Not every little icon or scribble or poster or PowerPoint template makes it into the ol’ portfolio. But I am in a constant state of making–both professionally and at a very high amateur level. Here is a record of the ongoing bloody trail of graphic design that I leave behind on my way to making something better (hopefully).

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Damn Dirty Apes

Metazoa’s Trash Panda can design placed 6th in the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The design features my raccoon illustration,

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Trash Panda Wins at U.S. Open

Metazoa’s Trash Panda can design placed 6th in the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The design features my raccoon illustration,

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Free Rein Coffee Illustrations

In 2020, when I still worked at Pivot Marketing, I worked on a rebrand for Ratio. My design was ultimately not chosen, but going through files this weekend, I got a look a fresh look at it now a couple of years later and felt that it still looked pretty sharp. Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you.

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Unused Ratio Rebrand Concept

In 2020, when I still worked at Pivot Marketing, I worked on a rebrand for Ratio. My design was ultimately not chosen, but going through files this weekend, I got a look a fresh look at it now a couple of years later and felt that it still looked pretty sharp. Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you.

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Hoosier Boy Rebrand

I recently wrapped a rebrand for local growers Schlegel Greenhouse/Hoosier Boy (their retail-facing brand). Tasked with "cleaning up" the original logo that was created in the 30s for a local group of farmers, I had to really be careful not to stray too far from the source.

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Engledow Group 90th Campaign

Ever go to a 90-year-old’s birthday party? They’re usually pretty tame. But not so with these dudes. We had a blast helping Engledow Group celebrate 90 growing seasons.

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Lizard Person Political Poster

As we all know, the primitive ape species that would someday evolve to enjoy recording redundant dance videos of themselves and spend large amounts of capital on designer coffee drinks, were young when a similar race of reptile humanoids had lived and built empires for Millenium…

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