The (Nearly) Full Array of (Most) Work to Date

J Gourmet Catering
April 28, 2010
Website designed and developed to promote San Fransisco catering company specializing in comfort food.
J Gourmet Catering
February 11, 2010
Business cards for catering company specializing in comfort food.
J Gourmet Catering
February 2, 2010
Logo for catering company specializing in comfort food.
Salsamba
November 17, 2009
CD package designed for Brazilian and Latin-influenced jazz band.
Blood and Cupcakes
November 3, 2009
Cute and disturbing mugs and pins for donors to blood drive in honor of artist Rick Gribenas
The Sprout Fund
October 28, 2009
Photography of Making Sparks ideation session for educators.
J Gourmet Catering
October 28, 2009
Photography of some the feature dishes served by the caterer.
Intrepid Talent Management
October 23, 2009
Logo designed for upstart talent management agency in New York City.
Pratique
July 14, 2009
Postcard for promoting tough-as-nails yoga classes.
george jones playing conga
Salsamba
June 12, 2009
Portraits for the band Salsamba.
The Sprout Fund
June 5, 2009
Photography of The Sprout Fund's Summer Open House event.
Pratique
May 26, 2009
Logo used in promoting very gay specialty yoga classes.
The Sprout Fund
April 17, 2009
Photos of patrons and the party at the Community Connections book release.
The Sprout Fund
March 30, 2009
Portraits of grant recipients during interviews with Justin Hopper.
Omega Love
March 27, 2009
Promotional photos and portraits of the band Omega Love
NeoShamanicPoPoPop, Pratique
March 23, 2009
Abstract logo designed for intentionally obscure art exhibit.
Friedrich Myers
March 16, 2009
Website designed and developed for musician, composer and sound designer.
Pratique
March 9, 2009
Advertisement design for golfer-oriented yoga classes.
The BE Company
February 26, 2009
Logo and postcard designed for promoting theatre reading event.
The Sprout Fund
February 11, 2009
Photographic composite of a dozen images showing the Bedford Coffee Pot, former diner and architectural icon.
The Sprout Fund
January 29, 2009
Portraits of the chairpersons leading the Sprout Fund's Community Connections project.
The Kitchen at Nine on Nine restaurant on a friday night
Nine on Nine
January 23, 2009
Photography of the New American restaurant's back-of-house line at work.
Costanzo's, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
January 22, 2009
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Costanzo's.
Pratique
January 15, 2009
Advertisement design for promoting open yoga classes at studio.
mixed indian food at saffron pittsburgh pa
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Saffron
January 15, 2010
Photography of featured food and interiors at Saffron.
fried plantains at royal caribbean in pittsburgh jamaican restaurant
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Royal Carribean
January 14, 2009
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Royal Caribbean.
common plea tuna tartare
Common Plea, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
January 13, 2009
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Common Plea.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Pizzutti's
January 5, 2009
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Pizzutti's.
green bicycle ride at your own risk
The Sprout Fund
December 23, 2008
Photos of the public green bikes available for use at Slippery Rock University.
Interior image of Pratique Yoga Studio
Pratique
December 19, 2008
Photography of the interior of a yoga studio.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Volant Mill Winery
December 19, 2008
Photography of wing bottles and gift basket.
Pratique
December 18, 2008
Postcard for general yoga studio promotion.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Sauce
December 17, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Sauce.
piper's pub guinness stew southside pittsburgh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Piper's Pub
December 15, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors Piper's Pub.
The Sprout Fund
December 14, 2008
Photography of musicians in their warm-up routines prior to playing in Johnstown, PA
The Sprout Fund
December 14, 2008
Photography of restoration efforts at a historic, frequently flooded cemetary in Johnstown, PA.
Amalfi, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
December 12, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Amalfi.
nakama hibachi plate japanese
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Nakama
December 12, 2008
Photography of featured food and staff at Nakama.
beef carpaccio at nine on nine in pittsburgh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Nine on Nine
December 10, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Nine on Nine.
chips and salsa at a mexican restaurants
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, El Campesino
December 9, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at El Campesino.
del's wine and italian food on a table
Del's, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
December 9, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Del's Bar and Ristorante.
variety of chinese food plates at Jimmy Tsang's in pittsburgh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Jimmy Tsang's
December 9, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Jimmy Tsang's.
The Picket Fence
December 8, 2008
eCommerce website designed and developed on Magento for children's and women's clothing store
August Henry's, Dine Pittsburgh
December 8, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at August Henry's.
Plate of food at double wide grill metal tray cafeteria
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Double Wide Grille
December 5, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at Double Wide Grille.
mantini's rack of lamb
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Mantini's Woodfired
December 4, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Mantini's Woodfired.
Blood and Cupcakes
December 3, 2008
Logo for promotion of sweet but serious blood drive.
Andora, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
December 3, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Andora.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Pittsburgh Steak Company
December 1, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at Pittsburgh Steak Company.
The Sprout Fund
November 29, 2008
Photographs of the Community Car Care Clinic at work in their garage.
oysters on a metal plate
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Georgetown Inn
November 26, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at Georgetown Inn.
ravioli at mio pittsburgh restaurant
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Mio
July 26, 2010
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Mio.
The BE Company
November 24, 2008
Business cards designed for theatre company partners.
salad at grille on seventh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Grille on Seventh
November 20, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Grille on Seventh.
cioppino at cioppino fishy soupy dish
Cioppino, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 18, 2008
Photography of featured food and staff at Cioppino.
Amante, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 18, 2008
Photography of featured food at Amante.
Bruschetta's, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 17, 2008
Photography of featured food and staff at Bruschetta's
clark bar burger
Clark Bar & Grill, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 17, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Clark Bar & Grill.
Church Brew Works, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 14, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Church Brew Works.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Steelhead Grille
November 14, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at Steelhead Grille.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Iovino's
November 13, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Iovino's.
Bella Frutteto, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
November 12, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Bella Frutteto.
Dine Pittburgh Magazine, Girasole
November 10, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Girasole.
mixed fajita patron wexford pa
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Patrón
November 6, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Patrón.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, La Casa
November 4, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at La Casa.
dolce lounge pittsburgh surf and turf
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Dolce
November 3, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Dolce Lounge.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, The Claddagh
October 28, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at The Claddagh.
chicken tandoori at tandoor in pittsburgh's oakland neighborhood
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Tandoor
October 28, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Tandoor.
peking duck at china palace wexford
China Palace, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
October 24, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at China Palace.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Pasta Too
October 21, 2008
danielle from pittsburgh friends of the urban forest
Pittsburgh Friends of the Urban Forest
October 20, 2008
Portrait of Pittsburgh Friends of the Urban Forest staff.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Prince of India
October 20, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Prince of India.
The Sprout Fund
October 18, 2008
Photographs of war re-enactors at the first home of the US Army.
Hamachi Tataki, Tomato Gelee, daikon radish, lilly bulb salad at Richard Chen
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Richard Chen
October 17, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Richard Chen.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Franklin Inn
October 13, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at the Franklin Inn.
scowling black boy holding a plastic container full of syringes
The Sprout Fund
October 11, 2008
Photographs of clean-up efforts in Homewood, a rough neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Esta Esta
October 9, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Esta Esta.
Cafe Des Amis, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
October 16, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Café des Amis.
cauliflower at india garden
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, India Garden
October 3, 2008
Photography of featured food and interiors at India Garden.
The BE Company
September 28, 2008
Logo for New York City emerging theatre company.
Lilly Abreu
September 23, 2008
CD design for Brasilian songstress album of classic jazz and bossa nova.
Stoya sitting at a bar booth
Philadelphia City Paper
September 15, 2008
Candid photos of the adult film starlet Stoya, in her hometown of Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Paper
September 13, 2008
Images from the "Largest Adult Event on the East Coast showcasing the hottest Adult Film Stars"
lasagna at the pleasure bar in pittsburgh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Pleasure Bar
September 9, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Pleasure Bar.
oysters and caviar at sewickley speakeasy in pittsburgh
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Sewickley Speakeasy
September 8, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Sewickley Speakeasy.
FLUX
August 28, 2008
Advertising design for alternative arts and performance festival in Pittsburgh.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, The Inn at Georgian Place
August 26, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at The Inn at Georgian Place.
Pittsburgh signs project handing out buttons at the Sprout Hothouse 2008
The Sprout Fund
August 23, 2008
Photography of Community Connection grant recipients at The Sprout Fund Hothouse 2008 fundraiser.
sassy marie's pittsburgh seared tuna sesame balsamic glaze
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Sassie Marie's
August 20, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Sassy Marie's.
man peeling injera and ethiopian food
Abay, Dine Pittsburgh Magazine
August 14, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Abay.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Wooden Angel
August 13, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Wooden Angel.
Lobster tail at hotel saxonburg
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Hotel Saxonburg
August 8, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Hotel Saxonburg.
Dine Pittsburgh Magazine, Penn Brewery
August 7, 2008
Photography of featured food, interiors and staff at Penn Brewery.
The Sprout Fund
July 26, 2008
Photography of the works of art and their creators at the Brew House Salon.
John Elisco
June 11, 2008
Billboard design for promoting singer-songwriter's CD release.
Omega Love
May 12, 2008
Business cards for band & management.
Omega Love
May 2, 2008
MySpace design for band featuring artwork and thematic elements from CD.
Matt Newton
May 2, 2008
Photography of contemporary artwork and installations at the Carnegie Museum International in 2008.
Omega Love
May 1, 2008
Gig posters promoting rock dance soul sex(y) band.
Omega Love
April 28, 2008
Beautiful, sexy, absurd art direction and design for band's second CD.
Omega Love
April 15, 2008
Logo for sexy dance rock band.
Bryan Senti
April 12, 2008
Portrait of composer Bryan Senti.
The Sprout Fund
April 12, 2008
Photography of the Other Options symposium for the discussion of environment, economics and the artist.
John Elisco
April 10, 2008
Package design for singer-songwriter CD.
matt newton screen capture website
Matt Newton
February 12, 2008
Website development for writer Matt Newton's personal site.
Friedrich Myers
February 2, 2008
Business card design for musician, composer and sound designer.
Wilson-McGinley
January 9, 2008
Brochure design for promoting beer distributor's craft brewer division.
Lawrenceville
January 8, 2008
Art direction and website development for local business district and neighborhood.
The Next American City Magazine
December 1, 2007
Photography for Art Company Inc., a feature article on Pittsburgh's efforts to revitalize a city through investment in creativity.
Lawrenceville
October 19, 2007
Print ads designed for promoting neighborhood businesses during holiday shopping season.
John Elisco
September 27, 2007
MySpace design for singer-songwriter featuring artwork and elements from CD.
Brentwood Aztecs
September 4, 2007
Logo design for short film about student sacrifices at a private school.
Rudy Lehman at the linotype photo for swindle
Swindle Magazine
September 1, 2007
Environmental portraiture for essay on the trades and their practicioners fading from American life.
girl drawing on paper ideas from the audience
The Sprout Fund
August 8, 2007
Photography of community event where participants discussed potential civic improvments and laid the groundwork for grant applications.
Highland Country Club
July 17, 2007
Website design and development for historic country club.
Found Objects Music Productions
May 8, 2007
Handmade package design for DVD reel promoting work of music production company.
PA League of Young Voters
April 18, 2007
Letter design for promoting fundraising event.
Janice and Rodrigo
March 19, 2007
Wedding website design and development in Portuguese and English.
CarPizza
December 17, 2006
Website design for online car-selecting and buying service.
Bryan Senti
December 11, 2006
Austere, yet florid and ornamental design for genre-bending composer's website.
Moving To France
November 19, 2006
Retro type and minimal art for LA rock band's CD package design.
20/20 Proof - The Hip Hop Issue, cover
20/20 Proof
November 6, 2006
Thugged-out guest design for local music zine's hip hop issue.
anti rick santorum wrestler leaping black and white luchador
PA League of Young Voters
October 12, 2006
Promotions for poetry slam events aspiring to crush the dreams of Rick Santorum's 2006 re-election campaign.
Lawrenceville
October 6, 2006
Multi-platform identity for redeveloping neighborhood's ongoing clean-up campaign.
moving to france myspace profile design
Moving To France
September 25, 2006
Dark, glossy MySpace profile design with retro illustration for Los Angeles rock band.
art:product
September 9, 2006
One side featured the details of an appointment with a psychiatrist, the other the hand-scrawled contact infomation for the studio.
Sports eYeware Unlimited
August 19, 2006
Poster ads for in-mall shelter displays promoting sunglasses boutique.
Sports eYeware Unlimited
August 16, 2006
Table-top tri-fold advertisement in a bright, California-grunge style.
Pittsburgh Genius
June 3, 2006
Bright and cheerful posters promoting TV series featuring interviews with local smart people.
Deek Magazine
April 16, 2006
A distillation of years of creative fury, the viscious, decayed imagery and editorial madness capitulated Deek in the final issue.
The Brutality Incident brutal release screenprint poster
Deek Magazine
April 11, 2006
Screenprinted poster promoting the release parties for Deek's Brutality Incident
Deek Magazine
March 14, 2006
Clean design with visceral imagery to show the balance of Deek's business and creative sides in our media kit.
Big Burrito Restaurant Group
March 7, 2006
Sloppy and saucy print ad for college town restaurant's all-you-can-eat burrito night
wicked witch crushed by a giant margarita
Big Burrito Restaurant Group
March 7, 2006
Print ad series emphasizing both the largeness and potency of the restaurant's margaritas.
wicked witch of the west crushed by a giant margarita
Big Burrito Restaurant Group
February 14, 2006
Photography and compositing of giant margaritas crushing people.
Vagina monologues week logo
U. Pittsburgh Campus Womens Org.
January 18, 2006
Sexy, cute and dirty promotional design for an explicit feminine event.
Deek Magazine
December 1, 2005
Using the latest techniques in marketing, we threatened readers with the kidnapping of our very own magazine.
Carnegie Mellon University
November 15, 2005
Faux-Victorian poster design promoting classical symphony performance.
Deek Magazine
November 11, 2005
A selection of images from the Fraud Incident formatted and releaseed as computer screen desktops.
Deek Magazine - The Fraud Incident - Backstabing couple on a bed
Deek Magazine
October 28, 2005
Vicious imagery featuring a cycle of backstabbings was the cornerstone of the issue dedicated to lies and liars.
The Quiet Storm
October 25, 2005
Various print ads for vegetarian and vegan cafe.
Deek Magazine
October 25, 2005
A nice guy had his jaw shattered for no real reason by a group of passing kids. This would be the essence of the Brutality Incident.
Iron City Bikes - Urban Winter Riding
Iron City Bikes
October 24, 2005
More ridiculous print ads with ridiculous people on bikes for start-up bike shop.
Iron City Bikes
September 20, 2005
Ridiculous print ads for start-up bike shop.
Deek Magazine
September 15, 2005
Under the miserable notion that little has changed in race relations since 1865, the magazine's aesthetic utilized type and treatments from the period.
Deek Magazine
September 13, 2005
Poster encouring readers and partygoers to find Deek and Diatribe magazines at synergitastical launch party.
Piper's Pub
August 16, 2005
Print ad promoting Scottish pub's best features, the grog and dram.
Piper's Pub
August 12, 2005
Logo design for Scottish pub and restaurant.
Deek Magazine
August 12, 2005
Satrical, ambivalently received subversive propaganda announcing an official apology from white people for everything.
Deek Magazine
July 22, 2005
Magazine visually built around the "fall of man" in a harsh and judgemental vision of the future.
William Penn Tavern
July 7, 2005
Silly ad for a drinker's party bar.
Deek Magazine
May 24, 2005
Postal service-ready readership survey card.
Deek Magazine
May 19, 2005
We abused and taunted our potential readers with this t-shirt.
Deek Magazine
May 17, 2005
Vulgar, liquid-like lines and washes of color for magazine themed around sex.
Deek Magazine
May 8, 2005
Magazine readership stats and business profile presented as through it were that of a criminal entity.
Deek Magazine
May 1, 2005
Sex sells? Sex sells!
Deek Magazine - The Divine Incident
Deek Magazine
April 15, 2005
Pretty, florid and garish magazine design to match the magic of religious-themed content.
Deek Magazine - The Detox Incident Cover
Deek Magazine
March 22, 2005
A Swiss-like magazine design for the reader's purification following "Madness," this incident moved from darkness to light with every turn of the page.
Deek Magazine
February 1, 2005
Cruel and depressing fortunes to keep it real, given away and occasionally mixed in with batches of others at Asian restaurants.
Deek Magazine
December 28, 2004
A beautiful destruction of a magazine into a series of posters only readable by peeling the pages out one by one.
Deek Magazine
November 22, 2004
Vintage rock era design and wholesome vibes for music-themed magazine issue.
The Forgery
November 17, 2004
Flyer for literary reading event.
Deek Magazine
November 1, 2004
A few of Deek's many official documents for the business end of things.
Deek Magazine
October 15, 2004
Satirical get-out-the-vote campaign for Deek - Champions of Politics incident.
Deek Magazine
October 15, 2004
Website with multiple templates in line with design of related magazine issues.
Deek Magazine
October 14, 2004
Time and Newsweek derivative design for magazine issue mocking the political process.
a politician trying to kiss a baby in the only way he knows how
Deek Magazine
October 6, 2004
Photonarrative sequence of one Politician's community affairs.
Moshe Taube
October 4, 2004
Traditional CD package design for renowned cantor.
Deek Magazine
October 1, 2004
The Official Deek Seal of Approval®©™
Rattlecat Press
September 22, 2004
Simple, fabulous promotional poster for literary event.
Dariush Saghafi
September 19, 2004
CD package designed in Farsi and English for Iranian santur player.
Deek Magazine
September 14, 2004
Magazine given the American dollar aesthetic and filled with cash-only eroticism.
Campus Deli
August 27, 2004
Hilarious, tidy menu for corner deli.
Rattlecat Press
August 15, 2004
Promotional t-shirts for independent publisher.
Man with money in his mouth and greed in his heart
Deek Magazine
August 12, 2004
Photonarrative sequence of Greed's rewards and tolls on a man.
Carnegie Mellon University
August 8, 2004
Abstract art and minimalist type on a CD package for post-modern, post-minimalist composer.
Deek Magazine
August 6, 2004
Designed with wordlust and dirty, alternative sex appeal as zine evolves to magazine.
brentin mock is the d king sitting on the city paper newsbin
Deek Magazine
August 2, 2004
Portrait of writer Brentin Mock.
Deek Magazine
August 1, 2004
Maxims and mission statements made adhesive.
deek magazine tv with an axe sticking out of the top
Deek Magazine
July 17, 2004
Photograph of a TV split by an axe.
Deek Magazine
July 1, 2004
Zine designed with less dirt than previous issues to appeal to new mainstream audiences.
Engaging Pittsburgh's Arts Audiences
May 4, 2004
Findings on local arts management presented as a handbook available to the public.
Deek Magazine
April 6, 2004
Zine designed to fall apart both physically and visually as the pages were turned.
Deek Magazine
April 1, 2004
Poster promoting Black Moth Super Rainbow, before they got famous.
Deek Magazine
March 13, 2004
Zine designed as a 2-sided poster but printed on 36 separate pages requiring assembly by the reader in order to make any sense.
Deek Magazine
February 2, 2004
Clean(er) publication design for a zine issue dedicated to dirtiness and censorship.
Deek Magazine
January 5, 2004
Zine designed in the manner of desk reports from a hard-worn, weary battlefield secretary.
one man shooting another in the back - as plastic army characters are wont to do
Deek Magazine
January 4, 2004
Photonarrative of small-scale conflict.
android 6
November 8, 2003
Subdued website for an indie rock band.
The Interior Castle
November 3, 2003
Austere CD pacakge for collection of traditional Christian vocal music
Deek Magazine
October 27, 2003
A chaotic, expressive first foray into publication design.
Nibya Marino
August 19, 2002
Simple CD package for the then-83 year-old classical pianist.
Carnegie Mellon University
May 2, 2002
CD package for contemporary and classical organ music from Carnegie Mellon Professor Emeritus of Organ.
Carnegie Mellon University
April 3, 2002
Modest package featuring iconic ceiling artwork from the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts.
Bad Tongue
April 21, 2001
With songs like "Naughty, Naughty Bacon" and "Pants down, Touchdown" a sexy, delicate, absurdist touch was needed to express the emotional quality of the music.