Jenny & Francoise, a New York City-based organic wine importer, spotted “Eros” on the Abstract Graphic section of this website. They asked me if they could buy the usage for a wine label on their new orange organic wine.

I was delighted they did. All they asked was if I could change the red to match the orange, an easy request to fulfill.

If you have a project that requires a graphic solution that needs to convey a feeling or be on the poetic side, this approach could be perfect for your book cover, menu card, film poster, etc.

My friends Scott and Ally from Hortus Conclusus called to let me know that they needed an update on their logo. Hortus Conclusus is now called Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Gardens and in addition, they need a logo for the landscape business.

Since they liked the second runner-up from the original presentation for the “Hortus Conclusus” about two years back I was happy to oblige.

I’ve created this digital New Years card in Illustrator, the (gif) animation was done in Photoshop. The Instagram version is a video with sound that was added in Videoshop. Oh, the tools we have! Make it a fun productive year.

Here are two cover ideas that I proposed to the New Yorker a few years back. The first idea is a poetic idea, hiding the shape of a turkey in a wind-tossed maple leaf. I proposed the second layout while the American Senate debated the health care bill, that later became Obama Care, it’s a doctor showing an x-ray of a broken wishbone to a turkey.

Earlier this year I participated in a logo design contest called “A New Image for Pinocchio” unfortunately for me I didn’t do as well with my logo presentation as I had hoped. It turns out this is a clear case that simple is not always better, or is it?  To see the winning design solution click the link here and judge for yourself. Congrats to the winner.