Rizoma Magazine

I collaborated with photographer Christos Karantzolas to help create his new visually driven experimental fashion magazine Rizoma. We are exploring the possibilities of organizing visual thoughts without any expectation of context. Of course design needs structure, but the structure doesn’t always have to follow expected patterns. A building needs walls that fit together, but the walls can also obscure their utility. When eyeballs start following a pattern, a glaze sets in, the swiping and scrolling becomes a blurry river of imagery. Continually break the pattern and the eyes keep adjusting. Maybe they even start paying attention again. For a more poetic version, here’s a quote from the Rizoma website: “Possibilities of viewing life experiences through bodily imaginaries. Chartography by attractions and influences, melting chronology and organization. A nomadic system of growth and propagation”

For the logo we chose to do something classic that could also exist in a future world. Immortality is not our goal. Expression for the present is, but some sustainability through progress will free up consciousness for creativity and innovation of other kinds.

Enough chit chat, check out the first issue here and see for yourself:

Rizoma Magazine

Namaste Technologies Branding

Namaste Technologies is an international cannabis eCommerce company operating in 20 countries. As a rapidly growing and expanding company in the technology and cannabis industries they wanted to update their brand image to match the innovation and expertise of their operations. In their words, “We are a worldwide collective of industry experts focused on providing the best cannabis-related products & services available. We are the future of cannabis.”

The new design is more modern, feels like a technology company, but still maintains a softer friendly side. We updated the lotus logomark to be more dimensional. The overlapping shapes give depth and energy, an almost vibrational feeling. The leaves represent the growing network of the company that simultaneously unfurl but continue to be part of the core values and mission. The arch above brings structure and strength as they build into the future.

See more Namaste Technologies Branding

Hudson River Park App

Design and user experience concepts for the recently launched Playflags app by Hudson River Park. The app gives visitors a new way to explore activities and events by swiping and tapping through the Playflags. Users can also share their own experiences by placing a flag on the map. As an added bonus, the more users explore and interact with the park they unlock special rewards.

Developer: Makeable

See the project work here

The Impression + Christos Karantzolas

Art / fashion photographer Christos Karantzolas brought me in to collaborate on a calendar to represent the future to be published on The Impression, a fashion magazine. His imagery was provocative and unexpected and we needed the design of the calendar to follow that feeling. Check it out here!

Photography: Christos Karantzolas

Vanessa Walters / Fight or Flight

New from Make The Work - The first in a series of artist portraits features New York City based dancer / choreographer Vanessa Walters. Dance is an art form that requires no outside tools or forces besides the physical body given to us by nature. What better place to appreciate that form than in nature itself. Taken outside the context of the studio or the stage, dancing takes a breath of fresh air in this new environment.

Director: Make The Work
Make-up/Hair: Elena Perdikomati
Dancing/Choreography: Vanessa Walters