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Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

Creative direction for the new E! reality series Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? chronlcling Nikki’s return to her hometown of St. Louis. I was responsible for shoot concept and execution, visual design including logo, motion, print, digital and experiential/in-venue. Leveraging Nikki’s comedy background, we created a spin-off campaign in her voice poking fun at reality television and the network which was covered in Variety.

Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

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Wecome Home Nikki Glaser?

Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

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Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

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Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?

Top Chef

Creative Direction for Season 19 of the hit Bravo series Top Chef. This year’s show took place in Houston and we worked with local Houston graffiti legend Gonzo to create custom illustrations that were using the in the key art and motion graphics. Oversaw the marketing shoot and the creation of key art, motion graphics and print placements.

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Top Chef S19

Top Chef S18

Creative Direction for Season 18 of the hit Bravo series Top Chef, which took place in Portland Oregon which inspired the look of the campaign. Oversaw the creation of key art, motion graphics and out of home.

Top Chef

Top Chef

Top Chef

People’s Choice Awards

Creative direction for the E! People’s Choice Awards visual design including logo, motion, print, digital and experiential/in-venue. As the creative lead for the visual design of the show, I oversaw the design and development of the brand identity for all media. Creating a flexible motion graphics toolkit and corresponding still design assets, this identity was implemented across all aspects of the campaign and show production.
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People’s Choice Awards

Live from E! People’s Choice Awards

2020 Campaign

People’s Choice Awards

2019 Campaign

Portrait Studio

2019 E! People's Choice Awards - Season 45

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People’s Choice Awards

People’s Choice Awards

Top Chef Amateurs

The latest spinoff of Bravo’s popular Top Chef series, Top Chef Amateurs introduces a totally new format to the kitchen – two novice chefs, each paired with a former winner, face off head-to-head with Gail Simmons as the judge. Oversaw the show’s promotional package design and key art.

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Top Chef Amateurs

Top Chef Amateurs

Top Chef Amateurs

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Art Direction and design for the Season 16 campaign if E!’s hit series Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Oversaw the logo design. photography, key art and motion across all media for the popular returning franchise.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Celebrity Game Face

Creative Direction and design of the logo and key art for Celebrity Game Face, an at-home game show hosted by Kevin Hart on E!

Horizontal Key Art

Vertical Key Art

Logo

The Soup

Creative Direction and design for the return of The Soup with the new host Jade Catta-Preta after a 5 year hiatus off-air. Oversaw the logo and show package design, linear promotions, digital assets and out-of-home campaign.

Midnight Half

Art Direction, design and finish for the 2019 MIDNIGHT HALF posters and logo, an unsanctioned half marathon held in New York City and London by Orchard Street Runners sponsored by Nike and covered by the New York Times.

Midnight Half

Midnight Half

Citizen Rose

Art direction, design and finish for the key art and logo of CITIZEN ROSE, a four part limited docu-series for E! following Rose McGowan and her experiences with sexual abuse and in the Hollywood film industry, her connection to Harvey Weinstein and the resulting #MeToo movement.

Citizen Rose

The Royals

Art Direction of the motion graphics and key art for the fourth season of E!’s hit scripted series THE ROYALS, a sexy and unflinching look at a possible British Royal Family. Motion by Oishii and key art by Gravillis.

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The Royals

Esquire Network

Art direction, creative direction and design for ESQUIRE NETWORK from 2014 until its demise in early 2017 encompassing motion, print, digital, photography, shoots, editorial and more.

ESQUIRE NETWORK is an upscale men’s lifestyle network consisting of docu-series and scripted shows including the hit series FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.

Graphics Reel

Network IDs

Original Series Open

Back To The Future Day

For Back To The Future Day (October 21, 2015) we ran all three films back to back all day long and promoted it with this spot that won Gold at Promax North America 2016.

Launch Creative

Various shows launch spots

Partnerships

Printed Material

Knife Fight Spread

Knife Fight Bulletin

Uncorked Onesheet

The Runner-Up Twosheet

Brand Poster 2016

Red Hook Crit

Logos, Posters, Print, and Website design for the Red Hook Crit, the world’s premier track bike criterium/unsanctioned race.

In 2010 Race Director David Trimble approached me to create a poster for his small race, the Red Hook Crit. What began as a few friends racing in front of about 30 spectators at night in Brooklyn has grown into one of the world’s largest unsanctioned cycling events attracting hundreds of competitors and thousands of spectators in Brooklyn, London, Barcelona and Milan. The races have been covered by publications like the New York Times, The New York Post, the Daily, Bicycling Magazine, Velo News and countless websites. The race has become known for its limited-edition collaborations with many of the top cycling brands, exciting atmosphere and it’s clean, classic look.

Posters

2016

Brooklyn No.9

London No.2

Barcelona No.4

Milano No.7

2015

Brooklyn No.8

London No.2

Barcelona No.3

Milano No.6

2014

Brooklyn No.7

Barcelona No.2

Milano No.5

2013

Brooklyn No.6

Barcelona No.1

Milano No.4

2012

Milano No.3 poster

Brooklyn No.5

2011

Milano No.2

Brooklyn No.4

2010

Brooklyn No.3/Milano No.1

Logos

2010-2017

Logos

Friday Night Tykes

Logo, key art and motion design for FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES, Esquire Network’s breakout docu-series about the grueling world of Texas youth football.

Key Art

Logo

Team Ninja Warrior

Logo design, graphics package, key art, course design, and motion graphics for TEAM NINJA WARRIOR, a spinoff of the popular AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR franchise. The physics-defying obstacle course competition American Ninja Warrior hits a whole new level with Team Ninja Warrior, where for the first time ever, the mother of all obstacle courses is now built for two. ANW’s Akbar Gbajabiamila and Matt Iseman host some of the greatest past Warrior competitors as they race head-to-head in a newly designed, but equally punishing, dual running course that incorporates speed, superhuman agility, skill and strategy. Key Art

Logo

Font

Spotless

A taut modern noir, SPOTLESS was ESQUIRE NETWORK’s first scripted series, a collaboration with TANDEM and CANAL+. Set in London, SPOTLESS follows Jean and his brother Martin, legitimate crime-scene cleaners who find themselves in bed with the mafia.

Key Art

Key Art Onesheet

Key Art Onesheet

Key Art Onesheet

Key Art Bulletin

Key Art Bulletin

Key Art Onesheet

American Ninja Warrior

Logo design, graphics package, course branding for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, the hit obstacle-course reality competition show.

The action-packed series follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner takes home a grand prize of $1 million.

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NBC Key Art

Logo

Logo

Font

Wrench Against The Machine

ESQUIRE NETWORK’s motorcycle build-off competition, Wrench Against The Machine pitted two teams against each other with only three days and $3000 to take a broken-down motorcycle and turn it into a unique customs (and most importantly working) new ride.

We created the logo, illustrated icons, and a hip, handcrafted look to the promos and key art for this show.

Launch Spot

Key Art

Logo & Icons

The Agent

Logo design, graphics package, promo graphics and key art for The Agent on ESQUIRE NETWORK.

Behind every professional football player is an agent. Their clients make the plays on the field, but they run the game off the field. Esquire Network gives an inside look at the business behind America’s biggest sports obsession as cameras follow four top real-life ‘Jerry Maguire’ sports agents navigating the cutthroat world of professional football in THE AGENT.

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Key Art Onesheet

Key Art Bulletin

Logos

Logos

Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country

Logo design, key art and A spinoff of the popular FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES franchise, STEEL COUNTRY is set in Beaver County PA, a crumbling community devastated by the loss of the steel industry that has a proud history of football greatness.

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