These are all illustrations for a long-form article up at The Paul Stops Here about the use of Twitter by NBA players and the subculture that comes with that use.
The “hieroglyphic crying MJ” illustrates the cryptic, coded language of memes in the world of basketball, and the others categorize players into tiers based on their social media usage.
You can read the article on The Paul Stops Here at:
This is all of the illustrations I made for a brand revamp presentation I made for my local public transportation, the DCTA. One of the factors we wanted to push for the new brand was the environmental benefit of taking public transport. To reflect this, I used a natural color palette of greens and blues.
The prospective ads I made can be found here.
The app design I made for this project can be found here.
The entire project can be found here.
One of a two part series of portraits for the “About the Authors” page at The Paul Stops Here. This is a portrait of the namesake of the site, sportswriter Paul Witwer.
The other portrait in this series is of the creative director of the site, myself. You can see that portrait on the “About” section of this site, or on its own here.
To see some of the work of Paul, check out his blog at thepaulstopshere.com.
A series of portraits for an article on The Paul Stops Here about the incoming NFL draft class. The top ten potential picks were made into portraits and these portraits were converted to old school football cards for the splash image.
The article can be found on The Paul Stops Here at:
These are all illustrations for a long-form article up at The Paul Stops Here about the use of Twitter by NBA players and the subculture that comes with that use.
The “hieroglyphic crying MJ” illustrates the cryptic, coded language of memes in the world of basketball, and the others categorize players into tiers based on their social media usage.
You can read the article on The Paul Stops Here at:
thepaulstopshere.com/blog/beef
More editorial work.
One of many illustrations created for Mid-Century Modern Month. This one was an ode to the fad from the 1950s of paving through National Parks to give over-packed families a chance to drive through.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can see the rest of the series here.
For more of this kind of personal work, check out my Instagram.
This is an illustration for an article on The Paul Stops Here about Colin Kaepernick and the response from the NFL owners to his situation. It depicts the photo op moment when NFL owners stood arm and arm with their players, while trying to capture what they may have actually been thinking.
The article can be found on The Paul Stops Here at this link.
One in a three part series of people at the beach!
Purpose of this project was to practice controlled geometry and color will maintaining variety and fun in the final product.
More personal work.
One of many animated illustrations created for Mid-Century Modern Month. In this animation, I created a hotel that mashed together some of my favorite neon sign work from this era.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can see the rest of the series here.
For more of this kind of personal work, check out my Instagram.
For more animations like this, check out my motion graphics reel.
These are all illustrations for a long-form article up at The Paul Stops Here about the use of Twitter by NBA players and the subculture that comes with that use.
The “hieroglyphic crying MJ” illustrates the cryptic, coded language of memes in the world of basketball, and the others categorize players into tiers based on their social media usage.
You can read the article on The Paul Stops Here at:
thepaulstopshere.com/blog/beef
More editorial work.
This is a three-piece collection that illustrates episodes from the fourth season of the television show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:
The first is The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition, season four, episode 12. In this episode, “the gang” teaches an unlucky immigrant family about American culture and in the process accidentally destroy their house.
The second is Paddy’s Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia, season four, episode 8. In this episode, “the gang” kidnapping a reviewer that skewers their pub in the newspaper (along with his cat).
The third is The Nightman Cometh, season four, episode 13. This episode is about a musical written by Charlie to woo the Waitress, about the battle between the cat-eyed Nightman and the heroic Dayman.
For more information on the show, look here.
More personal work here.
One of a two part series of portraits for the “About the Authors” page at The Paul Stops Here. This is a self-portrait of me, the creative director of the site.
The other portrait in this series is of the editor-in-chief, and namesake, of the site, Paul Witwer. You can see that portrait on its own here.
To see some work from Paul, check out his blog at thepaulstopshere.com.
To learn more about me, you can view the “About” section of this site .
One of many animated illustrations created for Mid-Century Modern Month. In this animation, I wanted to illustrate the old wheel tape computers, and was especially interested in the blinking lights that are so classic to this era.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can see the rest of the series here.
For more of this kind of personal work, check out my Instagram.
For more animations like this, check out my motion graphics reel.
One in a three part series of people at the beach!
Purpose of this project was to practice controlled geometry and color will maintaining variety and fun in the final product.
More personal work.
These are all illustrations for a long-form article up at The Paul Stops Here about the use of Twitter by NBA players and the subculture that comes with that use.
The “hieroglyphic crying MJ” illustrates the cryptic, coded language of memes in the world of basketball, and the others categorize players into tiers based on their social media usage.
You can read the article on The Paul Stops Here at:
thepaulstopshere.com/blog/beef
More editorial work.
A spec project of a redesign of a fast food restaurant’s fountain drink cups. Small, Medium, and Large sizes are represented by animals of the same stature. Lots of attention paid to a limited color palette for printing practicality and cohesion of style.
Like this color scheme and want to see more? Click here!
More personal work here.
Another project for my on-going partnership with The Paul Stops Here sports blog. This article dissects the fall of basketball in Seattle, and asks if fans want the team back.
Read the article at:
thepaulstopshere.com/blog/2017/5/17/does-seattle-really-want-another-nba-franchise
and find other collaborations at:
More animations like this can be found in my reel.
An illustration for an R&D group presenting their prototype of a smart mirror. Needed to effectively show all of the features while still remaining simple and attractive.
If you like the simple style of portraiture, check out the beach walker series for more!
A two-piece personal series I made to explore two colors I love through the lonely missions of Laika and the early kosmonauts of the Soviet Union. I enjoyed the constrained colors and really liked the plane of space to work in.
Scroll down for details!
More personal work here.
An animated illustration for an as of yet unpublished article on The Paul Stops Here about fantasy football. The animation is meant to be a very subtle movement loop, just to bring some life into the illustration.
Other illustrations and articles can be found at thepaulstopshere.com.
More animation can be found at my reel.
These are the spec posters I made for the DCTA public transportation brand revamp. All of these are centered around the DCTA light rail, called the A-Train. I wanted to reinforce the brand by making the “A” the recurring icon of the advertisements. Each poster represents a stop on the light rail line, trying to motivate North Texans to take a trip on the train.
The art I made for the brand presentation can be found here.
The app design I made for the project can be found here.
The entire project can be found here.
One of many animated illustrations created for Mid-Century Modern Month. In this illustration, I tried to capture the feeling of sitting at a fast paced breakfast diner.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can see the rest of the series here.
For more of this kind of personal work, check out my Instagram.
This is a three-piece collection that illustrates episodes from the fourth season of the television show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:
The first is Paddy’s Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia, season four, episode 8. In this episode, “the gang” kidnapping a reviewer that skewers their pub in the newspaper (along with his cat).
The second is The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition, season four, episode 12. In this episode, “the gang” teaches an unlucky immigrant family about American culture and in the process accidentally destroy their house.
The third is The Nightman Cometh, season four, episode 13. This episode is about a musical written by Charlie to woo the Waitress, about the battle between the cat-eyed Nightman and the heroic Dayman.
For more information on the show, look here.
More personal work here.
One of many animated illustrations created for Mid-Century Modern Month. In this illustration and animation, I wanted to practice giving weight and timing to actions, as well as giving clarity to an object with less details.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can see the rest of the series here.
For more of this kind of personal work, check out my Instagram.
For more animations like this, check out my motion graphics reel.
An illustration for a future article for The Paul Stops Here about the international soccer match with the most yellow and red cards given in history.
In this illustration, I wanted to highlight the way that the referee overstepped his power and controlled the game in a way that had never been seen before.
Other articles with similar themes can be found at thepaulstopshere.com.
The first ever animation I made! I worked on this last year to practice with after effects, using an illustration of a cowboy I made using a limited color palette and geometric shapes.
For an animation about a different Cowboy, check out this animation for an article about Tony Romo!
For more animations like this, check out my motion graphics reel.
This is an illustration for an article on The Paul Stops Here about Tony Romo’s woes with injury and the Dallas Cowboy’s future plans. It is a play on the typical football planning diagrams with an x-ray image of a spine, to highlight the nature of the Cowboy’s situation.
The article can be found on The Paul Stops Here at:
This is a mock-up of a redesign for the outdated A-Train DCTA app for a larger re-brand of the DCTA. I designed, illustrated, and animated the pathway from home screen to ticket as a jumping off point for redesigns. The core principle was a limited color scheme with geometric illustrations to make the app friendly to use, with designs that evoked the actual experience of riding the train.
For more art from the presentation, click here.
For the posters I made for the re-brand, click here.
For the entire project, click here.
This is a three-piece collection that illustrates episodes from the fourth season of the television show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:
The first is The Nightman Cometh, season four, episode 13. This episode is about a musical written by Charlie to woo the Waitress, about the battle between the cat-eyed Nightman and the heroic Dayman.
The second is The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition, season four, episode 12. In this episode, “the gang” teaches an unlucky immigrant family about American culture and in the process accidentally destroy their house.
The third is Paddy’s Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia, season four, episode 8. In this episode, “the gang” kidnapping a reviewer that skewers their pub in the newspaper (along with his cat).
For more information on the show, look here.
More personal work here.
One in a three part series of people at the beach!
Purpose of this project was to practice controlled geometry and color will maintaining variety and fun in the final product.
This is an unused illustration of a snowy version of the UNT Business Leadership Building for a prospective Holiday Card. I have worked at the College of Business at UNT for the past two years, doing illustration work like this along with other graphic design projects.
To see a curated collection of the work I’ve done for the college (including the actual holiday card), click here!
For other work I’ve done for North Texas business, check out my spec re-brand of the DCTA public transport system here.
This is a collection of all of the editorial illustration work i have done (mostly within the last 12 months). All artwork and art direction done completely by myself.
For more information on any of these images, just click on them.
To see most of these images in the context of their article, check out the blog where I serve as the creative director: The Paul Stops Here.
Mid-Century Modern Month was a love letter from me to my favorite era of design. I dedicated myself to a month of making illustrations and animations with a focus on the art, architecture, and design of that era.
You can follow along with the series as I posted them (and see more of my work) on Instagram.
