Learning What Works

In painting, doing a master study is a common way to learn. As I’m learning visual media/graphic design, recreating great layouts is helping me to learn what goes into a gread ad. I created an ad that matches this campaign with this green apple design. This ad can be found on Pinterest. The orginal ad […]

Type and photography for a magazine spread

This article appears in issue number 16 of Magnolia Journal. The photographer was Carson Downing, food styling by Charles Worthington. This spread is accompanied by several pages of recipes, all with the almost monochromatic layout of dark blue with the pops of color coming from the fruit, produce and finished dishes. The darkness provides a […]

A clean and clear business brochure design

This is a brochure from a non-profit that I worked for, a study conducted by the Institute for Research and Evaluation. It is a peer-reviewed study that has been published. I noticed that it looked more professional than some of the brochures created in-house and wondered what was different about it. After reading our textbook, […]