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platero & i

a digital collage series aiming at translating each chapter from the beloved children’s book platero y yo, by Juan Ramon Jimenez, into an stereoscopic animated GIF ‘wigglegram‘. there are 107 chapters in the book so no doubt i’ll enjoy ample opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas before it’s finished. there’s a tumblr blog set up HERE with the GIFs ...

kaya rose

logo for a proposed company

wordwatch.info

i had been thinking a great deal about how the unspoken connotations of much of the language we use subtly predetermines attitudes in ways vulnerable to political manipulation, so I threw together this wiki site to keep track of noted examples. feel free to contribute some content if you’ve got any personal favorites.  wordwatch.info

geodesic

my mother and stepfather reside in the countryside along the james river, just east of springfield, missouri. since supermarket food appears trending ever more expensive / compromised by dubious industrial farming techniques and genetic modification, we decided now’s a good time to begin growing our own stuff. comprehensive calculation tools / plans provided free by SimplyDifferently.org, ...

dream.build.live

illusions dispelled

updated US one dollar bill great seal (an incantation)

butterflytonesCD.com

over the past 15 years my stepfather has been perfecting an impressively resonant instrument he calls “the tones”. we put together this website to promote his recently released CD of eminently meditative music.   ButterflyTonesCD.com

Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 / Day

very pleased to again assist French Nutritherapist Alain Braux with the cover of his 3rd book “Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 / Day”. Chef Braux is raising awareness of problematic foods in the american diet and providing delicious, authentic French mediterranean alternatives. learn more at AlainBraux.com

lechateaugrandcamp.com

in the winter of 2010 i enjoyed the good fortune of spending a month in normandy with a hospitable french family, helping out in the garden and house. they run a bed and breakfast with 4 guestrooms in warmer months and didn’t have a solid website to show off what a lovely place it is, ...

barrel room

i was asked to explore possible brand identities for an envisioned portland, oregon wine bar / piano bar combo called ‘barrel room’ which never came to pass.

MFF promo card

marfa film festival promo card

mandalas

  for a client intending mandala embossed baby slings

orchards flier

dressed up like a genie

a well orchestrated plan

prospective album cover for portland electro project dropa

alainbraux.com

i was introduced to chef braux through some health conscious friends in austin and subsequently worked with him to create a website reflecting his mediterranean roots and focus on natural, fresh ingredients. we also worked together on cover art for his 2 most recent books. chef braux and his books are a great resource for ...

love meter

initially this sign featured a crossed out “P” in the circle, but i thought something a little more positive was in order. the modification was applied randomly to many of downtown portland’s pay to park signs. still a good handful of these around!

bambooflooringportland

bamboo flooring portland was, naturally, a supplier of bamboo flooring and related items based in portland, oregon. the website was pleasantly simple and celebrated the beautiful qualities of an ecologically responsible product line. bambooflooringportland.com

B&W logos for a code editing program

karaoke boxes

in the summer of 2009 i was in communication with a guy trying to open a japanese style karaoke box club in portland, oregon. these renderings were produced to illustrate the concept for potential investors / landlords. so far as i know the vision was never realized.

how to lower your cholesterol with french gourmet foods

prospective cover designs for How to Lower your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Cooking by Alain Braux

exotic believers

collaboratively produced ghost to falco album cover

goodbuild

advertising graphic for portland interior eco-materials supplier

firefly field

experiment with psuedo-immersive environment via parallax scrolling. click on the square then use the arrow keys and mouse to navigate around / interact. ching! ching!

blisspop extravaganza

promo graphic for an SF softstar event

sparkler party

celebrate independence

satellite ring

flash interface experiment, click on a satellite to zooooomm! never produced a fully developed website based on this concept, but may yet return to explore unmapped territory as javascript libraries increasingly allow such things to be programmed while remaining fully accessible, unlike flash.

classic birthday trick

this was a little flash game i programmed for a dear one’s e-birthday card. the trick is to use your mouse to ‘blow out’ all the candles at once, if even one is left burning you haven’t won yet, give it a try!

niallsfallon.com

i met portland photographer nialls fallon at an art opening where myself and some friends of his were showing work. he asked if i could help with a minimal photo portfolio type website and i was glad to do it. niallsfallon.com

ghosttofalco.com

fascination with parallax scrolling and it’s underexplored utility for creating ‘spatial’ websites was my main inspiration for getting into web design.  eric crespo asked me if i could help him with a website for his awesome musical project ghost to falco, and this was the result. still stands as the most experimental and successful of ...

unicorn

most popular halloween costume / self portrait yet

hovercars

vaguely lamborghini inspired designs for a portland DIY sci-fi movie project. whatever happened with the project i don’t know, but it was called “the X and Y”.

butterfly stencil

this 4 color butterfly stencil went a lot of places. here are a few. top two images show a more elaborate mural incorporating various flowers (also my stencils) under the lamar bridge in austin, texas, accessible only by canoe. i expect floods have worn these away by now but maybe summer canoeists still enjoy them. ...