About
Happy to make your acquaintance.
I’m an independent art director // graphic designer based in Oregon, with a crazy wide range of experience working alongside companies // brands to establish, expand, and improve their print and online presence through thoughtful, compelling design.
Experience
Big-brand training.
Studio-of-one agility.
17+years
Elemental Design: Owner // Designer
Wearer of many hats… One day it’s a website, the next a trade show booth. Followed by a 32-page catalog, image correction of an entire product line and a direct mailing campaign for 60,000 recipients… All the while keeping in close contact with the client to assure all needs are met, in a timely manner.
2.5+years
Britt Music & Arts Festival: Contract Art Director
Art directing Britt’s move into a new brand identity and carrying it through the full season. One system now spans three concert series, season programs and playbills, membership campaigns, a brand style guide and the 2026 launch.
6+years
Ultrarunning Magazine: Art Director
(And serious team player.) Working in joyful partnership with the Editor, Operations Director and Marketing/Advertising Director, to create beautiful, valuable content as we continue to increase subscriptions and readership in one of the more challenging industries.
3years
Harry & David // Wolferman’s // Cushman’s: E-Commerce Art Director
Lead designer and director of ALL things e-commerce: mailings across the three H&D brands (over 600 unique emails created), adapting web content and online advertising to quick changing marketing strategies.
3.5years
Columbia Sportswear // Montrail footwear: Senior In-house Designer
Lead on all graphic design and development including (but not limited to): logo design, print advertising, product packaging, seasonal catalogs, trade show graphics, point-of-purchase signage & team apparel.
How I work
Three key things 20+ years have taught me.
Be open and available.
Clear check-ins, quick replies and no surprises. You always know where a project stands.
Never stop learning.
New platforms, new formats, new production methods. The tools change; the standard doesn’t.
Be as playful as you are serious.
Above all else, create with an unbridled passion for your craft.
Achieving this means having really good systems in place for communication and innovation. It means spending as much time in the “why” as we do in the “how.” It means holding standards high, while keeping an open door to new possibilities.
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