09 / 15 / 10

SUMMER STYLEGUIDE

Wrapping up summer over at Nickelodeon. I created a series of icons, patterns and graphics to tie the summer '10 package together throughout the network. The look flexed across the brand from generic Nick elements to show specific packaging.

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06 / 22 / 10

SPONGEBOB'S FINTASTIC VOYAGE

Some recent work created for Spongebob's Fintastic Voyage on Nickelodeon.

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06 / 01 / 10

iCRAZY iCARLY

Some recent work for the Nickelodeon property iCarly.

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02 / 15 / 10

SECRET CRUSH

My latest animation project was Nickelodeon's Valentine's Day event, Secret Crush Weekend. All episodes centered around the world of lovey-dovey and featured special interviews with Nick stars dishing about their first crushes.

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12 / 17 / 09

PRECIOUS SOARS

Critics are going CRAZY over the Smokewood Entertainment produced film, Precious, which has just been nominated for 3 Golden Globes including Best Picture of the Year! The Lee Daniels film starring Mo'Nique and Mariah Carey is now playing in theaters across the US. Don't forget to sit through the credits and catch my lil' Smokewood logo. . .or you can pull out a magnifyng glass & find it on the bottom of the movie poster.

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12 / 17 / 09

HOLIDAY FRANGO COLLECTION

My Frango Mint holiday collection has already sold out from Macy's online! There might be some left in the retail stores for your last minute holiday gifts. Look for a tin filled with mints, holiday trees, North Pole houses, character ornaments, and the 2009 Frango bear.

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12 / 13 / 09

SEVYLOR

Pool floats such as the Lazy Boy Tube featuring my logo design are now available through Sevylor Europe. Products are available in both the Fun Range and Premium Range. I know I could sure use a new pool float in the
middle of December.

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11 / 25 / 09

SUPERSTUFFED NICKSGIVING

Check out my latest project Superstuffed Nicksgiving Weekend! All week long, Nick will be airing clips of this Thanksgiving Day parade filled with Nick characters as balloons and floats traveling throughout the city.

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09 / 29 / 09

NEW ART

Posted below is some recent artwork I created for a poster campaign for Chappell Roberts, a wonderful advertising agency in Tampa Florida. Check 'em out!

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08 / 27 / 09

MEW COLORING CONTEST

Mew and Buzznet are collaborating to make a limited edition coffee table book filled with Mew angel artwork. The winners are chosen via coloring contest. Wish my lil' guy luck here!

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08 / 06 / 09

SHOEGAZE

I recently attended Past.Present.Now, the launch event kicking-off the new design collabo between Airwalk and Jeff Staple. The event hosted at New York’s Openhouse gallery showed off the 9 new sneaker styles designed by STPL along with some vintage kicks. In addition, my friend Laura Kottlowski has also been added to the roster of the Airwalk design crew. Should be a rockstar team! You can check out more pics at:

stapledesign.com

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07 / 22 / 09

CRYSTAL KINGDOM

I designed some magical crystals for the upcoming Dora the Explorer: Celebration in Crystal Kingdom. The Dora adventure spans into a book series and a television special soon to air.

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06 / 13 / 09

MIGHTY B!

Just finished up the graphics for the new Mighty B! special Dragonflies. The cartoon features Amy Poehler as the voice of Bessie the world's most ambitious Honeybee scout. Check out the movie and new episodes on Nickeleodeon all this week.

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05 / 17 / 09

STUDIO O' THE MONTH

Congrats to my friends over at Moxie Sozo honored as Computer Arts magazine's Studio of the Month, May issue 161.

"Nestling among the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, the studio benefits from sunlight all day long and is the world's first zero-waste, carbon neutral design and advertising agency."

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05 / 10 / 09

POPPY ART

Featured is a painting I just finished for a friend for Mother's Day. If you and or your mother would like some original artwork feel free to hit me up. Oh, and happy Mother's Day mom!

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04 / 29 / 09

WOOLY WONDERLAND

In the land of all things wooly, my Smartwool apparel designs have been released. The 09 collection features a combination of screen print and embroidery detail. The Women's Rist Tee is now available in the summery shades of Pacific Blue, Earth, and Chili. The Women's Eweturn Short is available in Black or Earth.

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04 / 22 / 09

HAPPY EARTH DAY

Nickelodeon is celebrating Earth Day this year with the Big Green Help and featuring kids across America who have taken action to preserve the environment. We created animated shout-outs for each kid that will air throughout the day.

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04 / 02 / 09

EASTER TREATS :)

The Frango Easter packing I designed for Macy's last year is finally here. You can find this bunny box of Frango Caramel Chocolates as well as Mint Chocolates, Pastel Speckled Eggs, Pastel Peanut Butter Bunnies, and even a plush sporting my designs in the Macy's confections dept. Buyer beware. . .I'm addicted those Pastel Bunnies!

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02 / 16 / 09

PATTERN HAPPY

Due to a recent string of current events I have become a pattern factory. Someday I will post them all but for now here are four extra girly ones. Gotta love repetition <3

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02 / 09 / 09

BREAKING NEWS: GODZILLA & KING KONG HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE!

Happy Valentine's Day :)

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01 / 26 / 09

SMOKEWOOD SWEEPS SUNDANCE

The film production company that I designed the logo for, Smokewood Entertainment, swept the 2009 Cannes Film Festival! They received the Grand Jury Prize for their ground breaking film Precious a film by Lee Daniels. Congrats Smokewood!

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12 / 31 / 08

NUUN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Me and the rest of the Moxie Sozo crew's designs for Nuun drink tablets are currently featured at The Dieline. I heard through
the grapevine that these selected works have been chosen for an upcoming book of packaging favorites. My comp is the one
pictured below.

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12 / 12 / 08

COOL YULE

This ecard that was once only viewable in my portfolio is now interactive & available to the public. You can customize my new holiday ecard at www.BlueMountain.com. You can build and accessorize your penguin crew, select a backdrop, and head to your family photo shoot. It's free so have at it.

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11 / 22 / 08

BACKPACK MODEL

Check out who's the latest backpack model for Coleman, my good friend Ashleigh Perry! She also happens to be an awesome industrial designer for them as well. I suddenly have an urge to buy a backpack.

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11 / 14 / 08

NEW LINKS

I've added a couple new links to my very talented friends, photographer Lindsay Josal and illustrator J. Alex Stamos. Check out their stunning work!

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11 / 04 / 08

MY FELLOW PICKERS. . .

Today is the big day, the historical election when the nation decides between Spongebob or iCarly. Watch Pickboy's Election Day Pickoff Nov 04 on Nickelodeon 3:00 / 2:00 central. The winning shows will play for the rest of the day. If you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of some of my handywork.

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10 / 30 / 08

SWEETNESS

Probar's Sweet & Savory bars are currently featured in Liberty Sports Magazine and VegCooking.com, a PETA.org website. Quite an honor! Here is a snippet of what they're saying:

"Probar's appetizing packaging is reflective of what's inside. When you open it up, the bar is packed full of recognizable seeds, dried fruits, nuts and grains. . ."

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"Probar—maker of vegan nutrition bars containing whole, organic, raw foods—is launching five delicious and nutritious Sweet & Savory bars. . .Give 'em a try next time you need a healthy energy boost!"

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10 / 11 / 08

SHOCKTOBER 2!!!

If you want to check out my latest project, tune in to Nickelodeon for Shocktober 2. I created 10 animations that will play in the bottom right corner of the screen including ghosts, bats, a jack-o'-lantern, black cat, witch, spider, haunted house, grave yard, electrical voltage, and of course a skull puking neon green Nick slime.

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09 / 26 / 08

START SCHLEPIN'

A dear friend of mine just designed the The Great Schlep, a movement sponsored by jewsvote.org. The program currently features Sarah Silverman and aims to spread the word about Obama. Check it out. . .it's hilarious!

www.thegreatschlep.com

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09 / 09 / 08

V3 BUZZ

My V3 redesign has been recently featured on The Dieline. Check out what people are saying about the new packaging!

www.thedieline.com

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09 / 05/ 08

ANNOUNCEMENTS & TROPICAL STORMS

Not only am I prepping for my first experience in a tropical storm, as Hanna makes her way up the coast, but I'm also revamping and re-organizing my resumé for your downloading pleasure.

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08 / 20 / 08

UNRULY THINGS

My friend, Lindsay Josal, was recently featured in an interview for her beautiful Polaroid photography. You can check her work out at unruly things. See if you can spot a photo of yours truly.

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08 / 19 / 08

RUNNER'S LOVE
New Direction for Running Times: Pleasing Readers, Turning Heads

TRUE QUALITY

"The new design of Running Times is appealing, accenting the high quality of the articles and news items. Including up-and-coming high schoolers, colleges, masters and Olympic aspirants makes for interesting reading. Founder Ed Ayers should be pleased to see the level to which you've taken the magazine he founded for runners by runners, such as himself, a 2:30 - range marathoner."

—Dave Therall

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GREAT STUFF, WHAT MAGAZINE IS THIS?

"I just have to say that I really loved the new format in the May issue. Really, really, great. I didn't look at the cover when I first pulled it out of the mail—I just started reading. After about 5 minutes I had to turn to the front cover to see which magazine I was reading (seriously). Good stuff—good articles, profiles, commentary, pictures, and layout. Keep up the great work!"

—Brad Moats

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07 / 30 / 08

BIG LAUNCH

I am pleased to introduce my portfolio website! Feel free to browse through my work. The site features my recent collection of graphic, web and packaging design, animation and illustration. Here in the news section I'll keep you posted about any updates or additions in my world of graphic design.

—Stef

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