Illustration

Although the media may similar to that used in drawing and painting, an illustration is a way to answer questions, rather than to ask them. Here I try to visually explain ideas, from simple diagrams to show a process to more complex ones showing the parts of a plant, or the characters in a book, or even enticing the viewer to place an order online.

Cartography

You might think that with Google Maps on your cell phone, you might never need a map again. I have studied the principles of cartography to make clear and precise maps. They often need to have more than just the basics of highways and cities, and specialty maps will never go out of style. My maps are often designed as an enclosure for a wedding invitation, or a guide to spe

cific destinations. As a calligrapher, I try to bring a handmade look to my maps, though quite a bit of the work is done on the computer. One of my favorite projects is the map of the tribal areas of Native Americans before the white folks drew different lines.

Logos

For a company, a festival, a book jacket, a small business or just for fun, words well written become more than the sounds their letters convey. The examples you see here have been used for a variety of purposes, most notably small businesses to help in their branding. In spite of the thousands of fonts available to designers, my clients still turn to hand lettering for logos and other applications because of its expressive power. Standards for logos have changed over the years, as hand lettering used to compete with type; nowadays it is used as anti-type, made to look like it could not have been done on a computer.

I work carefully with my clients, listening to their needs and bringing them a number of choices for their identity. In addition to camera ready digital artwork for your applications, I can help you with other graphic needs as well as cards, brochures, signage and package design.

Below you see designs in a wide variety of lettering styles. My work is primarily fluid and calligraphic, though I often do work of a more structured or typographic nature.

Let me imagine your words.