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Busy making stuff and doing things.

About Me

About Me

I collaborate with people and brands that want to stand out for the right reasons. We create visual work that feels intentional and drives impact. This involves translating brand strategy into visual systems that work and ensuring every design decision has purpose behind it. The best part is when everyone cares enough about getting it right that we end up having passionate discussions about why that particular shade of green feels more trustworthy than the other seventeen we tried.

I collaborate with people and brands that want to stand out for the right reasons. We create visual work that feels intentional and drives impact. This involves translating brand strategy into visual systems that work and ensuring every design decision has purpose behind it. The best part is when everyone cares enough about getting it right that we end up having passionate discussions about why that particular shade of green feels more trustworthy than the other seventeen we tried.

Selected Work

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How I take projects from half-baked ideas to real things

01

Listen & Learn

Getting curious about the real challenge that needs solving. What's the actual goal? Who's the audience? What's working, what isn't, and what's everyone else missing? This is where the good stuff starts.

02

Strategy & Direction

Before anything gets made, figuring out the story being told and how it should feel. What's the creative direction? What makes this different? This foundation keeps everything focused when things get complicated.

03

Create & Build

Where ideas become actual things. Whether it's visual systems, campaigns, video content, or installations. Everything designed to work together and serve the bigger picture.

04

Launch & Evolve

Getting everything out into the world and making sure it works as intended. Then watching what resonates, gathering feedback, and making it better as things develop.

01

Listen & Learn

Getting curious about the real challenge that needs solving. What's the actual goal? Who's the audience? What's working, what isn't, and what's everyone else missing? This is where the good stuff starts.

02

Strategy & Direction

Before anything gets made, figuring out the story being told and how it should feel. What's the creative direction? What makes this different? This foundation keeps everything focused when things get complicated.

03

Create & Build

Where ideas become actual things. Whether it's visual systems, campaigns, video content, or installations. Everything designed to work together and serve the bigger picture.

04

Launch & Evolve

Getting everything out into the world and making sure it works as intended. Then watching what resonates, gathering feedback, and making it better as things develop.

01

Listen & Learn

Getting curious about the real challenge that needs solving. What's the actual goal? Who's the audience? What's working, what isn't, and what's everyone else missing? This is where the good stuff starts.

02

Strategy & Direction

Before anything gets made, figuring out the story being told and how it should feel. What's the creative direction? What makes this different? This foundation keeps everything focused when things get complicated.

03

Create & Build

Where ideas become actual things. Whether it's visual systems, campaigns, video content, or installations. Everything designed to work together and serve the bigger picture.

04

Launch & Evolve

Getting everything out into the world and making sure it works as intended. Then watching what resonates, gathering feedback, and making it better as things develop.

01

Listen & Learn

Getting curious about the real challenge that needs solving. What's the actual goal? Who's the audience? What's working, what isn't, and what's everyone else missing? This is where the good stuff starts.

02

Strategy & Direction

Before anything gets made, figuring out the story being told and how it should feel. What's the creative direction? What makes this different? This foundation keeps everything focused when things get complicated.

03

Create & Build

Where ideas become actual things. Whether it's visual systems, campaigns, video content, or installations. Everything designed to work together and serve the bigger picture.

04

Launch & Evolve

Getting everything out into the world and making sure it works as intended. Then watching what resonates, gathering feedback, and making it better as things develop.

Experience

Experience

I've worked with everyone from scrappy startups to established brands. Built holistic brand studios, directed campaigns across multiple channels, shot and edited video content, created street art installations, and curated pop-up shops on Newbury Street. The work keeps changing, which is exactly how I like it.

I've worked with everyone from scrappy startups to established brands. Built holistic brand studios, directed campaigns across multiple channels, shot and edited video content, created street art installations, and curated pop-up shops on Newbury Street. The work keeps changing, which is exactly how I like it.

Good Good Studio

Founder

2024 – Present

Good Good Studio

Founder

2024 – Present

Good Good Studio

Founder

2024 – Present

Social Impact Engineer

Creative Director

2025 – Present

Social Impact Engineer

Creative Director

2025 – Present

Social Impact Engineer

Creative Director

2025 – Present

Rocketbook

Studio Lead

2020 – 2024

Rocketbook

Studio Lead

2020 – 2024

Rocketbook

Studio Lead

2020 – 2024

Superdigital

Graphic Designer

2016 – 2018

Superdigital

Graphic Designer

2016 – 2018

Superdigital

Graphic Designer

2016 – 2018

SKILLS

SKILLS

Brand Identity & Visual Systems

Brand Identity & Visual Systems

Building cohesive visual languages that work across every touchpoint. From logos that don't look like they came from a template farm to brand guidelines that teams will actually follow.

Building cohesive visual languages that work across every touchpoint. From logos that don't look like they came from a template farm to brand guidelines that teams will actually follow.

Campaign Development & Art Direction

Creating campaigns that live across multiple channels without losing their soul. This includes everything from concept development to directing photoshoots where lighting becomes surprisingly controversial.

Campaign Development & Art Direction

Creating campaigns that live across multiple channels without losing their soul. This includes everything from concept development to directing photoshoots where lighting becomes surprisingly controversial.

Content Creation & Production

Content Creation & Production

Shooting and editing video content, directing photography sessions, and producing the visual assets that bring ideas to life. The kind of content that stops the scroll and makes people pay attention.

Shooting and editing video content, directing photography sessions, and producing the visual assets that bring ideas to life. The kind of content that stops the scroll and makes people pay attention.

Digital Design & Web Development

Digital Design & Web Development

Designing websites with Framer, Squarespace, and WordPress that balance good looks with smooth functionality. Building digital experiences that work well on every device and load fast enough to keep people around.

Designing websites with Framer, Squarespace, and WordPress that balance good looks with smooth functionality. Building digital experiences that work well on every device and load fast enough to keep people around.

Off the Clock

Off the Clock

When the design projects wrap up, I'm either planning my next trip or tinkering with the 3D printer that's slowly filling up my apartment with things that seemed like good ideas at 1AM. There's usually red wine involved in the decision-making process. My phone is full of saved TikToks that I swear I'll go back to someday, and I'm in an ongoing battle to become a morning person who actually journals consistently. My dog Arlo supervises all of this and is convinced he's the real creative director around here. He's probably not wrong.

When the design projects wrap up, I'm either planning my next trip or tinkering with the 3D printer that's slowly filling up my apartment with things that seemed like good ideas at 1AM. There's usually red wine involved in the decision-making process. My phone is full of saved TikToks that I swear I'll go back to someday, and I'm in an ongoing battle to become a morning person who actually journals consistently. My dog Arlo supervises all of this and is convinced he's the real creative director around here. He's probably not wrong.

Riding a bicycle with V sign
Riding a bicycle with V sign
Riding a bicycle with V sign
A boat in the sea
A boat in the sea
A boat in the sea
Skating on one leg
Skating on one leg
Skating on one leg