Lettering & Type
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Look SMART on your smartphone!
This was my poster submission for Spacing Magazine's transit poster contest. My objective was to create a playfully anachronistic poster about cell phone etiquette, had cell phones existed in the 1950s. Using a simple acronym, I present five friendly reminders for "S.M.A.R.T." phone use on the TTC. The overall style is distinctly mid-century, with its brush script lettering, sans serif typography, traditional figural illustration, muted colour scheme, and offset ink placement. Larger version here. The poster was featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Spacing Magazine.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This is the poster, promotion materials, and slideshow stills I created for breathe.feel.love's 2013 production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Check out the details of the larger poster on my blog, along with some of the process work.
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12 Months of Type
This is my 2014 lettering project. Each month will be dedicated to one art medium, and for the entire month, I will immerse myself in the new medium, and create as many typographic pieces as I can. Some will be highly experimental, some more refined, and some will likely end up as special pieces of typographic art available for purchase. Follow my progress on my blog and Instagram.
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2014 hand-lettered calendar
This 2014 calendar was the culmination of a year-long lettering project called 12 in '13 for '14. All of the headers and numerals were hand lettered with a Pentel brush pen, refined in Illustrator, and then typeset into the final calendar layouts. A full post on the process here. The piece was featured on FPO in January 2014, and then featured in UC Quarterly in May 2014.
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Love letters
This is some custom lettering I did for Ligatures type club in February 2014. More about Ligatures in the Projects & Ideas section.
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2013 holiday cards
This are the holiday cards I designed for my Winter 2013 collection. These festive A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with Pentel brush pens, scanned, and screen printed with care by Kid Icarus. Check out the making of the cards here.
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Hand-lettered chalkboards
These are some examples of recent chalkboards I've lettered around Toronto.
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Staple alphabet
This is a staple alphabet I created for Uppercase Magazine's Office Letters project. Using only staples and as few bends as possible, I created a tiny, metallic modular alphabet. Featured in Issue #19 of Uppercase Magazine.
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Influence Magazine
Here is some custom chalkboard-style lettering I recently created for the front and back cover of Influence Magazine. Check out the online magazine here, or larger versions of the covers on my blog.
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Hand painted signs
These are some examples of recent sign painting projects. Some of these signs were recently featured in UC Quarterly.
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Luck
This was a sketch I worked on at Laras McCormick's lettering workshop in 2013.
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Hack Day
This is custom lettering I proposed for Corbis Hack Day 2011.
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Jungle Book
This is a poster I lettered and illustrated for a high school production of the Jungle Book.
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Hand-lettered cards
Hand-lettered cards are the best. This is a collection of lettering I have recently done for friends celebrating special events.
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Rouleau numerals
This set of numerals (0-9) was created as part of my 12 in '13 for '14 calendar lettering project, and used as the primary typeface on my 2014 calendar. Each digit was hand-lettered with Pentel brush pens, refined in Illustrator, and compiled in FontLab. Check out some process work here .
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Deco Nouveau typeface
This is new typeface, currently in development. Launching late 2014.
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Razorblade typeface
This is a display typeface inspired by shapes (circle, square, equilateral triangle) and their derivatives (no linear elements). It also has the potential for overlay and transparency with its two complimentary shapes faces. More background on its development on my blog. Now available as prints in my shop! Buy yours here and here.
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Geometrica typeface
This is a typeface I have been developing since early 2010, inspired by geometric forms and antique lettering guides. It currently has 3 faces (hairline, medium and bold) and oodles of alternates and ligatures. More background on its development on my blog. Now available as prints in my shop! Buy yours here, here and here.
Print & web
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Music in the Barns
This is some recent promotional materials for Music in the Barns.
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Glyphic Visual Information Inc.
This is a series of infographic prototypes I created for Glyphic Visual Information Inc. View the larger versions on my blog.
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Audio Cine Films
These are a series of promotional pieces I created for Audio Cine Films, a film licensing company based in Montreal which issues copyright licenses for organizations to screen films for fundraisers.
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Pride Toronto
This is the graphic I created for Pride Toronto.'s official 2012 theme: "Celebrate & Demonstrate". The graphic was used primarily on the web and social media, but also throughout the festival - on volunteer tshirts, signage, and the banner at the front of the Pride Parade.
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Toronto Star
This is an infographic I created for Toronto Star's microsite 'The Network' about the CBC and public broadcasting. Check out a larger version here.
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Biluany Water & Literacy Project
These are some fundraiser promotional materials that I created for Biluany Water & Literacy Project.
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Shakespeare Toronto
This is an identity and series of season posters & web graphics I designed for Shakespeare Toronto, a series of evening performances presented by Classical Theatre Project in Spring 2011, aimed at bringing the dynamic world of Shakespeare to Toronto.
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Greenpeace
These are posters and exhibit materials I designed for Greenpeace Canada's recent photo exhibit, Shadowlands: From Chernobyl to Fukushima, which toured Ontario and Quebec in the spring and summer of 2012.
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Relaxation: The Basics
This infographic fact sheet was designed for Chris Roberts, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, to educate patients about the importance of relaxation, and offer tips on relaxation techniques. You can view the larger version here.
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Wrecked Upon This Shore
Wrecked Upon This Shore is the second novel by Peterborough novelist Kate Story, released by Killick Press. Purchase your copy here.
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Lithics Symposium
This is a poster for a symposium hosted by the Lithics & Technology interest group at the Archaeology Centre at the University of Toronto. Check out a larger version here.
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What's It Like
These are a set of 33 poetry chapbooks that I designed, illustrated, and hand-bound for David Bateman, a spoken word poet and performance artist based in Toronto. More progress shots on my blog.
Logos & identity
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Shuffle Concerts
This is an identity I created for Shuffle Concerts, a series of curated performances at the Toronto Summer Music Festival July 16-August 3, 2013.
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NDstrings
This is an identity I created NDstrings, an online service for naturopathic doctors and students to collect, organize and share their medical knowledge. Tidbits of medical treatments are often referred to as "clinical pearls" (as in pearls of wisdom), so the site allows users to creates "strings" of information (as in strings of pearls). The site is administered by Chris Roberts, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine.
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Mandy Glinsbockel
This is an identity I created for Mandy Glinsbockel, an award-winning documentary and commercial photographer based out of Calgary, Alberta.
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Shakespeare Toronto
This is an identity and series of season posters & web graphics I designed for Shakespeare Toronto, a series of evening performances presented by Classical Theatre Project in Spring 2011 aimed at bringing the dynamic world of Shakespeare to Toronto.
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NEUnited
This is a logo I created for NEUnited, a forum for students & alumni to share stories about LGBT life at Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts).
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Biluany Water & Literacy Project
This is a logo and stationery set that I created for BWLP, a not-for-profit organization in Calgary, AB which coordinates the necessary logistics for the drilling of water wells and the building of schools in South Sudan.
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Get Out! Canada
This is a complete identity (logo, business cards, promotional materials, and web graphics) I created for GET Out! Canada, a new website "offering Toronto's LGBT community the ultimate in active living, local tourism and social recreation."
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Fulcrum Group
This is a logo I completed for Fulrcum Group, an HR consulting company in northern Alberta. More about the project on my blog.
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The Shakespeare Company
This is a logo and selected event posters I designed for The Shakespeare Company, a theatre troupe from Calgary, Alberta, from 2006 to present.
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32 Blades
This is a custom-lettered wordmark and web banner I created for 32blades, an online forum for synchronized skating.
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Meli-Mello
This is a logo I created for a friend's social media and personal blog.
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Speculative logos
These are all the speculative logos I created over the years that never quite made it into the world.
Art & Commissions
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Myles & Melissa
These are two Ms I created to commemorate the anniversary of Myles & Melissa. Each 6" x 6" letter is hand painted with acrylic on pre-mounted balsa wood canvas.
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Alex & Jeremy
This is a commissioned work I created for newlyweds Alex and Jeremy. The inspiration was classic architecture, clean lines, with a hint of Art Deco flavour.
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You are my joy
This is a birthday commission I created for a friend in Calgary. Lots more process work on my blog.
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Andrea & Matthew
This is some custom lettering I created for newlyweds Andrea and Matthew.
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Be kind
This was a lino cut I created for my Winter 2013 collection. Check out the making of the print here. Press Quipsologies
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Two-word truths
Each month for 2014, I will be creating one new limited edition lino print based on a short inspirational quote. Read more about the project's inception here, follow the progress here, or pick up a print in my shop.
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Alphabet 100
Alphabet 100 was my 2012 lettering project. Each week, I drew 100 versions of one glyph, picked the most interesting one, and rendered it in Illustrator. You can see all the results on my blog here, download the free lettering template here, or purchase a print of the full set of glyphs at my shop here. Press Quipsologies
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Meera Sethi
This is a piece I created for Meera Sethi.
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Razorblade Origami Alphabet
Through the methods of incision and paper folding, this sculptural alphabet explores the underlying form and structure of letters, based on their geometry and inherent lines of symmetry. Check out some process work here. This piece was featured in Creative Type Five, an annual curated exhibition of typographic artwork from Toronto illustrators, artists and graphic designers.
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Monograms
These are some custom monograms created for some very special folks.
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Lincoln
These are two prints I created for a little lad named Lincoln.
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Gavin Semple
These was a recent commission I did for a professor (and friend) at the University of Calgary. Read more about it on my blog.
Projects & ideas
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Ligatures
I am one of the proud co-founders of Ligatures, a typography club in Toronto. We meet monthly to discuss typographic topics and share our work. Here is the logo and a handful of event posters I have created since the launch in October 2013. Read more about the club's inception here.
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Toronto Etiquette Project
This is a set of cards I created help improve public etiquette in Toronto. Read the project rationale here, the progress / development here, or download your own cards here. The project recently expanded into French and Portuguese. Read more on my blog here, or check out the site here. Selected press Swiss Miss Quipsologies Flare Magazine CTV National News Toronto Star
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10* Reasons to Work With Me
This is a promotional print piece I created in September 2011. Check out the larger version here.
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Yes, Let's! Sheets
This is a set of free productivity and task management sheets I created to make less desirable tasks (meal planning, working out, saving money, and weekly chores) more fun! Read more about them on my blog, or download your own sheets here. Featured in the January issue of Depict Magazine.
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#wearenotford
I took it upon myself to come up with a creative solution for Torontonians and Canadians to reclaim our tarnished reputation, and provide a bit of levity to the entire Rob Ford fiasco. More about the project here. Download and share the images here. Selected press Global National CityNews
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Edward Lewis Scholarship
This is a speculative corporate scholarship I created, based on one of my favourite films of all time, Pretty Woman. Download and customize your own copy here.
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Toronto Coffee Guide
This is blog I created to archive, rate, and share all of the coffeeshops I have tried in Toronto and beyond. Check out the blog here.
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The Official Gay Card
This is a promotional website and print piece I created for Pride 2012. Read more about its inception, progession, and statistics, or take the quiz.
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Collage work
This is my selected collage work including my most recent piece, The Google Generation, a collage compiling everything that defined the first decade of the 21st century.
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Font Aid VI: Aster Effects
This is the custom asterisk that I created for the Font Aid VI: Aster Effects. In response to Hurricance Sandy, the SOTA (Society of Typographic Aficionados) organized this project to unite the typographic and design communities to raise funds for Red Cross. You can purchase your own copy of the typeface here. You can also read my full design rationale here.