magazine in central Florida, and made a podcast logo for a president.

I'm lucky to have had the chance to work on numerous random and awesome projects. Sometimes it's working with the photo editor at Time Out New York to style 50+ pies for a food story (yes, we tasted every pie). Other times, it's making fake energy drinks for a Sports cover at the Asbury Park Press. For The Good Life at the Jersey Shore, I had two models on a roof deck for a summer swimsuit shoot during the dead of winter. At Mental Floss, I art directed and designed a feature with Daniel Radcliffe; it's the closest I'll ever come to attending Hogwarts. 

I've had the privilege of working with some of the coolest colleagues at places like Time Out New YorkEntertainment WeeklyNew York MagazinePopular MechanicsDen of Geek, and Mental Floss.

Thanks for visiting!

Sometimes I dress all fancy. Photographed at SXSW Staff Dinner 2023.

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Nerdy Stuff

Designy Bits

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

  • Figma, Sketch, Invision

  • Miro

  • Notion

  • Ceros Platform

  • Procreate

  • Microsoft + Google Suits

Gigs + Tasks

  • Logo Design

  • Brand Identity

  • Photo + Video shoots

  • Creative Direction

  • Visual Design

  • Editorial

  • Herding Cats

  • UX + Visual Design

  • Photo Illustration

  • Hand-drawn type

  • Infographics

  • Redesigns

  • Brand Guidelines

  • Marketing Materials

Fancy Pants
Honors

Winner

The Society of Publication Designers

2016 Merit Award | Feature News, Spread, mental_floss magazine “The Solo Jazz Cup”

2012 1st place, Digital: Tablet App | Feature Story Package, Popular Mechanics “101 Gadgets That Changed The World”

Society For News Design

2007 Silver | Inside Page Design

NJPA New Jersey Press Association

2006 3rd place | News Design Portfolio

2005 1st place | Sports Page

Honorable Mention

The Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards

2019 Design Team of The Year | 2018 San Diego Comic-Con Den of Geek magazine

2019 Consumer, Entertainment and Music Special Issue | 2018 San Diego Comic-Con Den of Geek magazine


Nomination

American Society of Magazine Editors

2009 Best in Sports & Fitness Magazine Cover FinalistTime Out New York "Get Fit for Less”

I never ran away to join the circus—but I did work with them on a photo shoot. On location in New Jersey with RIngling Bros. (Shot on film, 2006)

I never ran away to join the circus—but I did work with them on a photo shoot. On location in New Jersey with RIngling Bros. (Shot on film, 2006)