Web & Interactivity Design
Working together with Penguin’s global marketing team and technical groups it was a genuine privilege to partner with a publisher whose timeless and distinctive brand has been part of my experience since I could first read.
For several years I have been the creative lead for Deborah Harkness and her team on her website and cross-media promotional des
Working directly with the author, I created the design for Salman’s personal author website and archive. During the early design process, I reached out to people across the world who have crafted creative responses to Salman’s work, from internationally acclaimed artists to children doing school projects. The dynamic grid on Salman’s home page draws from a…
I have worked with John Irving for over 15 years as his lead creative on his website design and online branding.
Steve Inskeep is one of several NPR hosts I have worked with (Michele Norris, Tom Gjelten). For this project the focus was promoting his prescient new book Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America.
To promote Douglas Brunt’s new book, I conducted extensive research of relevant historical materials.
Following the success with the Veterans Town Halls online/web engagement I became the creative director for the print and digital asset advertising campaign. We created a set of interactive PDFs and templates for local Veteran Town Hall events. By “designing-in” the imagery and brand style management into the Acrobat software, various print processes and run sizes could easily be produced simply by typing in the event information.
For James Kaplan’s forthcoming epic multi-biography, 3 Shades of Blue; Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the lost Empire of Cool, I redesigned his website, updating the UX and adding rich media. I also added a raft of new UI and movement to the site. We retained our previous richly-researched work for Kaplan’s books on Irving Berlin and Frank Sinatra.
Website design for author and news anchor Zain E. Asher with a confident and authentic concept to present her book, Where The Children Take Us, and her work at CNN’s One World.
Author website design for the critically acclaimed best-selling Amor Towles using hand-made collage and vintage imagery from Amor’s collection
Website design for Joanna Schwartz and “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable”. Includes real-life stories, court and article archives.
My latest design for the new BridgeBox™ identity toolkit has gone into production. It has already been used for some powerful engagements around the US and UK major global tech companies, universities and non-profits. It is a major part of my body of work for The Race Card Project and The Bridge at Aspen. The…
As the creative lead on my second design re-brand for Narrative 4, I worked closely with the founders Lisa Consiglio and Colum McCann, as well as the board and the communications team.
Long-time client Geraldine Brooks and I developed a simple brief to update her online branding. I created the design for a new website, featuring her new book Horse, and simplify the publication workflow.
Working with Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel I developed a creative brief and brand style to project his work as a reporter author. We focused on his new book Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Battle for Cultural Supremacy, but built an online platform that was branded in a way that would work with future titles and projects.
I created the style guide and design for Colum’s author website. Central to the project a space for Colum’s site-exclusive pieces and weekly letter to young writers.