brand development
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.
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.
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.
I’ve worked closely with John and his team designing the UX for two major book launches and creating three website redesigns.
Land Liberty and Loss is a major new event program from Humanities New York. I was bought in as the creative lead to design and produce a comprehensive set of new digital assets.
Working with Sebastian, Hachette and agent Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency – I designed his website and online archive for his books, articles, and films.
I was the creative director for a new program design on race and identity at the Aspen Institute, founded by former NPR host Michele Norris. As well as establishing the program’s visual identity, I oversaw the style guide development and directed the creative for international campaigns to engage funding partners. The Race Card Project powers the identity-sharing and storytelling products into curriculum tools at The Bridge.
Marketing and book website design for Michael Davis’ Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. The original version of the site was a fully interactive experience produced in Flash.
Website and online branding for Robert Karjel, Somali Pirate hunter, maker of fine desserts and author of The Swede.