24 May 2011
When I first started at J&J last year, the first brand that I worked with was Piz Buin—a great company based out of Switzerland that is the original creator of sunscreen. I worked on some slight updates to the package design before diving in deeper with the advertising and eventual proposals for rebranding, etc. But, here’s the first line of work, released for purchase this summer.
15 September 2009
Earlier this year, the super-talented Joshua James called me up asking for some help designing the booklet for his upcoming album, Build Me This. The booklet was based on an old publication from the late 1800s and would be very typographic-driven. Right up my alley, right? So I gladly accepted. Naturally the project soon ballooned and we ended up (re)doing all the packaging, labels, and the booklet.
The photos below are not incredible because I didn’t have appropriate lighting in my house tonight. And the upload warped the colors all weird, but you should be able to get the gist.
We designed the digipack and insert book, CD face, vinyl sleeve, and vinyl face labels. I do say “we” because I want to recognize Joshua’s continual help and direction—as well as his second set of eyes at 4 in the morning before sending off to press. Also, credit to Weston Colton for the photography—much more impressive in real life/real color. Hopefully I can get some pictures soon that do the piece more justice. In the meantime, check out the music (iTunes link again…) because it really is something special. Write home about it, even. I know I did.
27 January 2009
Coto has some incredible ties and cufflinks. Almost too-cool-for-school, but I’m totally smitten. Too bad I’m not a billionaire fashionista that can afford $85 buttons… If you happen to be, though, it’s your lucky day: They’re having a sale: 1/2 off everything. To make matters even more tempting, check out this super-sweet packaging. So. Awesome.
Thanks to Josh Spear for the heads-up.
15 December 2008
Beyond my normal interest in great Soda, I’m currently working on a project that has my eyes open for anything exceptional in soda packaging and culture. Last week the DieLine did a great article on vintage soda packaging. Check it out. It’s a lot of fun.
Unfortunately the project I’m working on probably won’t be making its way online for a very long time.