This a fraction of the 100+ pattems created for Steelcase over the last several years. Always an adventure and always enjoyable to create, patterns have been a fun addition to my more representational illustration work. They have been applied to everything from furniture to walls to building facades and have been created for various products as well as Steelcase showrooms located in Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, and all over the United States.

Photo credit: Steelcase

The Metro Transit Authority (MTA) of New York City licensed these 24X36", 13 color, screen printed posters. This self-generated project was printed by Continental Identification Products which produced Steve Frykholm’s famous Herman Miller Picnic Posters. The poster series sells on Etsy.com.

Illustrations created for Steelcase with art direction and layout design by Conduit Studio.

Layout Design by Conduit Studios

24X36" Retro-styled posters created for new products launch for KitchenAid.

I’m honored for the opportunity to create illustrations for several Uncle Goose wooden block sets: ABC (animals), Nautical, Women Who Dared, Greek Mythology and First Pets (U.S. presidential pets). The Animal blocks have been created in dozens of languages including Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Its rewarding to know these are being enjoyed by kids across the globe.

Photo credit: Uncle Goose

Posters and a tee-shirt created for Stryker Corporation and featuring some of their famous products. Art direction by DDM Marketing & Communications.

A self-generated, glow-in-the-dark, 40X60" Robot Poster screen printed by David Dodde.

These gift cards are always a treat to create for Meijer. The imagery and style is varied and the holidays come a bit early for me each year with their creation. Art direction by Chris Kuhatschek and Tammy Myers of The Distillery Project.

What began as a self-generated project for my two young kids ended up earning a license agreement with the Rudolph Brand and licensed products sold on Target.com. I don’t think a bigger Rudolph fan exists and I had a lot of fun creating the art.

Want to have a good time? Gather together three friends and find an excuse to work on a project together. I had the honor of creating this flag poster along side fellow designers Brian Edlefson, Michael Nykamp and Terrance Weinzierl. The 24X36” poster series was screen printed and sells on Etsy.com. Several have been hung in art shows across the United States.

Playful art created for a Herman Miller leadership presentation.

Illustrations created for a presentation on Max De Pree’s leadership philosophy.

I was primarily an editorial illustrator throughout the 1990’s, working with the likes of Time Magazine, The New York Times, Harper Collins, Encyclopedia Britannica and several other publications. The subject matter was frequently gloomy which reflected my oil painting style at that time.

This was a really fun project to work on. The writing is fantastic and the entire point of the piece is humor, which proved successful. Art direction by Damion Van Slyke, founder of Detergent Design.

Art direction and layout design by Concept A Creative.

Humorous pun cards created for Meijer with art direction by Meijer internal creative.

Sharpie, watercolor and graphic color was used to create these product concept illustrations.

I was responsible for creating the illustration assets for the video while the animation was created by Conduit Studio and the overall art direction by Detergent Design.

Video Credit: Detergent Design and Conduit Studio

Infographics created for the 2015 Steelcase Sustainability Report with art direction and layout design by Conduit Studio.

Creating a new style or combining mediums is something I always look forward to doing. These represent a few of those explorations. Some were created for clients, while others were for my own amusement.

Technical illustrations created for a variety of clients including Bucher Hydraulics, Steelcase, Siemens and Priority Health.

A nature inspired illustration created by using spray paint and various items found in my garage including a squeegee, steel wire dipped in white paint and styrofoam.

These are from one of three Meijer Holiday campaigns I’ve had the pleasure to work on. The art is then used for in-store displays, signage and tv and print ads. Art direction by Meijer internal creative.

An exploration of infographics focusing on the Aeron Chair.

I’ve enjoyed creating over 1,000 product idea illustrations for Newell Brands including for their Dymo, Elmer’s, EXPO, FoodSaver, Graco, Mr. Sketch, Paper Mate, Rubbermaid and X-Acto lines of products.

Pencil and watercolor art created for Amway Grand Plaza Hotel’s food brand.

Art direction and label design by Plenty Creative.

These represent a few of the dozens of book covers created for Barbour Books.

Art direction and book cover design by Studio Gearbox.

A total of 40 labels were created for Old Orchard Juice using the airbrush tool in Adobe Photoshop. Art direction and label design by Old Orchard Juice internal creative.

I’ve created hundreds of these illustrations for Steelcase through the years. Technically accurate, but with an artistic aesthetic.

Continuous line skylines created for Steelcase showrooms worldwide. The drawn line was then animated by Conduit Studio.

Artwork created for Steelcase’s summer, 2018, It’s A New Day theme. The art made its debut at Neocon where Steelcase received ‘Best of Competition’ as the judges honored Steelcase for its showroom and innovative solutions for the workplace.

Infographics created for the 2018 Steelcase Sustainability Report with art direction and layout design by Highland Group. The first few images represent preliminary infographic color and design explorations. The last two images shown are from the final layout created by Highland Group.

Creation of three Chaco Footwear giveaways: an enamel mug, several enamel pins and a sticker. Included are several of the preliminary sketch explorations.

If you’re not familiar with ArtPrize, it’s a biennial art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It runs for about 19 days beginning in late September, and prizes are awarded based on public voting and a jury of art experts. Needless to say, it’s a great excuse to stretch some artistic muscles and paint big.

These represent several unpublished art style explorations and concept sketches I created for KitchenAid.

Oil paintings created for the Meijer supercenter chain as a concept for their “Local” sourcing signage.

These playful illustrations represent “pain points” in the typical day to day lives of office workers. They are a prelude to a solution oriented product launch called Flex.

Hand drawn sketches and type. The final art was printed on translucent film for a Newell Brands tradeshow booth.

Molded plywood furniture I designed and built by layering maple veneer in hand-built molds. I was honored to be awarded design patents for two of the pieces. I really enjoy finding solutions to design problems no matter what the medium. The respective design names are: Wine Hive, Hang 12, Mirror Mirror, Step-Up and Shoe Hive.

Various logos — some created alone and others in collaboration with fellow designers. The Whirlpool logo was created with Amy Cross, Whirlpool’s Graphic Design Senior Manager. The AIGA West Michigan, Head, Heart, Hand logo was created as a joint effort between myself and Michael Nykamp. The University Prep Academy logo was created with Detergent design. Reeds Lake Triathlon and Women’s Health Services were created with Plenty Creative.

Various icon sets created for Whirlpool, Steelcase, X-Rite, Solace Magazine and other clientele.