custodians of the future

POSTER | 2019

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custodian
noun
cus·to·di·an | \ ˌkə-ˈstō-dē-ən \

Definition of custodian : one that guards and protects or maintains especially : one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates

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This poster is essentially a visual “rabbithole” of just some of the information I’ve collected and pieced together regarding environmental sustainability. Often, I felt as if I was creating a mental conspiracy theory/murder mystery type board of information where everything is tied together to read a final conclusion/suspect. I feel as though a lot of people are intrigued by mystery, from shows and books such as Sherlock Holmes, Dexter, and True Detective to general conspiracy theories even if they’re just a joke. These allow us to become consumed and investigate ourselves, which heightens our interest even further.

The images and “news” articles on the poster are all interrelated and lead to the envelope at the bottom of the poster which is addressed “To the Custodians of the Future.” Though it is not revealed in the poster, the intention was that there would be a message of hope or a solution to environmental sustainability hidden in the envelope that everyone could partake in.

smog refugees

COOKBOOK | 2018

This piece that was inspired by Geoffrey Hendricks, a FLUXUS artist. Hendricks’ work was very absurdist in nature and a lot of his performances and pieces related heavily to the sky. Following these two themes, I designed a satirical cookbook based on some cities with the worst instances of air pollution. These recipes have the standard components of most cookbooks, but feature cynical, dark language that corresponds to the individual locations featured.

The images are all photographs of common kitchen items. Overlayed over them are scenes of pollution and different dirty textures.

tarnowskie gory

BRANDING | 2017

Mock visual identity for the Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine. The mine is located in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, one of the main mining areas of central Europe, the site includes the entire underground mine with adits, shafts, galleries and water management system.

The lines breaking up the logo and the variations in the color palette are meant to mimic the visual features of the underground tunnels.

to the core

COOKBOOK | 2018

Food waste is sometimes called the final frontier of the environmental movement.

To The Core is a hypothetical food festival intended to inspire people to cook while simultaneously educating them in the prevention of food waste. This festival will take you on the journey through how food is produced, packaged, sold, and disposed of.

The recipes featured in this cookbook are curated to transform ingredients that would have otherwise been sent to landfill.

pyrrhic productions

BRANDING | 2018

Logo design for Pyrrhic Productions, a video production company based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is part of Arts on the Hudson, a nonprofit that aims to promote and bring art classes to the broader Hudson County area.

Pyrrhic Productions has worked with prominent actors Brandon Flynn and Shyrley and local bands Cook Thugless, Murdock, and Jonny Wolf.

distinguished beards of science

ILLUSTRATIONS | 2015

Illustrations created for the Portland, OR based company Cognitive Surplus. Cognitive Surplus specializes in beautiful, eco-friendly, and science-based designs.

Designed by Cognitive Surplus.

Made with 100% recycled cotton canvas.

countenance

JAPANESE STAB BOUND BOOK | 2018

Countenance is a single-edition, hand bound book examining different facial profiles.

tushy

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL | 2017

Tushy is a modern bidet attachment company whose goal is to break taboos, change hygiene habits, and promote environmental sustainability.

Their bidets quickly attache to your toilet & transforms your health, hygiene, and life. They are a team of toilet crusaders, fighting for clean bums and reduced global wastefulness.

so you want to save the world

BOOK | 2018

This book is meant to be a satirical, interactive take on environmental issues that humans have contributed to. Overall, it aims to raise awareness for the cyclical nature of how humans have impacted the environment and have therefore negatively impacted themselves as well.

Rather than a table of contents, readers are able to “choose their own disaster” depending on which topic they’re interested in (oceans, animals, humans, etc.). Throughout the book, readers discover different situations of how humans have affected the environment and themselves.

Readers are instructed to turn to other pages. No matter where you start, eventually, you end up on the last page, which reveals a group of people with the caption, “start over; turn back to first page.”

elements

POSTER SYSTEM | 2016

These posters were created to created a system in which to showcase the elements of the Periodic Table. Each element is represented visually by a drink based on its chemical properties. For example, the more volatile elements are stronger, and tend to be alcoholic. Less volatile elements can be tamer drinks, such as tea.

toward paradise

ALBUM ARTWORK | 2013

Album artwork for Kadian Quartet’s debut album Toward Paradise.

cloud layers tote bag

ILLUSTRATIONS | 2015

Illustrations created for the Portland, OR based company Cognitive Surplus. Cognitive Surplus specializes in beautiful, eco-friendly, and science-based designs.

Designed by Cognitive Surplus.

Made with 100% recycled cotton canvas.

(un)drowning lessons

INFOGRAPHIC POSTER | 2017

This mock festival is meant to lecture and inform attendees about different survival tips when exposed to the open ocean as well as under sea. Through a series of lectures, workshops, and attractions, our guests will learn the best ways to avoid circumstances such as running into dangerous creatures, ocean related diseases (scurvy, decompression sickness, etc), and learning skills and equipment related techniques.

the curious case of phineas gage

Book Design | 2017

Selected spreads from a book design based on the miraculous survival of Phineas Gage, a construction worker who survived a tamping rod that went through his head, but displayed personality and behavioral changes following the incident.

property value

INFOGRAPHIC POSTER | 2017

This data was compiled from the Real Estate section from the Sunday, Sept. 3rd, 2017 issue of the New York Times. It is meant to display a correlation between the properties listed for sale and the adjectives and phrases used to describe them. The chart features the data from fourteen house listings and thirteen apartment listings that were recorded.