Custom Print for a Friend

My dear friends are having a baby boy soon, and I wanted to make them something special! I illustrated one of their favorite Bible verses for them to hang in the baby's room. Can't wait for the little fella' to arrive!

Please visit my Etsy shop to own a copy for yourself!

Here is a photo of the original hand drawn image, before I scanned and edited it in Photoshop!

Event Calligraphy

My dear friend Kelsea married the love of her life on June 8, and I was delighted to design her programs and create lots of custom calligraphy pieces for the big day.

Gulp: Book Trailer Illustrations

Some very good friends of mine recently created this fun trailer for Mary Roach's newest book, Gulp. I contributed lots of custom lettering and illustration to the set they created for the film. Check it out!

Photo District News 'Promos We Kept'

Today I'm excited to share a post from PDN's blog, 'Promos We Kept,' because they featured a recent collaborative promo piece by myself and Spencer Heyfron, a truly awesome photographer. We both had a blast creating this promo, and can't wait to start the next one.

When I started flipping through Spencer Heyfron’s “This is New York” promo, I immediately recognized many of the images as being from New York’s Look Book column. I’ve always been a fan of that section of the magazine and loved looking at the photos again in their own context. When viewed as a whole, I appreciated Heyfron’s work even more because each image so clearly reflects the subject’s personality and style. This individuality is further emphasized by Angela Southern’s whimsical, on-the-nose lettering, which is used for all of the personal info included about the subjects, such as their names, job titles or quotes.

The promo itself is oversize, with dimensions of about 16.25 x 22.50 inches when opened to a spread. The paper is reminiscent of newspaper stock, but thicker so the images from a previous page don’t bleed through. The promo was folded down to about 8.5 x 11 inches when it was mailed, and polybagged so the mailing address could be printed on a separate sheet of paper instead of on the actual promo. Such a smart way to keep the promo looking clean.

It’s clear from this promo that Heyfron has a keen eye for not only finding stylish people on the streets of New York City, but also recognizing that style comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, genders and income brackets.

—Meghan Ahearn