Graphic design

New Identity: Lewis & Clark Humane Society

The Lewis & Clark Humane Society serves a 3-county area providing for shelter and finding homes for unwanted and abandoned pets. They also serve a much larger area with a mobile spay/neuter operation, and coordinate public and community events. To acknowledge and celebrate their 50th Anniversary, I designed a new logo and identity for the […]

New publications

Here are two publications I recently designed, fresh off the press: The first is Access to Justice, a booklet highlighting an AmeriCorps program that is administered by the Montana Legal Services Association. This program provides legal assistance to low-income Montanans, self-help law, and advocacy for Montanans’ legal rights. The second is Texas: A Photographic Journey, […]

New Identity: Carol’s List

Here is a new logo I designed for Carol’s List. This is a political action organization that seeks to recruit, train, and elect progressive Democratic women to the Montana Legislature and state government office. I don’t know about you, but I sure as hell would like to be represented by more strong, smart, capable women, and […]

On Jim Parker and Helvetica

Farewell to typographer Mike Parker, 1929-2014, who is considered the “Godfather” of Helvetica. Helvetica is the ubiquitous typeface that we almost don’t see, because it is so pervasive in society. Think of these logos, and you’re seeing Helvetica: American Airlines, Harley Davidson, JC Penney, The North Face, Jeep, Toyota, Sears, Target, Microsoft, Tupperware, 3M, Energizer, […]

New campaign logos

It’s that time again… another primary election season is ramping up, and I get pretty busy with helping candidates visually launch their campaigns. Here are a few designs I’ve finished so far for this cycle. I love this stuff, and once was interviewed by the New York Times for my expertise in political campaign identity and […]

The Best 100

The latest issue of the magazine I design, Montana Outdoors, is out, hot off the press! I’m really proud of this one. It’s a special issue called the “Best 100,” a listing of 100 must-see and do things to fully enjoy Montana’s outdoors. This one was a real challenge to design, not unlike assembling a […]