March brought on a lot of fun poster and apparel work for Leon's Oyster Shop. Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune, up for a James Beard againnnn this year, visited the Shed and that event needed a shirt. Kismet, the LA restaurant also up for a 2018 James Beard, came to town and that needed a shirt. And this weekend Alison Roman is in town, author of "Dining In," and her event needed a shirt. Shirts all around and more work coming to the site soon!
Many more logos have been added to the logos page! Over the past two years as an LLC'd kid I've been fortunate to come away from many a project with work I'm stoked on. That isn't to say its all been sweet, sweet honey, but for the most part I can say I've had some chill clients. Thanks to all of them for making me last two years in the world of self-employment.
Just as Lorenzo de' Medici was patron to greats, Charleston, SC has it's own patron of the arts: Mister Brooks Reitz. I can't put myself on the level of Michelangelo, so this analogy falls short, but Brooks has been nothing but supportive of BS Diseño and he is always looking for new artists to represent his brands.
I've had the pleasure of working with him on several Leon's tees, some Jack Rudy collateral and now a Little Jack's piece! Click here for the Leon's collection. Up top are the shirts for Jack Rudy and Little Jack's.
And lookie who is printing for me! Jack Rudy shirt • Little Jack's shirt
The almighty Google has a new shirt for their Expeditions team. I worked with design director Joshua To on this piece of apparel. All of the items illustrated were chosen from a spreadsheet detailing the AR subjects and lessons. According to To: Over half a million students have seen this shirt.
I can now say my work has been seen by over half a million people in my infomercial. Taking a vacation!
The Shelter Collection is live! When Erin Merin Bo Berin Reitz pitched a rebrand for her gorgeous line of homewares I was très stoked. I've always wanted to watch one of my logos sink into wet clay with a little metal stamp, but that will still take some time. In the mean time the brand is out and about.
The Shelter Collection “is a line of hand blown glassware and hand thrown ceramics designed in South Carolina and made in North Carolina.” Erin designs these little wonders and then partners with STARworks for production. STARworks, a non-profit in Star, NC, provides the community with an amazing arts program that provides educational programs and business ventures, as well as access to the studio facilities.
Elizabeth Ervin photographed all of the pieces beautifully, which made my presentation look ten times more professional than it should have. Go make your kitchen prettier and check out the journal. We messed around with the post templates a ton to make it feel more editorial and Shelter Collection-y.
– OH, and check out the photograph below! Marcella DiLonardo has been using The Shelter Collection in a ton of beautiful photos, like this pesto and that mojito! That mojito... (°◡°♡)
This Saturday Leon’s Oyster Shed is hosting Chef Einat Admony and her Mediterranean cooking. “Born in Tel Aviv, Chef Admony owns some of our favorite restaurants in New York City’s West Village - Bar Bolonat, Balaboosta, Taim, and the soon-to-open Kish Kash.”
As part of the ongoing Leon's Guest Chef poster series, I drew some letters for the event using a tile pattern found on Bar Bolonat’s site. Then I headed over to Kinko's to hog the oversize printer for some 17 x 22s.
Feast was a welcome breath of fresh Air and cookery on the Isle of Palms. Air Casebier opened up shop last year on Carolina Blvd. and Olivia and I danced a happy dance. The two of us have been lucky, lucky, taste-testing cats for Air's catering and menu planning, so we were thrilled to help with some photography and design.
Don't let the grayscale fool you, Air's cooking is vibrant and colorful, and her outlook on life is always full of positivity.
Below is a little flyer I designed for one of many La Morra dinners she hosted out at 1028.
I've been trying to sneak new work in here and there, and there and here, but it is going to take a little time to photograph all of the new work I've been sitting on. For now I've been uploading the files until I can bother Olivia to drag her camera around town.
Cris and Bob, of Burnt + Salty, were dream clients and super down to explore a style that was unlike any of their existing brand collateral. We started off with a new look for the chili glaze and with hardly any nudging they let me explore a re-design for the company. We wrapped up the glaze label and jumped back to work on a new logo with the new illustration style in mind.
All of the new labels are out and they're printing new merch every other day! Grab a bottle and a hat while I start planning how to photograph the new stuff.
Welp, I finally rolled out of my hammock, made a cup of coffee and answered some questions for a new design blog in the UK... and I'm in good company! Alexander Vidal and Matt Anderson were the first two interviewed and I'm honored to be their third. If you're interested in reading here is the first question to tease you into clicking the link on the right.
It was pretty gradual. I’m sure all designers started drawing pretty young, as did I, but I slowly recognized I could make a living off of design right before college, which made me quickly realize I couldn’t sit in those big auditoriums. I mean I could, but I wasn’t paying any attention… so I swapped majors. From Organic Chem and physical oceanography to art research and practice. I started freelancing around the same time when a close friend connected me with Warner Music. They had me illustrate some merchandise for Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars, which spurred a couple more jobs to get me started.
For over five years designers and typographers have been throwing punches over at TypeFight. Drew Roper and Bryan Butler reached out to throw me into the ring for their final rounds of the project and I was weighed against the great Daniel Haire of Brooklyn, Nueva York!