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2013-11-29T17:11:00.000-05:00

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Expecting

2013-10-22T14:10:00.001-04:00

New personal piece about becoming a dad.

Wall Street Journal - What House Cleaners Won’t Tell You

2013-10-07T06:58:00.001-04:00

For an article about various things house cleaners won't tell you.

Real Simple - Is Your Home Obesogenic

2013-09-03T07:23:00.000-04:00

Full page illustration for an article about all the ways your home could be leading to weight gain.

Seattle Met - Killing Me Falsely

2013-08-14T07:00:00.000-04:00

Full page illustration for a story about anxiety causing phantom pains.

Popular Science - No-Brainer

2013-07-29T08:59:00.002-04:00

For an article arguing for government funding of less popular science over highly funded work on the brain.

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Wanna Get a Donut

2013-07-16T07:22:00.000-04:00

Latest personal piece inspired by my neighbourhood in Toronto.

Tufts - Gaming the System

2013-07-02T08:04:00.000-04:00

Full spread illustration for a story about using gamification to hopefully repair a computer and recover a book. I really enjoyed working on this and getting a chance to do something different with the 8-bit look. Giant thanks to Margot Grisar!

Indianapolis Monthly - Our Favorite Places to Eat

2013-06-24T09:02:00.001-04:00

Spot illustrations for a section on restaurants in Indianapolis. Art Directed by Hector Sanchez.

Washington Post - Post Hunt

2013-06-20T09:30:00.002-04:00

Cover illustration for Washington Post Magazine’s annual Post Hunt issue. Big thanks to Beth Broadwater for her fantastic art direction and everyone involved in the Post Hunt!

Washingtonian - Don't Tilt The Glass

2013-05-30T07:49:00.000-04:00

1/4 page illustration for an article about craft beer.

Harvard Business Review - Best Workplace

2013-05-13T08:30:00.000-04:00

Full page and spots for Harvard Business Review for an article about creating the most desirable workplace. I loved working with a photo, it's something I've done only a handful of times and I look forward to mixing my illustrations with photography more often in the future. Big thanks to everybody at HBR for such a fun assignment!

Popular Science - Science Runs Free With Our DNA

2013-04-29T13:29:00.000-04:00

For an article about forgetting the privacy concerns and letting scientists run free with DNA to start saving lives.

Popular Science - An Unfolding Story

2013-04-02T14:52:00.001-04:00

For an article about scientists working on ways to fit more on less surface area.

Natural Health - Fighting Mold

2013-03-20T09:45:00.000-04:00

Illustration created for an article outlining ways to fight mold in your home.

CA Magazine - Endangered Species

2013-03-04T08:01:00.000-05:00

1/4 page illustration for an article about universal life policies going the way of the dodo.

Hamster

2013-02-08T11:27:00.000-05:00

Personal piece I've been working on between assignments.

Strategy - #1

2013-02-08T07:59:00.001-05:00

Cover illustration for the annual Creative Report Card & Cassies Awards issue of Strategy Magazine. Big thanks to Stephen Stanley for this one!

Popular Science - Adventuring Science

2012-12-03T07:26:00.000-05:00

Recently I've been illustrating a monthly column for Popular Science. For this illustration, the story was about a new organization that pairs scientists with adventurers to bring data back from the wild. A great idea, if the adventurer is going there anyway, might as well bring back some data for the scientists.

MoneySense - Millionaire Kid

2012-11-29T14:52:00.000-05:00

Full page illustration for an article about how TSFAs can make your child a millionaire. Huge thanks to Taryn Dufault for the fantastic job, this was insanely fun to draw!

• In Context

The Joy of Drawing

2012-11-27T09:58:00.001-05:00

A personal piece that started as a tote bag design for Gerald & Cullen Rapp.

Chicago Tribune - Pink Tree

2012-11-26T15:35:00.000-05:00

A quick one for a story about doing the holidays your way: a little girl wants a pink tree instead of the standard look.

American Way - The Pilgrimage

2012-11-15T12:17:00.000-05:00

Quarter page illustration for a story about a journey to find the most Thanksgiving-y town in America — Pilgrim, Mich. This was a blast to do, whenever Betsy at American Way has a job for me I know it's going to be great. I played around stylistically with a loose ink wash for the background, something I plan to do more of in the future.

Runner's World - Get a Boost

2012-10-04T10:25:00.000-04:00

Quarter page illustration for an article about 5 items that can add some boost to your runs. A Popeye solution was just the perfect fit (especially when spinach was one of the 5 items, who knew Popeye was on the right track all along) and so much fun to draw. Big thanks to Marc Kauffman for the great assignment!

D Magazine - What To Expect When You're Expecting

2012-09-24T12:51:00.000-04:00

Spot illustration for a funny story about various things expecting parents don't want their kid to end up being. The ones from the story I used for this image are cyborg, killer, hipster, cheetah and sea monster. This was obviously a super fun assignment, loved it!