This was a project to create a series of fictitious magazine covers for different subjects. I personally photographed the cover Ferrari at a car show, the background Ferrari in a dealership showroom, and the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center. I used Photoshop to remove the original backgrounds, lights, and reflections. The sailboat, airplane, and dog were all found on free stock photography sites.

1) A total redesign of the packaging of a real product. This includes the logo and the box. Special consideration was given to the many claims and directions. A book on the front of the box now handles this. The dielines were created in Illustrator, while I photographed the box from several angles (it's real!) and created the montage and backgrounds in Photoshop.

2) Multiple color computer mice with logo and box design were created from photos I took of a plain mouse and altered in Photoshop. The dieline was created in Illustrator, while the mice and box mock-ups were touched up in Photoshop.

3) The bag to carry the mice designed in #2 above comes from photography and Photoshop. I created the sketch from freehand and the dieline was made in Illustrator.

Videos using After Effects:

1. A video for Tesla Motors which animates pieces surrounding the history of electricity and the company’s namesake, Nikola Tesla. What I animated : everything!
2. A lower thirds panel which simulates those found during television broadcasts. What I animated : revolving station number and slogan, as well as a sliding name panel, an edge shine, and a screen over the anchor’s shoulder with even more animation!

The main thrust of the project was to design a Graphic Standards Manual for a fictitious company which displays the acceptable use, proportions, and colors of the logo. I created the Pro Tools company through research which maintains its own identity in a sea of power tool competition. For additional impact, the manual is kept in its own tool case with an engraved logo. A CI (Corporate Identity) package was also created, consisting of an envelope, stationery, and a double-sided business card. The logo was created in Illustrator, the scenes were created in Photoshop, and the book and tool case were photographed. Backgrounds were a combination of Illustrator, Photoshop, and images from stock photography sites.

The main project was to create an annual report for a fictitious wine company named “From  the Vine”. However, since it was intended to attract major investors, I created a complete investor kit with a serving tray, corkscrew, wine glass, and a sample of the product in a wooden carry box, along with a spiral-bound annual report made to fit the carry box.The box label was created in Illustrator. The bottles and fruit were photographed, with labels applied in Photoshop. Blueprint background was touched-up in Photoshop, vineyard background was from a stock photography site, and the box and all its parts was photographed (it's all real!).

1) A multi-page e-commerce site complete with order form and confirmation windows for an automotive aftermarket parts company. The company was real at one time, and I designed the logo for it. Components were made in Photoshop and layout was coded in Dreamweaver.

2) A landing page to promote subscriptions for "Innovative Automobiles" magazine.

3) A landing page for an insurance company with a testimonial slider and very prominent call to action. Components were made in Photoshop and layout was coded in Dreamweaver.

4) A landing page to promote a travel agency "Travel Tyme".

This was a project to create a company and a complete advertising campaign with a team of designers. My contributions were the design of a magazine advertisement, three promotional posters, and an animated web banner ad. The posters were made in InDesign with a background made in Photoshop. The banner ad was made in Edge Animate with a background made in Photoshop. The magazine ad made in InDesign with a background from stock a photography site.

1) A poster and tickets for a car-wash fundraiser. I illustrated the school's mascot gator washing a car from stock photography using a similar typeface to the school's for the gator's sweater. I carried over the mascot with the water and bucket to the ticket design. Adobe Illustrator handled both designs and I photographed the scene.

2) An educational app named "Spelling Safari". The pieces were made in Illustrator and InDesign, with the layout being compiled in InDesign. The montage was assembled in Photoshop, with the background giraffe coming from a stock photography site and was also the model for the game's illustration.

A pair of projects created with the gradient mesh technique in Adobe Illustrator.

1) An F-15 which I turned into an Air Force recruitment poster that won a Silver Addy.

2) Tom Hanks as Captain Miller which I turned into a movie poster for Saving Private Ryan.

This project was to create a photo series with cohesive visual unity. All pieces were photographed and blended in Photoshop.

This series highlights some of the visual styling cues from the 1960's Mustangs which are found on the 2005 and up Mustangs.

Christian-themed designs on a variety of media:

1) A ministry hired me to create this Trumpeting Angels panel which is made for screen projections and banner printing for a presentation.

2) The same ministry hired me to create this 10 Commandments panel also for screen projections and banner printing for a presentation.

3, 4, & 5) New Horizons Church - a website, stationery & business cards, church newsletter.

6, 7, & 8) T-shirt designs created in Adobe Illustrator.

9) Pumpkins carved for the Fall Festival at Victory Church in Boca Raton, Florida. Each pattern was created in Adobe Illustrator first. One is the church's logo and the other is Jesus inspired by Akiane Kramarik's depiction of Him.