Package Design
My Favorite Neighbor is the collective vision of some of the most dedicated and talented members of the Paso Robles winemaking community, banding together to make some fantastic wine. With a Cabernet Sauvignon already on the market, a Blanc was born. And it needed a label.
A distinctly inspired entity, this line extension maintains core brand communications while anticipating the potential rollout of future brand offerings, translating to a cohesive line at retail.
/ Art Direction / Design / Print Production Management
// Photo Accreditation // Dina Mande
// Cabernet Accreditation // Gary Johns (Design) // Greg Gorman (Photography)
/// Behind the curtain /// A note on the artwork
Each puncture is unique — as idiosyncratic as the winemakers, growers and viticulturalists that made the wine happen. Disrupting the landscape of flat, predictable wine, and building toward a larger vision.
Package Design
Booker sought a label redesign for its Grenache blend Rosé, a best-seller in the winery’s tasting room. Preferred concepts shown here, with uppermost option selected for bottling 2018.
/ Art Direction / Design / Illustration / Print Production Management
// Photo Accreditation // Dina Mande
/// Behind the curtain /// Let’s call this a case study.
/ CONCEPT 1 / Beyond the bleed
The winemaker, perhaps in defiance of typical approach to Rosé, actually adds some red wine to this wine.
Yeah yeah yeah. In making Rosé, red color seeps off of the skins for a little while and then you stop the process before the wine hits full-blown Red. But then, to add some Syrah after all that? Trippy. There’s more to that story.
/ CONCEPT 2 / Choke hold
Ok so there's Brutus that hangs out at the winery all the time. He's adorable, obviously. He doesn’t want to not get to ride in the truck, almost as much as Eric doesn’t want to have to make Pink wine.
/ CONCEPT 3 / Outlier
Let’s be real. Booker is a serious winery.
…But can Pink be the ugly duckling? Dinner guests migrating home for Thanksgiving say yes. Every year.
/ CONCEPT 4 / Geometric
This one's pretty simple: Pretty.
The 90 degree angles echo the curves of the hillsides where Booker’s grapes are grown, each row attended to manifest a specific purpose. Some of those rows are Pink.
Print
This refresh to must! charities original branding retains the spirit of the non-profit's inception, while redefining the visual language through which it tells its stories. Print communication materials shown, including 2017 Annual Report.
/ Art Direction / Design / Illustration / Print Production Management
// Photo Accreditation // Barry Goyette
Partnering with Patagonia, Tablas Creek Vineyard tells its origin story, educating guests through an apparel line. The series highlights the founder’s vision: to introduce Châteauneuf-du-Pape style wine to the United States, exploring the burgeoning possibilities of biodynamic vineyard practice.
/ Art Direction / Design / Hand-lettering / Illustration
Brand Identity / Package Design
Torrin Vineyard of Paso Robles, California, renowned for its expressive prestige Rhône varietals, sought a unique identity to formalize its first foray into Burgundy: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Lagom speaks to an approach of simple authenticity — "Enough is as good as a feast."
/ Art Direction / Design / Print Production Management
Website Design
Visual brand management of packaging, signage and print material at the winery expands to a custom responsive website redesign, utilizing the WineDirect CMS to allow for effective eCommerce and point of sale integration.
You should really read that paragraph on their homepage. It says it all.
/ Art Direction / Design / Project Management
// Photo Accreditation // Taryn Dudley Photography
Print / Retail / Display
Elevated the presentation of this specialty beauty brand for print, events and merchandising display at some of the world’s most prestigious beauty retailers including Sephora, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New York.
/ Art Direction / Design / Project Management / Display and Print Production Management
Advertising
Campaign concepts for new business pitches at Giant Creative Strategy, the largest privately-owned pharma ad agency in the US.
/ Art Direction / Design
Brand Identity
Logo redesign package for California Central Coast’s most popular recreational rental service, based in tourist-friendly Pismo Beach.
/ Art Direction / Design
Brand Identity / Creative Strategy
DEL Ozone, a global industry leader in environmentally-friendly water purification, was ready to shed dated branding of its inception in the 70s and embrace a comprehensive, modern redesign.
/ Creative Direction / Design / Project Management / Print Production Management
// Photo Accreditation // Barry Goyette
Brand Identity
Lifestyle, editorial and athletics photographer.
/ Art Direction / Design
Brand Identity
Web forum for managing personal wine cellars and for networking with other collectors (logo design and web concept development).
/ Art Direction / Design / Copywriting
Logo Design
/ Symbol Development / Design
A collection of a few extra things I'm proud of :)
