Starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, the series is about two people who are at their wit’s end and happen to run into each other in a road rage incident.
I was privileged to work under iconic Production Designer Grace Yunon for this series for a short but sweet amount of time. During that time, I got the chance to design Ali's tattoo. I love creating tattoos - funny enough, this wasn't my first time designing one.
Quantum Leap was another fun, quick one. In addition to store fronts, packaging, and general signage, I had a great time designing some vintage posters for the Whisky A Go Go set.
Mr. Neighbor's House is a series of TV specials created by Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, and Jesse Falcon. It is a parody of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and premiered on Adult Swim.
I created a number of graphics for this special under talented designer Justin Lieb, but the one I really enjoyed designing the most was a fully interactive game. Based on an artist's work, I created more illustrations, cards, game board layout, package design and even life-size game pieces based on the board game characters.
In the movie "Manodrome", conflicted about his girlfriend's pregnancy, Ralphie's life spirals out of control when he meets a mysterious family of men.
I worked under one of my favorite Production Designers, Carmen Navis. Carmen's incredible eye for showcasing the earthy grit of real environments while elevating color and composition to create a beautifully haunted world worked so well for this film.
The illustration here is of Yukio Mishima (1925-1970).
With this illustration, we were hoping to make a statement piece the character Dan (Adrien Brody) would have hung on his wall. We felt Mishima was someone he would idolize. Without going into the deep and complex history of Mishima, I can say he was an author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai (楯の会, "Shield Society"). He is thought of by many as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and was famous both for his creative writing and his political views that led to an attempted coup and, ultimately, his death.
Mishima felt Japan was "losing its spiritual tradition and materialism infested instead.” He died by Seppuku (切腹 (a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment). Mishima had the help of other members from the Shield Society to aid him in successfully carrying out this death.
Two unlicensed Swedish private investigators try to make a living in Los Angeles. What could go wrong? One of the dynamic sets for this one was Yee's Laundry. I had a fun time branding and making signage with a bright, poppy, mid century modern vibe working again under Production Designer Carmen Navis.
The Last Shift is a drama directed by Andrew Cohn and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It stars Richard Jenkins as Stanley, a 38-year fast-food veteran training his replacement, Jevon (Shane Paul McGhie), over a final weekend. The film focuses on themes of labor, friendship, and social change in a Michigan town. I worked again with Adri Siriwatt for this one.
My favorite part of designing graphics for this film was creating the Oscar's Chicken and Fish logo and menus. We wanted to create a middle-America fast food restaurant which had a humble and barebones feel. It needed to look like a regional fast food chain that someone locally designed.
When Tess and her family suffer an unimaginable loss she finds support from a surprising source: her biological father - a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks - and the charming but dangerous juvenile delinquent next door. Working with Carmen Navis I created the lemonade stand where Zoe had a summer job.
