Completed as a thesis project while studying at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Observing provides a look into the human interaction with public and private space, drawing parallels in perception of community within current and past urban and suburban living trends, theories and ideologies. Compiling response from public survey as well as written idea/theory, Observing serves as a source as well as a process for visualizing the ways in which we live, socialize and our greater place within in our environments.

Senior thesis installation for the degree show at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The purpose of the installation was show the various ideas, observations and questions which surfaced as a result of the project. The approach was to silkscreen these questions and ideas on top of photocopies which outline the various steps in the production and revision of the book.

Process book resulting from my senior thesis project dealing with aspects of space, interaction, and urbanism. The book was a result of my research, ideation, writing, editing and photography. The book outlines, in sections, how my ideas were derived as well as the changes and iterations that I encountered. The result was; plans for an installation, the final edit of the book, and a series of screen printed pages posing questions and statements derived from my project.

An information-graphic piece exploring the psychological aspects of casino interior design and experience. Looking into the cultural phenomenon of casinos, the map illustrates tactics including enticement, reward, and entertainment associated with gambling environments.

By incorporating an interactive element to the 2-D map created previously, the goal was to provide information which could not be contained in the earlier format. This Flash-based map visualizes relationships that are contained within the information, which could not be illustrated in the linear format in which the map was originally created. This piece also contains field sounds and other embedded elements which can create a stimulating and confusing environment, replicating that of a casino experience.

A poster designed in collaboration with Illustrator Andrew Shannon for the Minneapolis-based blues band city on the make. Andy really went to town with the illustrating and I did my part with the letter setting, detailing and pre-press work.

A zine in which excerpts were taken from famous literature as well as more modern sources including blogs, IChat conversations, and web sites; the words were then removed, allowing the frame work of the punctuation to remain. This acted as a visual experiment looking into formalities of traditional English language in contrast to more modern standards of writing and the formats in which they utilize.

Silk screened poster series looking into the great German book design, Paul Renner, creator of the Futura family. The creation of this face was purposed as a method of taking Germany into the modernity, as it found it's self in a time of great social, political and economic change in the early 20th Century. Similar ideas and influences were used in the creation of this poster as in the original type face, drawing influence from the Arts and Crafts movement as well as the early industrialization and modernization of Germany.

A book project looking into the hierarchy, relationships, and standing of American and Italian Mafiosi. Used as a method of editing and organizing information, the information for this book was drawn and cited from Wikipedia.com, as it was a fairly new phenomenon.

A series of portraits compiled as a self initiated photography project. Photos were taken at the Har-Mar Shopping Mall in St. Paul, Minnesota. The process for taking these portraits involved waiting outside the booth itself and asking casual shoppers at the mall to participate. The result was a sociological look into how one portrays themselves as well as serving as a tribute to a soon-to-be extinct relic of the past.

A project completed while studying at the London College of Communications (LCC). The purpose was to methodically interpret book format through layout. In turn, a map was created that gave coordinates of all of the text/image layout of the 96 page format. The text/image measurements were also color coated to give a general indication of the over-all amount of text to image ratio.

Another project compiled while studying at LCC. This book is a compilation of experiments and process regarding the act of "reading a book". A replica was made on a copy machine of a book borrowed from the library. This started with a stack of loose pages placed in the street of a busy market street on the South Bank of Central London in the Elephant and Castle area. The book then became a document explaining the environmental conditions that ultimately determined how the book was "read" on this given day.

An early poster completed in an introductory course at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design . This poster was created to promote and album compilation that contains music, which has influenced and is embedded in the form of hip hop music. The imagery was drawn from record LP's from my collection.