Thoughts on design

Design should be intelligent, organized, appropriate, and when possible unexpected.

Projects
MOTION GRAPHICS REEL

A composition of my motion graphics work done while attending the School of Visual Arts.

ADC Mailable Invite/Poster
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A mailable invite/poster to promote the Art Directors Club 2007 Spring Paper Expo. These posters were silk-screened over newspaper to support the concept.

C&C Beverages Corp ID
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This is a corporate identity for C&C Beverages. C&C Beverages offers a variety of soft drinks.

*Published in CMYK Magazine Vol. 43

Confinement Photo Book
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This is a photography book by Oliver Chanarin, Adam Broomberg, Hans Neleman, and Nan Golden. The selected works are forms of confinement—psychiatric hospital, prostitution, prison, and sexual dependency.

Irvine Welsh Book Covers
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A series of 5 book covers for Irvine Welshe’s “If You Liked School, You’ll Love Work.” Each cover is accompanied by a fold to reveal more about each story.

*Published in CMYK Magazine Vol. 43, and The Language of Graphic Design by Richard Poulin

Jack Finney's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Book Cover
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A book cover design for the classic science fiction novel "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," by Jack Finney.

The Strokes "Is This It" CD Packaging
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CD packaging for the album “Is this it?”, by The Strokes. It is packaged in a 45 record jacket, because of The Strokes similarity to pre-1977 rock. The cd, and a poster with the lyrics are contained inside.

Something Small
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Objects that are often viewed as insignificant were used as the primary design elements in a book of postcards in order to promote their form and function.

Bic Comfort Twin Razors Packaging
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A packaging concept for Bic Comfort Twin Razors.  The Die-cut uses the motion of the razor to reveal the product.

"Don't Fear Big Beer" Op-ed illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "Don't Fear Big Beer." Point of view: The demand for craft beer over industrial beer is increasing.

"The Green Collar Solution" Op-ed Illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "The Green Collar Solution." Point of View: “The green economy has the power to deliver new sources of work, wealth and health to low-income people — while honoring the Earth.”

"Abstinence 1, S-chip 0" Op-ed Illustration
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An illustration to accompany The New York Times OP-ED, "Abstinence 1, S-Chip 0." Point of View: Bipartisan compromise fails to meet the best interest of the children.

Dirtbags Stufed Anymals
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This is a self initiated project. Dirtbags are a series of stuffed animals with real life problems. For example, VOO-DOO-BEAR is a cursed teddy-bear with low self esteem, DONT-SLEEP-SHEEP is an ex-counting sheep who suffers from insomnia, and HMO-RABBIT is an unlucky rabbit who is always sick due to his terrible health insurance plan.

Happy Days
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A theater poster for the play "Happy Days", by Samuel Beckett. A woman is burried waist deep in a mound of sand in the midde of the desert with only a bag of small items and an umbrella to protect her from the blazing sun. She continues to go about her daily rituals (ex: brushing her teeth) although she is facing certain death. This play is about the obsurity of life. Creative Director/Art Director: Kevin Brainard & Darren Cox

*TDC56 Winner, Published in Typography 31, Preserved in the AIGA Design Archives

KIN
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A theater poster for the play "KIN", by Bathsheba Doran.

"Anna, an Ivy League poetry scholar, and Sean, an Irish personal trainer, hardly seem destined for one another. But as their web of family and friends crosses distances both psychological and geographical, an unlikely new family is forged."

*TDC57 Winner, Will be Published in Typography 32

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Sam Eckersley and Stuart Rogers
Design: Jamus Marquette

Much Ado About Education Illustration
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An Illustration for a cover proposal for Thirteen's February 2011 program guide.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Sam Eckersley
Design and Illustration: Jamus Marquette

The Shaggs: Philosophy of The World
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A theater poster for the musical "The Shaggs: Philosophy of The World", by Joy Gregory, Gunnar Madsen and John Langs.

Fremont, NH, the late '60s. A working class dad has a vision of rock n' roll destiny for his three talentless daughters, convinced they're his family's one-way ticket out of hardship and obscurity. But the girls have ideas of their own—and as their father's ambition turns to obsession, the price of familial obligation becomes all too clear.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Sam Eckersley and Stuart Rogers
Design and illustration: Jamus Marquette

Completeness
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A theater poster for the play "Completeness", by Itamar Moses. A molecular biology grad student and a computer science grad student collaborate on a project, the variables in their evolving relationship shift as rapidly as the terms of their experiment.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Sam Eckersley and Stuart Rogers
Design and illustration: Jamus Marquette

NYC Winter Wonderland Illustration
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An Illustration for the cover of Thirteen's December 2011 program guide.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Jane Huschka
Design and Illustration: Jamus Marquette

Assistance
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A theater poster for the play "Assistance", by Itamar Moses.

For these young assistants, life is an endless series of humiliations at the hands of their hellacious boss, a powerful uber-magnate. In rare moments of calm when the phone calls stop rolling, Nick and Nora and their traumatized co-workers question whether all their work will lead to success—or just more work.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Sam Eckersley and Stuart Rogers
Design: Jamus Marquette

The Celebration of Teaching and Learning Illustration
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An Illustration for the cover of Thirteen's March 2012 program guide.

Completed at Rogers Eckersley Design
Art Direction: Jane Huschka
Design and Illustration: Jamus Marquette

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