Break the Grid

Iulian Avasiloaia of PRIMER contacted me to create an illustration for an upcoming dietary supplement company, Nutramedix. The illustration consists in a plant which is the active ingredient in the Mapalo supplement.

Illustration, Packaging

2012

Steampunk Playing Cards

A joint creative collaboration between the United States Playing Card Company and theory11. I was hired by theory11 to design a deck of cards inspired by the Steampunk movement.

Product Design, Typography

2012

The Corvin Castle

The Corvin Castle is a gothic-renaissance castle in Hunedoara, Romania. These are the photos I took during our two hour visit. This is probably my favorite site in Romania. I love the beaten-down look of the structure and simple architecture, so I went fo an amateurish approach rather than worrying about capturing as much of the structure in each angle. I think there are plenty of such images out there. I was looking for a more honest and intimate record of events.

Photography, Digital Photography

2011

Growth

Lately I've been trying to further my skills as a letterer. In this illustration, I used the image of a fresh beech wood branch as a symbol of my progress and personal growth as an artist.

Illustration, Typography

2011

Do It Yourself

I aim to create most of the content, if not all, from scratch. Having widely available resources at your fingertips is no substitute for high quality, custom work. This illustration is available for licensing.

Illustration, Typography, Graphic Design

2011

The Redditor

The Redditor is a DIY digital magazine created entirely from original content posted on reddit.com. I was tasked to create four chapter pages that are based on the site's sub-reddits (threads). In order of appearance, they are /askreddit - a thread dedicated to asking and answering questions; /ama - "ask me anything" is a sort of interview where a person tells all; /stories - a place where people tell factual or fictional events; /pics - the thread for sharing interesting photographs.

Illustration

2011

Twisting in the Wind

Starting a career as a graphic designer often feels like twisting in the wind. It's great to have mentors and work that inspires you, but in the end, you're the one that has to ride out the storm.

Typography, Illustration, Graphic Design

2011

Lights Out

The task here was to achieve light painting techniques used in photography by creating them from scratch. This was done using image editing software instead of the more common method of photographing moving light. Such an approach can be good for legibility and aesthetics, as writing with a laser pointer can be a tricky matter.

Illustration, Typography, Lettering

2011

Down the Drain

A visual depiction of lost inspiration. This is based on the many ideas that we as creatives lose to procrastination and lack of determination.

Typography, Illustration

2011

Recent Work

These past few months I've been going back to basics looking for a more artistic, brush created approach in both traditional illustration and lettering.

Illustration

2011

Changing Actions Wallpaper

A desktop background commissioned by Blog Action Day 2009. The international blog event was focused on climate change. As part of the promotional campaign, I was commissioned to create a typographic wallpaper aimed at raising awareness on climate change.

Typography, Illustration, Photo Manipulation

2010