The Work

Below are some of my favorite work samples from throughout my career. Heart, passion, creativity and sleeves-up, coffee-soaked, what's-a-hairbrush, intense work went into this  collection. Enjoy!

Primary brand mark - script font with the cross of the "T" curved to look like the top of a cocktail glass.

Brand Design for MockTale App
Hungry By Rural cover, decorated back yard with author portrait, and cottagecore border.

E-Book Design for Lifestyle Blogger
Blueprints For History, Annual Report 2024, Wisconsin Historical Society.

Annual Report for Historical Society
Vacant to Vibrant logo for Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce.

Branding for Neighborhood Improvement
Tee shirt design with the title, Be Direct, and a french bulldog wearing sunglasses and blowing a whistle.

Inspirational Tee Shirt
Print ad promoting printer, Be Original, Be Compelling, Be Direct.

Print ad for Printing Company
Custom illustrated notepad with flowers celebrating the spring season.

Promo Giveaway for Printer
Mil Town Flamingos logo featuring a saxophone with the top fashioned into the neck and head of a flamingo.

Branding for the Mil Town Flamingos
Branding mark designed for an annual event in Chicago, the "Joint Chamber Networking" party.

Joint Chamber Event Promotion
Front page featuring links into services, bio and blog pages.

Website for Business Training and Consultancy
Large scale tradeshow backdrop, displaying infographic.

Tradeshow Banners
Front cover of business development brochure.

Profile Brochure for IT Firm
Interior spread of the Clark Street guide contains the map.

Neighborhood Shopping Guides
Brand identity for annual networking party.

Promo for Annual Networking Party
Chamber of commerce website home page.

Chamber of Commerce Website
Sample news post page.

Website for Neighborhood Association
Keeley Construction proposal kit, folder held closed with velcro flap.

Proposal Kit for Construction Firm
Same template, revised for shorter content.

Flexible Case Study Template
Second in the series of print ads.

Print Advertising for Engineering Firm
Contact us section, locations focused page.

Website for Midwestern Water Heater Services
Logo developed for Modern Relish featuring a smiley "yum" face.

Modern Relish Branding
Downloadable menu, side one.

Menus for Boutique Restaurant
Promotional sign for Mimosas at Modern Relish.

Modern Relish Signage
Modern Relish hot dogs and burgers, home page design.

Boutique Fast Food Website
2024 Annual report, "Blueprints for History", cover page.

Annual Report for Historical Foundation
Holiday greeting card 2024, blueprint of a Christmas tree.

Holiday Greetings for Engineering Firm
Design Build Experts brochure cover.

Promo Brochure for Service Offerings
Equipment rental list featuring grid of thumbnail images.

Equipment Listing for Rental Firm
Print ad featuring image from annual showcase.

Print Ads for Equipment Rental Firm
There were 7 stations, marked by these tall numbered banners.

Exposition Banners for Equipment Rental Firm
C2HR membership association home page.

HR Membership Association Website
C2HR Membership prospectus, cover page.

HR Association Welcome Prospectus
Engineered Rigging equipment catalog, front cover.

Heavy Lifting Equipment Catalog
Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber Annual Report, front cover.

Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber Annual Report
2023 Annual Report, "Past Forward", cover page.

Historical Foundation Annual Report
Enterprise Peak landing page introducing mountain peak motif.

Technology Consultancy Website
Cover sheet for Alex Bellini promo download.

Promo Packet for Environmentalist
Cover of 5 Crave-Worthy Recipes ebook.

Lead Generator eBook Download
Portfolio website home page.

Portfolio website for Surface Pattern Designer
Virtual conference sponsorship campaign collateral, front cover.

Virtual Conference Sponsorship Campaign
Courage Quick Guide, cover slide.

Training Collateral
Print ad for Soft Touch Bases, a safety product for little league baseball.

Print ad for Soft Touch Bases
Alternate logo option 3.

Neighborhood Association Logo
Wayfinding Signage in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Neighborhood Wayfinding Signage
Keeley Construction home page.

Construction Company Website
Infographic featuring investment stats.

Investment Returns Projection Infographic
Full page print ad.

Hazardous Clean Up Tradeshow Promo
Find Fields member badge.

Find Fields Digital Badge
Event promotion, html email.

Chamber of Commerce Email Marketing
Big Rock Marketing, home page.

Big Rock Marketing Website
Cover design of the 2021 Vivent Health Annual report, titled "Putting the Pieces Together".

Award Winning Annual Report
Highway Hypnosis tee shirt art, black background.

The Incorruptibles Album Release
Illustrated cover for single release, inspired by classic children's book styling.

Hornswoggle – My Little Country Gal
Music single cover design for "Having My Way With You" by The Right Reverend Jarvis T. Hornswoggle.

Illustration for Release of New Single

The Right Reverend Jarvis T Hornswoggle
Annual report cover, theme "powered by our past".

Wisconsin Historical Society Annual Report
Capital campaign promotional brochure featuring quilt-inspired design.

Capital Campaign Brochure
Annual report front cover.

Annual Report for Healthcare Organization
Steamchain flow chart in infographic.

Infographic for Steamchain
Marketing packet cover sheet.

Sell Sheet for Steamchain
Full page print ad.

Print Ad for Steamchain
Double sided business card.

Stationery for Steamchain
To Ruth, Justice and the American Way - logo honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

To Ruth, Justice and the American Way
Front page of visual artist website.

Gallery website for Visual Artist
Alternate logo option 1

Branding for Wine Tasting Club
Miz Friday character.

Branding development for Professional Service
Home page design.

Website for Interwork Architects
Proposal template, firm profile.

Branded Communications for Interwork Architects
Interwork Architects icon.

Branding for Interwork Architects
Home page layout.

Website for HR Membership Association
CEO Buddy Brand Icon.

Branding for Executive Support and Training Consultancy
Selected logo for Shop Local Lincoln Park marketing campaign.

Event Branding for Chamber of Commerce
Associated Insurance, Home Page.

Website for Insurance Brokerage
Goodman Psychology Associates website, home page.

Website for Psychology Practice
Alternate logo option 2.

Branding for Innovative Bracing Technology
Home page for Arctic Bracing website.

Website for Innovative Bracing Technology
CLI Training Manual Cover page.

Facilitator Training Manual
Cindy Solomon & Associates Speakers Packet. front cover.

Keynote Speaker Marketing Collateral
Leadership training presentation deck, cover page.

Leadership Training Presentation
Conscious Leadership training booklet, cover design.

Marketing Collateral for Training Curriculum
Evaluation results document for Keybank.

Training Report Evaluations
Home page for the Hungry Williams, local swing band.

Hungry Williams Website
Social media ad promoting an upcoming gig.

Brand advertising for bands
Logo featuring the Hungry Williams mascot, Reginald the Cat saying "Jump! Swing! Meow!"

Brand design for swing band
Gig poster example 3.

Marketing collateral for bands
Logo option 1 for Avani Parikh.

Brand for Architectural Thought Leader
Rainbow crest featuring soccer shoe

Branding for Women’s Sporting Network
Ace Chemical Logo - colorful apex icon.

Branding for Industrial Cleaning Solution Manufacturer
Home page design for Kriger Law.

Kriger Law Office Website
Kriger Law Office logo, social media version, K icon.

Kriger Law Office Branding
Double sided business card.

Kriger Law Office Stationery
Colorful designed graphic table including icons.

Infographics for HR Association
Chosen logo for Grafton Stone Mills.

Branding Design for Heirloom Flour Producer
Audio Visual case study for Embedtek, page one.

Technical Engineering Case Studies
Cover page of Embedtek Whitepaper template.

Technical Engineering White Paper
ePublication designed for EmbedTek engineering firm.

Technical Engineering ePublication
Home page design for Embedtek.

Technical Engineering Firm Website
Home page design.

ARC Leadership Website
Home page for Biz Starts, an association for entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur Development Website
Herker Industries website machine parts home page.

Machined Parts Manufacturer’s Website
Herker Medical Instruments home page design.

Medical Device Manufacturer’s Website
BizStarts newsletter sent out via email subscription.

Entrepreneur Development ePublication
Krueger Bearings industrial products, home page.

Custom Machine Parts Manufacturers Website
Print ad promoting Peterson Aluminum roofing products.

Petersen Aluminum Advertising
Print ad for Bethel New Life picturing a woman on moving day.

Advertising for Chicago-based charity
Print ad for Bacon's clip service featuring a faux clipped headline.

Advertising for national clip service
Full page print advertisement.

International Military Charity Appeal
V3 Engineering, Natural Resources brochure, front cover and inside spread.

Engineering Firm Printed Promotion
Trifold brochure, interior spread.

East Anglia Air Ambulance Direct Mail
Double sided business card.

Chamber of Commerce Stationery
Map of trade corridors.

Chamber of Commerce Territory Map
Infographic illustrating exterior shop lighting guidelines.

Chamber of Commerce Infographics
Map of historic districts in Lincoln Park.

Chamber of Commerce Historic Districts Map
Signage Guidelines Brochure, front cover.

Chamber of Commerce Signage Guidelines
Attractions brochure, front cover.

Chamber of Commerce Attractions Brochure
Interior spread of two pocket folder, showing pocket inserts and tipped in business cards.

Chamber of Commerce Membership Kit
Instagram graphic promoting a joint chambers of commerce networking event.

LPCC Event Promotion
Promotional postcard for joint chamber networking party.

LPCC Event Campaign
Third Wave Bioactives logo.

Third Wave Bioactives Branding
Infographic showing process flow chart.

Microbial Terroir Infographic
Home page promoting water and coffee delivery services.

Water Delivery Service Website
Email promotion.

Water Delivery Service ePublication
Direct mail campaign for Century Springs, image of promo postcard

Water Delivery Service Promo Campaigns
Logo option #2.

Charles Straka Logo
Home page design.

Charles Straka Website
Business card design with multiple back side options.

Charles Straka Print
Illustration of puppet show.

Insurance Industry Whiteboard Story
Werner PR home page design.

Travel and Leisure PR Firm Website
Fresh Perspectives layout for art collective ePublication.

Artists’ Collective ePublication
Inside spread of bifold brochure mailer.

Goldsmiths University of London Direct Mail
Selective Prep newsletter front cover.

School Prep Consultant Infographics
Illustration of a popcorn wagon.

The Popcorn Institute
Western Springs Foundation for Educational Excellence, logo mark.

Branding for Educational Foundation
Logo option presented for the conference center featuring trees shaped from chevrons.

The Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center Logo
Montessori school promo illustration.

Montessori Whiteboard Story
Whiteboard illustrations for marketing a creative services agency.

Creative Agency Illustration
Logo option #1.

Gallas Metalworks Logo
Brand design for RedPen Pro, Technical Writing Service

Freelance writer branding
Northern Management ePublication template design

ePublication for Wisconsin Property Group
Home page design.

High Stakes Litigation Firm Website
Cover for white paper focusing on opioid litigation.

Litigation Firm White Paper
Tear sheet, page one.

3rd Coast Tear Sheet

3rd Coast Presentation Template
Double sided business cards.

3rd Coast Print
Third Coast logo icon forms waves from the negative space of the number 3 on it's side.

3rd Coast Logo
Business card front side.

Career Consultants Business Card
LinkedIn cover image and profile pic.

Career Consultants Social Media Graphics
Selected brand icon.

Career Consultants Brand Identity
Solomon Schechter Day School, postcard promo, front side.

Private school direct mail
Front cover of trifold brochure.

Private school print brochure
Home page for luxury vacation home rentals in South Haven, Michigan.

Vacation Rental Homes Website
Home Source One, promo brochure, front cover.

Printed Brochure for Manufactured Homes
Sara Marberry Consultancy Brief, front cover

Independent Marketer Consultancy Brief
Digital holiday greeting card featuring illustration of doe and stag.

Independent Marketing Consultant Holiday Email

Independent Marketing Consultant RSS Email
Home page for Sara Marberry consultantcy website.

Independent Marketing Consultant Website
Double sided business card.

Independent Marketing Consultant Branding
Home page design for Midwest Educational Furnishings.

Website for Furnishings Distributor
Double sided business cards.

Branded collateral for Furnishings Distributor
Brand design for Midwest Educational Furnishings.

Branding for Furnishings Distributor
Infographic for white paper template.

B2B Marketing white paper template
Infographic demonstrating Sales Funnel.

B2B Marketing printed collateral
Gravity Marketing email newsletter.

B2B Marketing Firm ePublication
Nephros promo postcard.

Water Management Advocate Direct Marketing
Home page design for Watertech.

Water Management Advocate Website
Northminster Presbyterian Church, image of large scale pet blessing banner

Large scale banners for church
Watertech - image of pull up banner for tradeshow booth

Water Management Advocate Tradeshow Display
Table tent design.

B2B Marketing Tradeshow Graphics
Vertical tradeshow banner branded with Midwest visual identity.

Tradeshow Banner for Furnishings Distributor
Premier Medical, staffing service, Vertical Banner for tradeshow

Tradeshow Banners for Healthcare Staffing Service
SpecVet, proprietary veterinary practice software, chosen brand mark

Branding for Veterinary Business Software
50th Anniversary invitation - front cover

50th Anniversary Party
Helping Hands Contracting home page design.

Website for General Contractor
My Helping Hands logo design.

Branding for General Contractor
Event promo postcard, front side

Seminar Promotion for Chamber of Commerce
Urban Heroes Poster

Urban Heroes, Urban Wood Poster
Removed trees are a valuable resource.

Urban Wood Distributor Illustrated Brochure
Branded and integrated home page design.

Urban Wood Distributor Website
Infographic showing Urban Wood Products supply chain.

Urban Wood Infographics
Case study cover page, printed marketing vehicle for Wudeward reclaimed wood products.

Case Study for Wood Supplier
Total Event Resources logo design.

Branding Design for Event Planning Firm
Alternate logo option presented during design phase.

Industrial Parts Distributor Branding Design
Engineering & Panel Brochure, English, page one

Industrial Part Distributors Brochure
Branded pocket folder, interior view.

Industrial Part Distributors Line Card and Folder
Home page design for Gross Automation.

Industrial Part Distributors Website
Infographic promoting ongoing learning programs for national association of nurse anesthetists.

Infographic for Ongoing Learning Program
2019 Annual Report Cover for NBCRNA.

Annual Report for Healthcare Certification Association
Infographic timeline of significant points of history of the orbganization.

NBCRNA History Infographic
Front cover of CPC certification program brochure.

Brochure for Healthcare Certification Program
Logo design showing abstraction of a stairlift on a spiral staircase.

Branding Design for Stairlift Store
Shoes on the Fly - Brand logo

Illustrations for Retail Brand
HGD Travel brand design

Branding for Travel Group
Branding design for Archideas, a Chicago architecture and interiors firm.

Chicago Architecture and Interiors Branding Design
Website home page design for Archideas, Chicago architects.

Chicago Architecture and Interiors Website
Home page design for FMG Diamonds.

Wholesale Diamond Website
Brand design for FMG Diamonds.

Wholesale Diamond Branding
Front cover of Amphomag trifold brochure.

Industrial Waste Cleanup Product Brochure
ePublication template design for Amphomag, a magnesium-based industrial clean up product

Epublication for Industrial Clean Up Product
Infographic poster created to show the Amphomag cleanup process

Infographic for Industrial Clean Up Product
Mangold Architecture, Brand design.

Brand Design for Boutique Chicago Architect
Mangold Architecture website, home page.

Website for Boutique Chicago Architect
Pay Your Selfie app design, loading page.

Digital Marketing Collateral for Commercial App
Home page design for Rada Architecture, a Chicago Architecture firm.

Chicago Architecture Firm Website
Pay Your Selfie brand design - brand ambassador tees

Brand Development for Commercial App
Rada Architects brand design.

Chicago Architecture Firm Branding Design
Facility Guidelines Institute logo featuring a stone arch with a highlighted keystone.

Branding for Facilities Guidelines Institute
Home page design for FGI website.

Website Design for Facilities Guidelines Institute
Infographic showing planning and predesign vs design for AAHID

AAHID marketing flyer
AAHID website design - home page.

Membership Website for Healthcare Design Association
Frame one illustrative story showing mountaintop and celebratory group.

Financial Industry Whiteboard Story
Hinsdale Humane Society - direct marketing packet

Hinsdale Humane Society Direct Mail
Watercolor illustration of a foot race for Illinois Marathon promotion.

Illinois Marathon Poster Illustration
CARE brochure front cover.

Healing Healthcare Systems Print Collateral
Landing page promoting The Care Channel, a product of HHS.

Healing Healthcare Systems Website
Brand identity for Healing Healthcare Systems.

Healing Healthcare Systems Branding Design
Logo for Elizabeth Altman Ideas, a marketing consultantancy.

Elizabeth Altman Ideas Logo
Thai Children's Trust - print ad promoting Christmas donation campaign.

Thai Children’s Trust Ads
Landing page design for Ajilitee, a healthcare software company.

Healthcare Industry Software Website
Marketing email design promoting Ajilitee services.

Brand Identity for Healthcare Email Marketing
Brand mark developed for Ajilitee, a business technology firm.

Brand Identity for Healthcare Industry Software
Brand identity design for Wavelength, an educational comedy troupe.

Branding Design for Educational Comedy Troupe
Logo for VELscope, dental equipment company.

Dental Equipment Branding Design
Logo design for Lingraph specialty printing services.

Print Shop Brand Identity
Two front covers with custom illustrations created for Fraternal Advantage Magazine.

Illustrations for an Association Magazine
Exterior spread of trifold, bright colors and heart warming photos of orphan residents.

Thai Children’s Trust Print
Equasafe logo, styling the "q" as an on button.

Cyber Security Branding Design
Gatefold brochure exterior, featuring cut out flip-flop shoes and custom coral reef illustration.

Chicago Print Shop Direct Mail Promotion
SSI Website home page featuring binoculars and tagline.

IT Security Firm Website
SSI digital security, sales sheet.

IT Security Firm Marketing Collateral
Strategic Services Inc, (SSI) logo.

IT Security Firm Branding Design
Infographic illustrating cyber security service offerings for cyber security company.

IT Security Firm Infographic
Professional food services brochure and mailing envelope.

Services Management Brochures
Home Decor Buyer - image of marketing kit, folder

Brand Marketing for Trade Publication
Front cover design for Home Decor Buyer trade magazine.

Trade Magazine Design
Eagle One logo including customized cadeuceous icon.

Branding for Eagle One
Chaturanga Holistic Fitness logo featuring four intersecting circles.

Branding for Fitness Studio
Windy City Knitting logo featuring the Hancock Tower as a spool of yarn.

Brand Design for Chicago Knitting Guild
Josephine Shoe Boutique logo featuring a hand drawn bee.

Branding for Luxury Footwear Boutique
Jerseys Pizza and Grill logo featuring flames and a grill top.

Brand Identity for Sports Bar and Restaurant
Logo for Zophora, an eco resort in Beliz.

Branding for Eco Resort in Beliz
Hand drawn logo for More Yarn online yarn shop.

Branding design for More Yarn eCommerce Brand
Isla Palenque logo - Eco Resort in Panama. design

Branding for Luxury Eco Resort
Custom drawn map page showing location of the island.

Travelog Marketing Book
Isla Palenque Lifestyle Brochure - image of cover and inside spread.

Isla Palenque Lifestyle Brochure
Subscription promo featuring custom illustration in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.

Illustrated Cover for Trade Publication
Amble Resorts logo featuring hand script style lettering.

Branding for Eco Resort Developer
My College Plan Now logo.

Branding for College Planning Service
Consider College Now logo, a university level student recruiting service.

Branding for College Recruitment Service
Logo for Liaison Print Production, project management firm

Branding for Print Production Management
Logo for New Blood Fight Gear, incorporating an N and B into the wings of a fierce raptor.

Branding Design for Sports Apparel Brand
Katherine Johnson Associates logo.

Branding for Boutique Accounting Practice
Halvorson and Partners logo, stylized "H" in orange.

Branding for Structural Engineering Firm
OneGilliland logo in handwriting style text.

Branding for Independent Direct Marketing Agency
Studio One Dance Theatre logo featuring girl dancing with ribbons.

Branding for Children’s Dance School
Brand logo for The Severson Group

Branding for Workforce Staffing Services
Front cover of chamber of commerce annual report.

Annual Report for Chamber of Commerce
A Frame Signage - Reminder to wear a mask and keep socially distant

Event Marketing in the Time of Pandemic
Inside front spread including table of contents.

Uptown Shop Signage Guidelines
Poster promoting the festival.

Wisconsin Lumberjack Festival
Lincoln Park Chamber Of Commerce Logo.

Chamber of Commerce Branding Project
Front and back cover of brochure.

Doing Business in Uptown
Chicago Architecture firm home page.

Website for Chicago Architect