Special Projects

Special projects are the hard-to-categorize ones... the one-offs that sit between disciplines or call for a custom approach. They might take the form of isometric illustrations, icon systems, social graphics, concept visuals, or specialty assets built for a very specific audience, product, or use case.

What ties them together is process. I look for the structure inside the problem, then build something clear, useful, and flexible enough to do the job well. These projects often require drawing from different kinds of experience at once: design, illustration, systems thinking, visual communication, and sometimes subject-matter knowledge from outside design itself.

In one utilities-focused illustration project, for example, I built a modular isometric library that could expand over time and adapt to different applications. That solution was shaped in part by my earlier experience as a utilities technician in the United States Air Force, along with later work in illustration, industrial design, and concept development. The goal wasn’t just to make something visually interesting, it was to create a system an engineer could use to communicate infrastructure clearly to public-facing audiences.

Other projects have drawn on screen printing, interface thinking, visual storytelling, production awareness, and general problem-solving. Different outputs, different industries, different constraints—but the same underlying approach: thoughtful design, visual clarity, and a willingness to build the right solution for the job.

Common outputs: isometric illustrations, icon systems, social graphics, concept visuals, specialty one-offs, and custom design assets built for unique applications.