This was my take on an article I found in GQ magazine about a young man who’s identity came into question after becoming a high school basketball star. I modified the page design slightly, but I wanted to try and create this editorial illustration within the confines of the magazine’s current design.
This mark was commissioned by Mike Haftel, a creative who studied at the Creative Circus in Atlanta. Mike wanted a mark to represent himself that has elements (such as the tentacles) that could carry throughout his book.
I am known by many names to many different people. I started thinking about identity and how it may change depending on the people who surround you. Depending on those people, I may be a brother, a football player, an RA or an illustrator, so I used a self portrait project to address the essence of one’s identity and the duality that I believe exists within any given person.
Character development project based on Twins player Harmon Killebrew. These were used to present a new direction for Killebrew Rootbeer, a top seller at Target Stadium.