Hello my name is is an introduction package designed primarily for promoting the A X(10) Is Always Limiting™ brand. Two custom stamp design graphics individually ink their way onto the front & back of the envelope securing the promotional contents within. Contents include a double-sided postcard w/ discount code for use in the shop printed on light cream colored cardstock, stickers AS1 & AS2, and a third studio edition print made available from the design studio of SHOCKJOY™. Each photocopied art print on light gray cardstock is indvidually signed and numbered. Limited edition of 50. The photocopy lives on. PHTOCPY.

The fourth A X(10) Is Always Limiting™ apparel design features a one color screenprint w/ PMS 331 soft ink on lapis colored American Apparel 100% Combed Cotton tees (Unisex). A custom checkerboard-like wireframe lettering display system was designed specifically for this release. Available in four sizes (S, M, L, & XL). First run is limited to 24 prints and available for purchase here.

The third A X(10) Is Always Limiting™ tee design features a two color screenprint w/ PMS black and white soft inks printed on Tultex silver pre-shrunk 100% Ringspun Cotton tees (Unisex Fine Jersey Tee 0202 w/ a Tear-Away tag). Available in four sizes (S, M, L, & XL). First run is limited to 24 prints and available for purchase here.

A commemorative sticker was created to celebrate the release of the third A X(10) Is Always Limiting™ tee. The central, symmetrical A-X-I-A-L lettering in the tee becomes the dominant graphic element of the sticker. Available for purchase here.

A X(10) is not perfection. A X(10) was meant to be broken. Because you can do better. Because rules don't apply. Greatness is? Not defined by achieving a predetermined mark. Greatness is? Defined by achieving...the previously unknown. Make. Your. Own. Mark. History will be written. Will your name be there?

Double-sided print on Tultex white pre-shrunk 100% Ringspun Cotton (Unisex Fine Jersey Tee 0202 w/ a Tear-Away tag) using PMS 208 (burgundy/maroon) soft ink on the front; PMS 877 C (metallic silver) ink on the back. Available in four sizes (S, M, L, & XL). First run is limited to 60 prints and available for purchase here.

AXIAL No.1 is the second studio edition print made available from the design studio of SHOCKJOY™. While the central AXIAL lettering was initially designed & intended to be used as part of a larger tshirt graphic, one piece of tracing paper led to another design study sketch and felt the design was better utilized on paper rather than cotton. Each 4-color offset print on 100# uncoated text is indvidually signed and numbered.
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To purchase this second edition, please visit the online shop here.

Providing the studio with a platform for design experimentation, collectible studio edition artwork and prints will be made on an ongoing basis in limited quantities.

VCP No.1 is the first studio edition print made available from the design studio of SHOCKJOY™. Each 4-color offset print on 100# uncoated text is indvidually signed and numbered.
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To purchase this first edition, please visit the online shop here.

An all original, retro-geometric, spinning record inspired seven color screen print on black & white ringer tee (entry was not submitted). Ordered and intertwined complexity serve as the primary inspiration throughout the composition and guided by two main emblem graphic elements and two THE GLITCH MOB custom lettering elements. To sweeten things up a bit, a hint of g-l-i-t-c-h was added at each compositing stage.

The Glitch Mob is an electronic music group comprised of three members -- Boreta, Ooah, and edIT.

A collection of six (6) hand drawn sketches done in ink and marker on September 17th & 18th of 2011.

These happen to be the last six sketches inked in this particular sketchbook, and were done while battling some sort of cold.

A collection of three (3) hand drawn sketches done in ink and marker on March 2nd of 2012.

A collection of three (3) hand drawn sketches done in ink and marker on July 19th & 20th of 2011.

The little 'RP' monogram-like element (unrelated to the ERSOLIGN studies) in the lower right-hand corner of the page was inked in to cover up a bleed through of a 'CONAP' sketch from the previous page. Always make sure your back-up sheet of paper is in the right place before inking! Happy accidents aren't really all that bad. Some are simply better than others.

A drawing containing fourteen (14) lettering instances of PERMA, started in ink and marker on May 25th & finished on May 30th, 2010.

A collection of six (6) hand drawn sketches done in ink and marker on June 6th & 7th of 2011.

A collection of four (4) hand drawn sketches done in ink and marker on November 2nd, 2010 on a plane en route to California on business.

My favorite on this page has to be the third sketch down from the top. I love the delicacy of the free flowing single weight linework amidst the much heavier horizontal banding.

Digipak packaging design for the debut Possi Impossi release, featuring seven tracks and clocking in at just under 51 minutes worth of music. The album art features a collage of digitally colored hand drawn sketches, vibrant planar shards, custom lettering, a front cover diecut-like PI monogram design, and lo-fi photography.

Packaging design and B&W photography shoot for the sophomore Possi Impossi release, featuring a three track EP and clocking in at just over 12 minutes worth of music. This limited edition CD run of 100 copies comes in a clear jewel case with a full color offset printed 6-panel insert and traycard. Visual eye candy to supplement the listening experience. Individually signed and numbered. EP was mastered by TWERK. An original Possi Impossi monospaced letter design was created specifically for this release.
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Purchase the album on iTunes.

As with each of the previous two Possi Impossi releases, an emblem graphic featuring the P & I and a custom lettering element serve as the foundation from which all album art is conceived and ultimately composed. By limiting the composition palette to three colors (black, gray, orange), the subtle interplay of their geometry is strengthened and distinguished by the white space filtering within. The 5 minute single ‘Choo-Choo Bobby Woo Furgtalson’ marks Possi Impossi’s third release and is the first in a number of forthcoming digital only singles. Track mastered by TWERK.
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Available in late December 2011 on iTunes.

The SHOCKJOY™ identity was developed with a heavy emphasis on lettering, balancing the need for both aesthetics & readability. Three variations were created from the primary SHOCKJOY™ lettering mark, allowing for up to four different yet uniquely united marks, with the mark applicability dependant upon use:

1. monogram; (formed by the 'C-K-J' string)
2. primary lettering mark; ('SHOCKJOY')
3. monogram + primary lettering mark; ('CKJ' + 'SHOCKJOY')
4.primary lettering mark / enlarged monogram; ('SHOCKJOY' / 'CKJ')

Jeff Slutz is a freelance back-end developer working primarily in PHP/MySQL and approached me to design his calling card. Jeff established the following criteria:

1. simple
2. modern
3. name
4. phone number
5. email address

Jeff also has proficient knowledge in HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, WordPress, SVN and jQuery-UI, in addition to Twitter and PayPal IPN API development experience.

LOG put out an open call for designers to compose a postcard image with a supplemental 100 word maximum cover story for their non-thematic 18th issue. The transient, experience-by-mail nature of a postcard serves as a sort of anti-image display medium in a profession (of architecture) whose aim is to successfully seduce & persuade agency, client, & public opinion of a design proposal via imagery. A design produced by the mind should hold greater worth than the outward appearance of an individual. As the entry suggests, each letter (with exception of the bowtie ‘I’) is designed as a specific pattern for use as a paper template for the cutting out and assembling of a larger garment – perhaps even a suit?

Alex Bec and Will Hudson, directors of the online design community and print magazine It's Nice That posed a question as part of their If You Could print design series. The question you ask? If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be? My response you ask? RELAX! Entries were to be designed as a double page spread in the format of a diary, while still allowing for each page to be used for its intended function. 52 entries were chosen (mine was not) -- one unique design each spread, for each week of the year.

SHIFT, an international creative culture focused online magazine based in Japan, called upon designers to design their own version of the SHIFT logo and logo mark. 485 entries were submitted from 40 different countries. One winner & 19 excellent works were selected. Thus, a 0.2% chance of claiming the top prize. Neither of the entries I submitted placed. 100+ freehand sketches were done on various paper stocks & in various ink types and colors. Out of those 100, two versions would ultimately shape the final type-based mark and a complimentary logo-based mark originating from the 'S' lettering geometry. A red circular disk functions as a crossbar to the H. This is a symbolic homage paid to Japan's national flag; the red disk represents the sun.

SHIFT, an international creative culture focused online magazine based in Japan, have called upon artists and designers every year since 2003 to create a piece for their calendar competition. 1267 entries were submitted from 49 different countries, but only 12 works of art were chosen for inclusion into the printed calendar, with one image chosen for each month of the year. My entry was not selected. Coming from an architectural background, it was nice to freely explore 3D object creation of non-building form.

A flexible identity system was developed for the A.X.I.A.L.™ brand tee shirt clothing line. It is the acronym for A X(10) Is Always Limiting™. A.X.I.A.L.™ is dedicated to creating inspiring graphic tees for those just as passionate in their own life pursuits and adventures.

While the flagship of the brand is anchored by a polygonal wireframe-like trademark, alternate, more playful & animate versions emerge from the voided framework thereby metaphorically eluding to and suggestive of an individual's empowering drive to inspire others by their own actions, adventures, or pursuits.
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Available for purchase here.

A commemorative sticker was created to celebrate the launch of the A.X.I.A.L.™ brand tee shirt clothing line.

These durable white vinyl rectangular stickers with lamination and printed in PMS Black ink are great for indoor and outdoor use. Spread the word! Sold in a pack of two (2).
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Available for purchase here.

Cool tshirt...A bunch of people said that to me when I was wearing your design out on Friday night. Its approval rating in the City of Boulder is very good so far. -Jason Maxwell, friend and A.X.I.A.L.™ supporter

The tee -- an objectified artistic medium -- serves as an accessible and financially viable form for creative indulgence. Printed using soft inks on American Apparel 100% Combed Cotton and available in four sizes (S, M, L, & XL). Retro Pattern with black graphic offered on four different color tees: white, new silver, lemon, and lime. The inaugural first run is limited to 48 prints (12 per each tee color). Made in the USA & available for purchase here.

A personal B&W portrait photography project. Black and white dress, necklace, earrings and sunglasses provided by the model.
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Model: Jenn G.

The Sickly Ferguson is a three man Colorado band from the university town of Fort Collins. The live shot of Cody was taken June 24th during their performance at Hodi's Half Note in Old Town FoCo. The Sickly Ferguson played before Lost Point (Parker, CO) and the headlining band Seasons After (Wichita, KS). The photos of Noah and Phil were taken a few years ago at the Aggie Theater, also in FoCo, during a summertime Battle of the Bands event.
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Cody Kuehl: drums, keys, vocals
Noah Langley: guitars, vocals
Phil Spencer: bass

Sometimes you just have to be there to know what it's like. The double-bass kick pulsating through your body. Dualing guitars. Screeching vocals. Singers in a not-so-secret, on stage love affair with the microphone while fans & their loved ones look on in pure delight. Band members running around on stage as if they were being chased by their own worst enemy. Sometimes you just need a break between sets, to step outside and make sure your head is still attached. Because as the night goes on, it's likely to get even heavier.

Bands photographed include:
Augustine / Immortal Dominion / Lost Point / Polands Mighty Cavalry / Stabbed In The Face / Until We Wake