These are some of my typographic and illustration assignments since 2001. I have not included any of the work I did at TIME magazine here but would be happy to show you that portfolio upon request.
TIME Magazine contacted me to do a cover illustration of emerging Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. I had used the same Paint by Numbers technique for one of William Cohen and Tom Hanks six years earlier.
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Handsome and engaging Richard Stengel asked me to redesign the cover for the paperback edition of his illuminating history of flattery: “You’re Too Kind”. He still praises me for my fine use of typography and excellent photography.
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Enter Sandman was the critically acclaimed first novel by Stephanie Williams that was published by McWitty Press. I designed the jacket and also the publisher’s website.
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Minneapolis caterer Cynthia Olson contacted me to design the identity and signage of her new restaurant “n e thyme” , a play on her catering business name Never Enough Thyme.
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MIT Press did not use either of my solutions for Maud Lavin’s book “Clean New World”, an examination of the influences of Graphic Design on contemporary culture and politics.
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LifeTimeTV.com needed a “Save the Date” reminder for their annual Women Rock! concert in LA. Though done for the web, I have included it here as design and typography sample.
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NYU Ehrman Medical Library needed a large poster for the lobby informing visitors of the new remote access to the library’s electronic resources. Doctors! Nurses! Start your computers!
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Filmakers Library asked me to create a template design for their video jackets that could be printed in-house on an as needed basis. Their catalog has more than 500 entries.
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The New Republic commissioned this paint-by-numbers cover illustration after seeing a Tom Hanks illustration I had done for Time Magazine. The Howard Dean cover came much later.
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Psychologist Diane Ducat asked me to illustrate some of the topics in the second edition of her teenage self-help book “Turning Points: Your Career Decision-Making Guide “
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When Sports Illustrated dropped an investigative article about Olympic chairman Juan Samaranch’s early associations with Spanish Fascism, my illustration suggestions were finito.
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