Graphics & Illustration
Speck Products
Product Advertisements
Variations on a Theme: This series of advertisements for Speck Products is designed to fit in various spaces on websites, like in sidebars and headers, and within articles.
It's a fun challenge creating unified designs across a wide range of sizes and shapes...
balancing and arranging the elements, ...
drawing inspiration from product materials and concepts, ...
experimenting with textures and colors, ...
and of course, drooling over gorgeous new product designs!
For more delightful hi-tech accessories, please visit SpeckProducts.com
Speck Products
Wallpaper Design
Look closely, behind the main area of the Speck Products website... there you will find a repeating pattern, often referred to as "Wallpaper Art".
Here's the same wallpaper art as the previous image, shown by itself. This is one of many wallpaper designs I've created for Speck Products.
The process of creating repeating pattern art is also called "Tessellation".
Tessellating is a wonderful geometry exercise loved by designers and math geeks everywhere! I started drawing tessellation art as a kid, and continue to practice tessellation in my fine-art work.
Here's a tessellation created with tiny icons of Speck's cases and bags...
to see the actual cases and bags, please visit SpeckProducts.com
Electric Sheep
Logo & Mascot Design
I designed this sheep logo for Electric Sheep, a gorgeous live fractal animation art project. Electric Sheep has has won a multitude of awards, and it's watched by thousands of people all over the world every day.
The design challenge was to create a sheep in black and white, that was decorative, modern and minimal, and that would look good on a multitude of different backgrounds.
The logo is featured on the project website, on t-shirts, and is shown briefly in the corner of the streaming animations every now and then, as a "station i.d." of sorts.
I've been designing animated fractals for Electric Sheep for many years, and I worked with the project's creator, Scott Draves, to create this logo design. Find out more about Electric Sheep: ElectricSheep.org
Dr. Misty White
Logo & Graphic Design
A logo & business card I designed for Dr. Misty White, a Naturopathic Physician. The Caduceus is a classical symbol of medicine: a snake swirling around a staff.
The back of the business card is an appointment reminder card.
Here's another card for Dr. White at a different office, featuring a Jasmine flower, an herb commonly used in Naturopathic Medicine. More About Dr. Misty White
Electric Sheep
Fractal Design & Animation
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I've designed many fractal animations for the Electric Sheep project under the alias llamamama. This one is "Sheep 18279". - ElectricSheep.org
My design, "Sheep 18279", was lucky enough to be featured in SHIFT JAPAN, representing the Electric Sheep project - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 11909 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 12909 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 2500 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 7664 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 7283 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 6606 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 15957 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 778 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep - ElectricSheep.org
Sheep 51521 - Animated Fractal Design for Electric Sheep -ElectricSheep.org
BrainConnection Journal
Article Illustrations
"Afraid to Leave Mom: Separation Anxiety in Children" - I illustrated this article about the feelings of separation anxiety between young children and parents. Read the full article
"Playing the Piano Might Make You Smarter" - I illustrated this article about whether music study affects brain deveopment. Read the article
"How the Brain Learns a Second Language" - I illustrated this article about language acquisition and neuroanatomy. Read the article
"Alcohol on the Mind: The Effects of Drinking on the Adolescent Brain" - I illustrated this article about drinking alcohol and its effect on the developing brain. Read the article
"Sleeping In: Teens Circadian Clocks Keep Their Own Time. Should Schools Adapt?" - I illustrated this article about how teens have been proven to learn better at later hours. Read the article
Illustration in context at BrainConnection Journal
The Coppercat
Graphic & Web Design
I designed the logo and assisted with web graphics for The Coppercat, a music producer also known for his behind-the-scenes work for electronic music performers, shampoo companies, and academic documentaries.
Here's a close-up of the logo drawing. To hear music and learn more, visit Coppercat.net
Decorative Mural
UCSD Food Cooperative
"Wild Lily" design motif, part of a mural I painted at University of California San Diego Food Cooperative.
"Teardrop" design motif, part of a mural I painted at University of California San Diego Food Cooperative.
Complete mural, in context at University of California San Diego Food Cooperative.