logo work

I've been an avid fan of business identity and logo design since I started in Graphic Design. There is something so satisfying about hitting that Aha! moment with a client. It is the first impression most people will get of your business and a good logo can go a long way. I've worked on logos for businesses and friends, animated and static. I try to start with a bunch of sketches, then move on to having the client pick their top 3 favorites. These 3 then get refined in Illustrator and shown to the client one final time. Once a choice is made on the top pick, I do any last minute refining and either export it into a logo suite, or pull it into After Effects for animating.

Back Bin Logo & Animation

BACK BIN COMICS LOGO & ANIMATION

A good friend of mine started a new Youtube channel based on unearthing the more rare and unique comics. He wanted a logo and had an idea in mind, so I based the concept on his current imagery and fleshed out a flashy comic themed logo. Together, we decided on a smooth animation so he could use the logo at the beginning of his videos.

PVC LOGO & IDENTITY

I recently had the honor of being asked to join Petite Victory Collective, a record label comprised of quite of few electronic musicians I know and look up to. Along with helping me promote my music, PVC has been an awesome outlet for my design work. Along with creating a new logo and identity for us, I've also been able to take over the magazine design and social media design for the group.

PVC Logo & Identity
Audible Void Animation

AUDIBLE VOID ANIMATED LOGO

Audible Void is an awesome synthesist I met on Instagram. He already had a logo, but wanted me to make an animated version to use in his videos. Using his original logo as a starting point, I recreated Audible's logo in After Effects, added heavy vintage VHS effects, and animated it with some dynamic cameras.

VOID CASTOR LOGO

I created this logo for a band I am a part of with my friend, Audible Void. My bandmate and I both love space and 80's music, so I wanted to pull in a bit of a black hole feel while using some retro typography. Once those were both locked in, I altered the type to feel like it was being warped at the edges of the singularity.

Void Castor Logo
Turismo Blu Logo

TURISMO BLU LOGO

Turismo Blu is an awesome musician who I connected with through Instagram. He needed a logo and wanted it to relate to his namesake; luxury car brand, Maserati. He wanted the logo to feel like a glamorous raceway in the 70's. I used Maserati's traditional chrome badge as a reference.

ORION PRIME LOGO

Orion Prime is a newly formed band, including my friend and his brother. This logo was a full build for them. They wanted a spacey retro feeling logo and I wanted to incorporate a bit of whitespace play.

Orion Prime Logo
Cosmic Live Logo & Animation

COSMIC MUSIC LOGO & ANIMATION

Cosmic Music is a good friend of mine who has been building an online presence around his music. He wanted something clean and eye catching, but rich in depth and space themed. I created the static logo first and then built out a 3D representation in After Effects.

NIGHT DANGER LOGO

Night Danger is yet another awesome musician I met through Instagram. With a vapor wave sound to his music, I knew I wanted to involve some 80's flare. He also wanted to include a pair of his signature sunglasses, so I created a vector illustration using a photo for reference.

Night Danger Logo

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Graphic Design

Using all of the fundamentals of design, I try to incorporate current trends, typography pairing, negative space, and vibrant colors to create memorable logos.

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UI Design

Lately, I have been building out logos in Photoshop or Illustrator and then pulling them directly into After Effects, where I can manipulate and animate each layer individually.

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Illustration

The first step of logo design involves ideation, or just raw sketches. This is absolutely my favorite part of the process, because I get to do a bunch of research around the client and get as many sketches down on the page as possible.