Hi. I’m Davey.
I’m thrilled to share a wee bit about who I am, what I believe, and the work I have created. Thanks for taking a look.
PLEASE SCROLL
TO EXPLORE
I’m a creative.
From the subtlety of the sublime to the electricity of the edge, I remove friction, create desire, and bring the noise.
THE LATEST
DUNE POSTER SERIES
These posters were created in celebration of Frank Herbert’s landmark sci-fi “Dune” series. They offer a conceptual window into the universe and are an artistic exploration of color, form, and figure / ground relationships.
KEEP SCROLLING… WONDERS AWAIT YOU.
I have created solutions for many of the world’s largest brands and many of the world’s coolest boutique companies.
INCLUDING THESE BADASSES…
Michelob • Michelob Light • Microsoft • Intel • Budweiser Select • Goodyear • Michelob Amberbock • Busch Gardens • Wendy’s Restaurants • LEGO • Hanes • Hardees • Express Scripts • Scottrade • Budweiser • Bud Light • O’Charley’s Restaurants • Trailnet • Furniture Brands • Bissinger’s • Children’s Home Society of Missouri • MOZO Shoes • Astound Sound • Your Travel Biz • STL Symphony • Washington University in St. Louis • Propper International • The Goddard School • Parkway Schools • Laclede Gas • Kent Precision Foods • St. Louis Community College • Onshore Outsourcing • The Pear Tree • Monsanto • Connexio Media • Actor Val Kilmer • Syracuse University • Boundless Technologies • Applied Theory • Bausch & Lomb • POMCO Insurance Group • Verity • General Instrument • Dairy Farmers of America • Havas Interactive • Dairylea Cooperative • Sundance Film Fest • Eggwork Productions • Actor Eliza Schneider • The Athlete’s Foot • ADT Security • Syracuse University • Welch Allyn • Community General Hospital • Brightpoint • Frontier Communications • General Instrument • Food Bank of CNY • Black Clawson Converting Machinery • INMAR INTELLIGENCE • Götz Dolls
Plus, I have built an extensive cadre of skills leading some incredibly talented and high-performing teams.
IT’S BEEN A LONG, STRANGE TRIP…
Senior Creative Director
30+ Years of Experience
IN SHORT… I’VE HAD FUN.
Let’s take a look at some work.
09 SELECTED
CASE STUDIES
01
INMAR INTELLIGENCE
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• UX / UI
• PRINT
• VIDEO
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
Inmar Intelligence is a 5,500+ person data and tech-enabled services company based in North Carolina. Serving in a range of executive creative positions for the company, I led a full visual rebrand of the organization — retooling everything from the brand identity itself, to overall look and feel, to all applications and assets and brand expression.
I personally created the logo, wordmark, developed the overall style, codified the brand standards, and crafted selected pieces for relaunch including major storytelling pieces. I even painted the fine art pieces below personally. There is no way I could have achieved this overall result without the rockstar input of an incredible team. Special thanks to the Inmar Creative team for their hard work and careful execution!
I’m only showing a very small sampling of the work here to tell the story, but this was a Herculean task and the process took over a year and a half to launch.
THE WORK
02
SWIZL
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
Swizl is the spirits, wine and beer lover’s one-stop shop for awesome product inspiration, delicious mixology ideas, and cash-back on the brands they love. Welcome to the party!
I personally created the logo, codified the brand standards, directed the UX / UI process and crafted selected pieces for the brand. The Swizl creatives on my team were incredible and I am very proud to showcase the work we created together!
THE WORK
03
THE YAKK NETWORK
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
• AUDIO IMAGING
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
I act as the Creative Director / sole designer for a podcasting group I started with three awesome gents here in Austin. It’s just a fun nights-and-weekends thing, but it’s thriving and it’s also fun opportunity for me to craft a brand and creative assets outside of a traditional client / stakeholder relationship.
From the identity and style to the brand standards to the expression of that brand in digital assets and audio / video applications, FOR BETTER OR WORSE… this is all me, with no team support. Fun!
THE WORK
04
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• UX / UI
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
Whole Foods Market needs no introduction. They defined heathy shopping for the marketplace and paved the way for organics, boutique food discovery and groundbreaking food venues in a stagnant quadrant. As Global Digital Creative Director for the company, I led several key initiatives, including development of the brand’s first centralized ordering experience, digital support for WFM’s first-ever advertising campaign throughout owned channels, the branding and creation of a new Wine Club (offering transactional processing and shipping), early-adopter exploration into Instacart and many more.
I am showcasing the work I personally created by my own hand here. As always, the support of my UX / UI team was intrinsic in these successes!
THE WORK
05
STL SYMPHONY
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• DISTRUPTIVE
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
While leading the creative charge at UPBrand, I had the great fortune to work with the STL Symphony as a client partner. We were able to create some groundbreaking work on their behalf. Work that was a ton of fun to create, was incredibly effective, and ended up in the awards shows.
A good share of this work was output I personally created myself. I directed the video work from shoot to edit and provided direct motion graphics support. A huge thank you to the video shooting and editing crews!
THE WORK
06
4ORCE DIGITAL
AREAS OF FOCUS
• Identity
• Style
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
• Interiors
• Other Stuff
THE STORY
I was the Vice President / Creative Director at 4ORCE Digital. It was one of the most fruitful creative times of my career. I wanted to feature the brand work I created for the agency itself on this portfolio because it makes for a great case study.
This was work I personally created myself. I literally created everything in service of this agency. A ton of fun! I wanted to give a big shout out to Dan Curran who’s partnership and open mind, made this work possible. I also want to put a fist in the air for my former 4ORCE creative team! I miss you all.
THE WORK
07
ANHEUSER BUSCH
AREAS OF FOCUS
• DISRUPTIVE
• Style
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
THE STORY
I was the Vice President / Creative Director at 4ORCE Digital. It was one of the most fruitful creative times of my career. I wanted to feature the brand work I created for the agency itself on this portfolio because it makes for a great case study.
In my past, across multiple agencies, I created several initiatives for beer giant Anheuser-Busch. The great thing about clients like this can be summed up in two things :: 1) their desire to do genuinely interesting work… and 2) their fearlessness. It’s a perfect environment for a creative to play in.
I very personally created the work shown here myself.
THE WORK
08
OTHER SELECTED
DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION
AREAS OF FOCUS
• ILLUSTRATION
• Style
• UX / UI
• VIDEO
THE STORY
As a creator, I love to just stretch and use my skills to express myself and just… Create. These are all projects totally of my own concept and creation.
THE WORK
09
PHOTOGRAPHY
AREAS OF FOCUS
• PHOTO
THE STORY
I love to document my world with a designer’s eye. Life presents us with so many opportunities for learning through the unexpected juxtapositions and alignments we find around us every day. Finding and capturing those brings me a ton of joy.
THE WORK
