DESIGN: Upper 90 magazine, Spring 2013 issue

Upper 90 magazine Spring 2013 • Volume 2, Issue 1 Cover: Més Que – More than a pub Also Inside: BEST XI for men & women Brendan Murphy – New FC Buffalo boss High School Champs Jozy Altidore – Education and evolution in the Netherlands With its second issue, Upper 90 came out in Spring 2013 possessing editorial from writer Ruud Pompert on Buffalo’s very own soccer bar as well as the tale of American Jozy Altidore finding success in Europe. Alongside these tomes came updates on local teams—FC Buffalo,…

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DESIGN: Upper 90 magazine, Fall 2012 issue

Upper 90 magazine Fall 2012 • Volume 1, Issue 1 Cover: The 2012 College Season Preview Also Inside: Kendell McFayden – What makes a pro? Josh Faga – How to be a captain Empire United – Birth of a super club Upper 90 debuted in September 2012 with its Fall College Preview containing insight into the ensuing season for numerous WNY schools. The myriad teams about to face off had me thinking about the old FIFA games for Nintendo and resulted in the pixel-based graphics on the cover and elsewhere.…

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DESIGN: Rochester Broadway Theatre League 2011/2012 Season

2011/2012 Rochester Broadway Theatre League 2011/2012 Season, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Each performance at the Auditorium Theatre, on behalf of RBTL, has imagery and production notes supplied from the traveling company. The new season programs are based from the previous year without any major design changes.

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DESIGN: Nickel City Chef Program 2012

2012 Nickel City Chef 2012, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: Starting with the tagline “Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire” and the request for simple, clean imagery to represent it, I began to cull together stock photos of both fire and smoke. Having been supplied early with the four Nickel City Chef portraits (shot by Nancy J. Parisi, I was able to get an idea for the aesthetic’s tone and therefore lean heavily on the stark contrast of yellows and oranges on black. The design went through a…

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DESIGN: P2 Collaborative Conference Program 2011

2011 P2 Collaborative Conference Program 2011, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Based off of the P2 Collaborative’s design branding and last year’s program, I designed their third annual conference book with minor tweaks, including schedules, speakers, maps, and other weekend activities. The big change this year was a new look cover with supplied image to coincide with new identity.

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DESIGN: The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2011

2011 The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2011, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: Thinking back to the children’s puzzles where a cube would have four different heads, torsos, and legs that you could twist to mix and match, I decided to base this year’s cover design on the same concept. Making the head portion Theater, the torso Music, and the legs Dance, I scoured our stock photography database to find the perfect fit. Inside Layout: Building off of 2010’s design, I kept the three column format,…

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DESIGN: Buffalo Spree magazine – July/August 2011 cover entry

2011 Buffalo Spree magazine – July/August 2011 published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Cover contest entry: For the 2011 Buffalo Spree magazine, July/August Best of WNY issue, our company’s art department was put to the task to create a striking cover. With my entry, I wanted to make people stop and pick the magazine up from the newsstands to see what is going on. It’s very minimal—the concept of ‘Best of’ stripped down to its essence, an envelope containing the winner. It would have, at the very least, definitely stood…

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DESIGN: The 2011 Decorator’s Show House Program

2011 The 2011 Decorator’s Show House Program, sponsored by Junior League of Buffalo and The Buffalo News published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: After receiving a photo of the Bayliss-Oshei Residence for the cover, I decided to add some texture to the background, utilizing the green and reds of the interior design, overlaying with the elegant font chosen by the Junior League. Our goal was to infuse bright, vibrant colors throughout the book, contrasting the plain, grayscale books of the past. Inside Layout: Building off of 2009’s design,…

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DESIGN: Rochester Broadway Theatre League 2010/2011 Season

2010/2011 Rochester Broadway Theatre League 2010/2011 Season, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Each performance at the Auditorium Theatre, on behalf of RBTL, has imagery and production notes supplied from the traveling company. The new season programs are based from the previous year without any major design changes.

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DESIGN: P2 Collaborative Conference Program 2010

2010 P2 Collaborative Conference Program 2010, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Based off of the P2 Collaborative’s design branding and last year’s program, I designed their third annual conference book with minor tweaks, including schedules, speakers, maps, and other weekend activities. The big change this year was a new look cover with supplied image to coincide with new identity.

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