Design studio for community, art & culture. We build brands, websites, and key art for civic arts centers, performing arts organizations, galleries & museums, and film & tv. Our approach is generous and wholehearted — we treat projects as partnerships, clients as people, and design as opportunities to strengthen a brand and its mission.

UPPERCASE CANDLES is a small, queer-owned family business featuring a bold collection of custom-designed candle scents inspired by the typefaces we know and love, and even a few we love to hate.

Creation of everything from lengthy economic impact studies, quality research initiatives & annual reports to theatre posters & volunteer program design to packaging & identity branding for nonprofits & independent artists.

* Managed creative staff of designers, photographers and video producers* Produced all Festival collateral including ads, programs, posters, signage, videos and more* Organized & art directed photoshoots with casts and creative teams* Copy-edited and organized page proofs with department heads and production teams* Worked closely and communicated with local printers and publications

* Launched rebrand of the weekly trade publication, Law Week Colorado* Acted as lead designer for Law Week Colorado and other publications* Collaborated as art director for photoshoots with staff photographers* Managed the creative department, including all freelance, full- and part-time photographers & designers

Responsible for all print material for the 2009 Festival. Designed strict deadline weekly ads, multiple program publications, in-house signage, banners, posters, flyers, web graphics closely communicating with Festival General Manager, Artistic Associates, Literary and Publicity Managers. Communicated with multiple printers and advertisers in Massachusetts and New York.

Design and concept for 2009 Life In College (LinC) Yearbook under student Editor in Chief and faculty advisor, and coordinating with additional members of the student Senior Staff.The Associated Collegiate Press named the 2009 LinC as a national Yearbook Pacemaker Winner (314 or fewer pages).The Indiana Collegiate Press Association awarded the 2009 LinC the following honors: Indiana Yearbook of the Year; First place for Best Execution of Theme, Best Portrait Section, Best… Show more Design and concept for 2009 Life In College (LinC) Yearbook under student Editor in Chief and faculty advisor, and coordinating with additional members of the student Senior Staff.The Associated Collegiate Press named the 2009 LinC as a national Yearbook Pacemaker Winner (314 or fewer pages).The Indiana Collegiate Press Association awarded the 2009 LinC the following honors: Indiana Yearbook of the Year; First place for Best Execution of Theme, Best Portrait Section, Best Student LIfe Spread, Best Sports Spread and Best Overall Design; Second place for Best Academics Spread and Best Organizations Spread; and Third place for Best Special Section. Show less