Things Kept Burning
Art Direction, Photography
The front and back covers to my collection of short stories, Things Kept Burning, released in September 2006. Michelle McLemore was responsible for the design, interior layout, and copy-editing. I handled the art direction and photography.
7×7 Magazine
Osha Thai Restaurant & Bar
Design
Osha is a modern restaurant in San Francisco renowned for their authentic Thai cuisine, luxurious interiors, exotic drinks, and fun atmosphere. Now with seven locations, as well as their new grab n’ go lunch concept, After Osha, Osha has positioned themselves as the ultimate fine dining experience. This ad ran in the January 2012 edition of 7×7 Magazine.
Close & Personal: The Rock Archive of Lynn Goldsmith
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
Lynn Goldsmith is a celebrity music photographer whose captivating images have appeared on over 100 album covers. Her solo exhibition, Close & Personal, opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange in October 2011. This was the front of the print invitation. Image © Lynn Goldsmith
Where Guestbook San Francisco
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
Where Guestbook is an annual, museum-quality coffee-table book that provides readers with a savvy, insider’s view of San Francisco, available in-room at upscale hotels. San Francisco Art Exchange’s ad showcases the diversity of the gallery, which specializes in album cover art, music photography, portraits of historical figures and icons from the world of sports and Hollywood. Images (top l-r) © Brian Duffy, Al Satterwhite, Gered Mankowitz, Ken Regan, Terry O’Neill, Pink Floyd/Storm Thorgerson, Lawrence Schiller, Jim Marshall, & Bernie Kleina.
The Beautiful Potential For Disaster
Design, Interior Layout, Photography
The front cover and one of the spreads from my book of photography, The Beautiful Potential For Disaster, published in April 2009.
Business Card
Design & Identity
I wanted my business cards to be clean, elegant, simple and modern. To this end I used Feijoa by the Klim Type Foundry. The cards were printed on high-quality 13 pt. matte stock that is 50% recycled.
Jim Marshall Photo Exhibition
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
The poster layout for Pocket Cash, an exhibition of Johnny Cash images by world-renowned music photographer and San Francisco native Jim Marshall. The show debuted at the San Francisco Art Exchange in March 2011, a year after Jim’s untimely death. This particular photograph was taken before Johnny Cash’s historic Folsom Prison show in 1968. Image © Jim Marshall Photography LLC
Beatles to Bowie Photo Exhibition
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
The front of the print invitation for Beatles to Bowie, a photo exhibition which debuted at the San Francisco Art Exchange in July 2010. Focusing on the most iconic images in popular music from 1962-1974, the show featured these two, never-before-seen shots by legendary celebrity photographer Terry O’Neill. As soon as I saw Bowie in that yellow suit I knew it would be the centerpiece of our campaign. Images © Terry O’Neill
Rosa Sat, Martin Walked, Barack Ran Photo Exhibition
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
The front cover of the invitation for Rosa Sat, Martin Walked, Barack Ran, a special Black History Month photo exhibition that opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange in February 2010. We went with a dignified, elegant color scheme to compliment the distinguished and serious nature of the subject matter. Images (l-r) © Bob Adelman, Steve Schapiro & Callie Shell.
Lovers of Covers
San Francisco Art Exchange
Design
This was a full-page ad that ran in Where magazine promoting the upcoming Storm Thorgerson exhibition, Lovers of Covers (before the show had a formal title). We used an eclectic mix of old and new cover artwork that Storm designed for Pink Floyd as well as the classic Led Zeppelin cover, Houses of the Holy.
