Graphic Strategist

Energetic Investigations Howell Consulting is an Illinois-based fire and explosion investigations firm. After ordering suede-coated business cards from me in early 2019, Mr. Howell contacted me in 2020 to also design his website. And what an interesting job this is! Scott Howell, Principal, investigates commercial and residential explosions. He determines the cause, type of explosion, […]

Porter is as a Porter does Legend has it that the beer name “Porter” comes from the shipyard workers of England. These brutes often worked grueling jobs: dock personnel who porter–or, transfer–goods on and off ships. The alehouses of the day named their dark beers for the workers who drank them. Harbor Walk Dockside Destin […]

New Territory: Underwater When this client contacted me, I must admit I didn’t understand half the words he was using: words like “OSV,” “Miller 400,” and “A-frame barge.” Owner John Fontenot is a salvage diver based out of Hammond, Louisiana. That’s got to be one of the coolest–and most dangerous–jobs I’ve ever heard of. He […]

Destin Brewery has joined the hard seltzer league. Releasing two initial flavors, Lavender Mojito and I’m Your Huckleberry, they desired labels to reflect the fresh trend but also to look distinctly not like their beer labels (after all, they’re not beer). The seltzers still come in traditional 12-ounce beer cans, but to emphasize the height […]