Selected Work
Ecology of Animal Societies
A new identity for the “Ecology of Animal Societies” department at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.
Interspecies Abduction Tradition
When researchers from the Max Planck Insitute of Animal Behavior on Jicarón Island documented a population of capuchin monkeys doing some very unusual things, they wanted an interactive module to help walk their audience through the timeline of events.
Boxcar Transit
A long-standing relationship with New Jersey’s community-oriented commuting startup Boxcar has meant opportunities for a broad range of visual solutions, including posters, billboards, illustrations and animations for social media, bus wraps, and more. Here is a small sampling of what we’ve done.
Leisnerlab
The Leisner Lab of Auburn University approached me at the end of 2020 to give the lab a new identity going into 2021.
TEDxKonstanz
In August 2020 I was approached by the team putting together TEDxKonstanz, who were seeking an animated introduction to use in front of the talks (which were eventually held virtually).
Southpaw Creative
Over the years, I have worked frequently with Southpaw Creative in New Orleans, Louisiana, the branding agency helmed by long-time friend and collaborator Lee Domingue. This is a small selection of the work we’ve produced together.
Here Is The Dill
Here Is the Dill is a new site focused on digging deeper into the science and methodology of gardening. Helmed by an avid gardener and laboratory technician with backgrounds in biology and organic farming, the site seeks to draw casual gardeners, serious growers, and wanderlusting travelers with a mix of research, experimentation, reportage, and imagery from a garden plot at the foot of the Swiss Alps.
HerdHover
Academic research projects benefit greatly from a unified visual identity. Their natural habitat is visual presentation, described and presented in figures, posters, and lecture slides. Materials are generated and shared by multiple team members from all over the academic hierarchy, so developing guidelines helps ensure consistency and cohesiveness in what can become a collected library of years of visual matter. A strong identity can help audiences recall and reengage after a talk or presentation, and compelling visual collateral can drive interest from academics outside the given field and in the general public.
Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
In 2018, Universität Konstanz had two academic groups named as Clusters of Excellence, setting up the University to be designated as one of 11 German Centers of Excellence in 2019. The clusters, as new collaborations across existing departments, needed to establish visual identities to help them present work, recruit new researchers, and foster new collaborations. Given the University’s existing strong black, white, and blue identity, we worked to maintain a high level of visual cohesiveness with the parent institution while also establishing some bold new hallmarks for the individual Clusters.