We needed to create a logo that could be used on all covers of CBS Masterworks CDs.

The idea was to present an image that might feel like we have seen it before, classic and traditional in its design.

This was a successful use of an illustrative logo. Art Directors: Lou Dorfsman, John Berg, Henrietta Condak

Design an over-sized self-promotional card that would showcase hand lettering.

I took the style of the late 1800s and created this 5-matched-color card with gold stamping and tinted varnish. It was meant to mimic the printing of the times.

It was a very successful promotion and received an award from the New York Art Director’s Club.

This is a logo for the MPCC on beautiful Monterey Peninsula with two 18-hole courses overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The mark is representative of the club's Spanish Colonial roots. Local folklore tells countless stories of sea serpents residing just off the coastline in the deep havens of Monterey Bay.

The winged serpent is the clubs's marquee defender and protector, able to withstand the test of time. Where land meets the sea.....

Poster design for BetterMed

This is a hand-lettered poster with a traditional and period feel.

The result is to make a statement interesting to view. Art Director: AJ Cohen

Design artist lettering for album Let There Be Rock.

This is a Gutenberg Bible-inspired lettering solution with a bit of a rock twist.

Well-received as it still is the graphic for the group. Art Director: Bob Defrin

This project was to produce a Victorian-inspired book cover design.

I have combined a variety of letter forms into one integrated hand-lettered design.

Art Directors: Jim Downey, Tom Connor

Create the Chicago logo as a thumb print

Rapidiograph pen on vellum

The album cover resides in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.

Create a logo in three configuations: one line, two lines and stacked words working ellipse into all three.

Art Director: Michael Asphar

Design a book cover and 12 title pages to appeal to middle school children

Lots of color and patriotic imagery

This is the cover of a candy tin for a company called "creativeplacement." Their purpose is to place designers and art directors in jobs. This candy was given to the clients as a promotion.

The look was to be friendly with a slightly historical flavor.

Art Director: Karl Heine

This is an update to an existing logotype drawn for Bernhardt/Fudyma Design Group

Art Directors: Craig Bernhardt/Janice Fudyma

Create a masculine logo for a contractor's product

Bold, yet very legible

This is a logo drawn for Bernhardt/Fudyma Design Group of a financial service company that was a victim of the mortgage crisis of 2008.

This was a revise and updated look of an older word mark.

Art Directors: Craig Bernhardt/Janice Fudyma

Design a logotype for a soprano/musician.

Design and draw the dial art for the Original Swiss Army Watch designed by Myron Polenberg.

Utilitarian, legible

This watch launched a successful line for Swiss Army. Art Director: Myron Polenberg

The assignment was to rework the logo for clarity on small devices.

Many variations were done and we arrived at this.

Good!

Create a three-color silk screen t-shirt design

The company alters Harley-Davidson tailpipes to sound different. The approach was to appeal to the cyclist enthusiast.

Create theme artwork to be used for all aspects of the event

Art Director: Barbara Rosenwach

Design and illustrate a Newsweek cover.

The idea was to design a page from a book in the pre-typography days, the days of scribes, who hand-drew and illustrated pages.

Design a Patient's Bill of Rights for Hospital and Doctors' offices.

Design what is technical information to be interesting to the viewer.

A combination of lettering design and interesting color makes for an interesting poster. Art Director: AJ Cohen

This is the theme art for all uses of promotion of Super Bowl event.

Since the teams are not known when promotion is done the artwork concentrates on the city in which it will be played.

Illustrators: Roger Huyssen/Gerard Huerta; Art Director: Brad Jansen

Logo design for company

Word mark

Art Director: Myron Polenberg

Logo design for company

Monogram/mark

Art Director: Jon Ferrari

Design a poster and lettering for use in the film and one-sheet advertising.

The design is based on 1880's style circus posters.

The piece was used in the film, the lettering on Bronco Billy's truck. Art Director: Bill Gold; Illustrators: Roger Huyssen/Gerard Huerta

Create a one-sheet poster with an image of Spock embossed in the darkened sky.

I "logoized" Mr. Spock and beveled his image. The photographic space ships were added to the artwork.

This was a simple but effective movie poster design. Art Directors: Tal Stubis, Spiros Angelikas

Create a logo for a high-end annual classic auto show.

This logo reflects the spirit of the show.

Art Director: Peter Ortali

Album cover design

Design is based on the period that the composition was created.

Art Director: John Berg

Create a cover design for a magazine cover.

A phoenix rising was the imagery the art director wanted.

Art Director: Bob Ciano

Design a “general store” style of lettering for trade show signage.

I designed period lettering in the style of a Victorian sign maker.

Art Director: Emily Johnson-Russo

Design a logo for a permanent collection of vintage acoustic and electric guitars.

I designed a simple mark and lettering to represent this fine collection

Logo is used for all aspects of signage, promotion and marketing of sales materials. Art Director: HP Newquist

Lettering for album cover, revived for 2012 40th anniversary boxed set.

The lettering was based on Gutenberg Bible type with a car marque look, reflecting the theme of a church, limo and title, “On Your Feet or On Your Knees.”

Art Director: John Berg Illustrator: Gerard Huerta/Danny Wong

Create a masthead and colophon

The challenge here was to organize a lengthy title and illustration in a classic look.

Design a logo for Rick Derringer that could be constructed and photographed.

I designed a decorative logo with outline. This was constructed from stainless steel, mother of pearl and rosewood.

Art Director: John Berg; Photographer: Don Hunstein; Model Maker: Nick Fasciano

Masthead design for magazine

Classic and elegant drawing of a long title

Art Director: Mary K. Baumann/Will Hopkins/Jeff Nemeroff

Design a logo/monogram for the TDC

The idea is to integrate the letters into a classic configuration. The TDC has been around for a long time so a general feel of history was intended.

The monogram is classic, legible at all sizes, and distinct. Art Director: B. Martin Pedersen

Create lettering for theme art to compliment an illustration in the style of fruit crate artwork.

I developed a highly-illustrated style of lettering incorporating the Super Bowl Trophy.

The artwork was used on all aspects of promotion and marketing of the event. Art Director: Brad Jansen

This artwork is part of a series of 18 specific vintage guitars designed between 1951 and 1961 that are still sold today in the same form as when created. There is virtually nothing in industrial design with the exception of some musical instruments that has this trait.

Since most vintage guitars are quite distressed because of age the idea was to glorify their design by making them new and shiny. This was created in Illustrator as vector artwork.

The actual size prints are framed and exhibited in The National Guitar Museum, a traveling exhibit of vintage guitars. Art Director: HP Newquist

Create a "whiskey" label which would be pasted on a jar and photographed for a Stephen Stills album.

Moonshine would probably be a hand-written label or none at all....this one goes over the top.

Great idea by John Berg, who also wrote the copy.

Logo design for "A professional group of musicians committed to preserving the musical heritage of the church by performing high-quality music from chant to modern motets."

Lettering based on Gutenberg's Bible.

This was a very appropriate solution for the client.

Self-portrait for use instead of a photo

I drew this is the style of George Bickham's book The Universal Penman, a collection of lettering and imagery done in the Spencerian style of writing.

This is a design (and illustration) for an electric guitar built by Dan Neafsey of DGN Guitars.

Art Director: George Wargo

Album cover front and back for a variety of artists.

This is an illustration to promote all of the artists but not specifically one of them.

This is an art deco inspired illustration, colorful, geometric but organic. Art Director: Ed Lee

Create an initial "G" for Grand Weekend, an event in Lime Rock, CT for summer of '16.

Produce a unique decorative G that can be used in all aspects of promotion.

Used from posters to web.

Design a cover for Michael Bolton's group Blackjack.

The cover is a take-off on the Tally-Ho playing card design.

Art Director: Abie Sussman

Illustrate watch and band. Includes the original dial design and artwork.

I illustrated the watch and dial from actual parts.

The illustrations were used successfully for catalog art. Art Director: Myron Polenberg

This is a piece used for personal thank yous.

A Spencerian style of letter forms and cartouches.