When your friend is a talented seamstress and asks if you could design their logo and garment tags, you do it. You also casually add your measurements to your email footer and hope they notice.
It was incredibly fun to concept this logo and tag design for Hands of Gold, out of Vermont, and work with the embroiderer to get perfect versions of the finished tag.
OmniForce (and its charitable arm CauseForce) produce athletic events across the US, Canada, and Australia. In 2015, I was named Brand Director for a new event: The Scotiabank Baycrest Pro-Am, North America’s largest hockey charity game, and set to work on the full identity design for this event. From logo design, web design, print materials, apparel, signage, brand guide, and more, I was able to construct a cohesive brand identity (and design a jersey for Gordie Howe!)
Other OmniForce events included the Surf City Half/Full Marathons, and the Surf City 10 races in Huntington Beach. I worked on the 20th anniversary of the Surf City Marathon, creating custom badges and a logo refresh. I also designed t-shirts, postcards, wayfinding signage, and finisher’s medals that incorporated bottle-openers and sand-flecked enamel.
In 2019, Jennifer Love Tang ran for City Council in her home town of Monterey Park, CA. She was one of the youngest candidates to ever run, and was running against an incumbent with serious financial backers.
I wanted to give her a fresh and colorful campaign logo that would set her apart from the unremarkable campaign graphics that flood city government races.
In addition to her logo, I set her up with a comprehensive brand guide that all of her campaign volunteers could easily follow when creating campaign materials, emails, and social media posts.
It was super fun to create the additional design elements as well: her signature, patterns, badges, and banners.
Armed with a slew of design ammo, legions of supporters and volunteers, and fresh energy, Jennifer mounted a competitive campaign and very nearly won.
Various logo projects for clients—incorporating typography, icon creation, and color palettes.