PRINT DESIGN
I spent much of my early career as an award-winning illustrator, designer, and art director in the newspaper business. I have not included most of the newspaper design work here because it is so specific and sadly becoming obsolete. I have, however, also designed flyers, invitations, print and digital advertisements, books, and magazines — basically everything from pamphlets to billboards. Below is a sampling of that work.
“The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘ day one’ issue and part of everything.”
“Many desperate acts of design (including gradients, drop shadows, and the gratuitous use of transparency) are perpetuated in the absence of a strong concept. A good idea provides a framework for design decisions, guiding the work.”
“Good design must be defined by appropriateness to audience and goals, and by its effectiveness, not by its adherence to Swiss design or the number of awards it wins.”