[{"content":" view my design portfolio ↗ ","date":"July 18, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"","summary":"","title":"","type":"page"},{"content":"","date":"July 18, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/","section":"blog","summary":"","title":"blog","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"July 18, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/mixtape/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Mixtape","type":"tags"},{"content":"Welcome to my monthly mixtape, a personal roundup of thoughts, reflections, projects, music, videos, articles, and more that has occupied my time this month. bugs, hell, \u0026 corn If I had to describe our week long camping trip from Chicago to Omaha Nebraska, I would use those three words.\nWe had a wedding to attend in Omaha at the very beginning of the month. We decided to stretch the trip and get some camping in between the drive there. We stayed at two rather lovely parks in Iowa. Wildcat Den in Muscatine, and Prairie Rose in Harlan. Both offered scenic views and nice hikes, but rather terrible campsites. Of the four nights worth of camping, we were the only ones in the campsite loops three of the nights. That\u0026rsquo;s because IT WAS HOTTER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN. I do not recommend camping during a week long heat advisory. I was looking forward to the trip. However, I was not looking forward to the drive. Although, it ended up being way less boring than I remembered as a kid sitting in the backseat of our family van on our way to our family trips to Yellowstone or the Rocky Mountains. It was boring for sure, but I\u0026rsquo;ve driven in worse in Illinois and Wisconsin.\nYou can view some photos here! who needs a road trip playlist? I do. I pride myself in having created a perfect road trip playlist. I don't pride myself in being smart enough to remember to download said playlist to my phone knowing cell service during our trip would be spotty. We remembered that our car has SiriusXM and it absolutely saved the day. Shout out to these channels:\nCh 9: 90\u0026rsquo;s on 9 Ch 15: Yacht Rock Radio\nCh 26: Classic Vinyl\nCh 34: Lithium\nCh 52: BPM\nCh 55: Chill\nCh 62: Outlaw Country\nWhen I think of road trip music, I think of 70\u0026rsquo;s classic rock, Americana, some folk, some old country, and a dash of yacht rock. But it was brought to my attention that the latter would not be tolerated during our trip. You win some, you lose some. So I didn\u0026rsquo;t have my road trip playlist handy until we hit cell service, but it didn\u0026rsquo;t matter, because the Classic Vinyl and Outlaw Country stations were fitting the bill pretty effectively.\ntraveler's journal leather cover I recently visited our local stationery shop and found a couple nice pocket notebooks. Specifically, little passport sized notebooks for a Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Journal. Except I don\u0026rsquo;t own a passport sized Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Journal. They didn\u0026rsquo;t have any there, and prices online for a leather cover are insane.\nSo I created my own. For a fraction of the cost, and with quality leather. I spent $27 for a square foot of leather, and yields two (!) passport sized leather covers. I created a passport sized one and a Field Notes sized one (which is just slightly taller). I even have enough left over to create the \u0026ldquo;pocket\u0026rdquo; sized Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Notebook cover. Still debating weather I do that or leave the rest for other small projects where I might need some leather.\nCheck out photos and a full write-up here! schwinn super le tour 12.2 rebuild I rebuilt my old crummy 1970\u0026rsquo;s road bike into something I actually enjoy riding.\nIt\u0026rsquo;s ugly and probably a little dangerous. Also, I have no idea what I\u0026rsquo;m doing when it comes to bike maintenance.\nYou can read about it here! cough... cough... No, really, what in the actual fuck is up with this air quality? Chicago and much of the midwest are basking in the sweet smoky smell of Canadian wildfires. July 16\u0026amp;17 saw the air quality index hit the 700\u0026rsquo;s!!! Some areas north creeping towards 1,000. I think the normal is like 50\u0026hellip;\nThis air quality lingers on, which has limited pretty much all outdoor activities for us. I hate that this has become the new norm for summers in the midwest.\nexplosive... what?? Don\u0026rsquo;t eat the salad!\nlucy dacus \u0026 the chicago philharmonic The air quality improved enough to see Lucy Dacus perform with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park. What a show!\n","date":"July 18, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/july-mixtape/","section":"blog","summary":"A monthly mix of thoughts, projects, media, articles, and more.","title":"Mixtape: July 2026","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"July 18, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":"I always have a hard time purchasing something that I think I can even remotely make myself. A recent example is this: a custom leather notebook cover in the same style as a Traveler’s Journal. how this project started We have a local small stationery shop by us, Paper \u0026amp; Pencil, that we frequent. One of our favorite stores in the city. They have everything from notebooks, cards, ballpoint pens, fountain pens, and inks. During a recent visit, I came across some small pocket notebooks that were filled with colored paper. I thought they were really unique, and I just had to have them.\nThey are Traveler’s Company brand, and are part of their passport sized notebook system. I do have a Traveler’s Journal, but the \u0026ldquo;regular\u0026rdquo; size, I believe half A5. It’s great, I use it for longer form writing/journaling. It’s also really nice quality, and I would be terrified to throw it in a bag. In fact, I keep it in its cotton cloth sleeve it come packed in.\nI always wanted a passport sized Traveler’s Journal, but never pulled the trigger because it’s a whole new system, and I have so many already. A problem I will never solve, and will probably just keep buying notebook systems.\nAnyways, I was interested in getting the leather journal cover, but they didn’t have any in stock. I looked online, but everything is either sold out, very limited colors, or just way too expensive. Look, I own one already, I do know they are high quality, but it’s also just a piece of leather…\ncouldn't i just... make it? I’ve actually created leather journal covers in the past. I have some leather crafting materials from that endeavor. I never liked the things I created, but I was also using Michael’s store brand leather sheets. Which at the time, I thought weren’t so bad.\nI’ve always wanted to create a leather cover for my Field Notes pocket notebooks. But I eventually just bought a nice one.\nBut the itch came back. I could totally create this. It’s just a sheet of leather with some holes punched in it for some elastic bands. How hard can it be?\nthe materials Here\u0026rsquo;s everything I needed to complete this project. Not everything is essential, and this really can be done with materials you might have around the house. I dive deeper in the next section.\nEssential Materials:\nLeather: Conceria Walpier Buttero, Yellow - 5oz/2mm - Veg tanned 2mm elastic cord Tools:\nRuler - cork backed is good to not scratch the leather Super sharp blade - I use an Olfa blade #0 (0.6mm) edge beveler Tokonole burnishing gum Burnishing tool + cotton canvas/cotton cloth 2mm leather hole punch. An awl could work, but the hole punch really does make it look nice I would actually recommend both 2mm and also a 1 or 1.5mm elastic cord. The 2mm is great for the main elastic running the spine, and the elastic closure loop, but the elastic for connecting two of the notebooks could be thinner. Not a deal breaker.\nI chose Conceria Walpier - Buttero 5oz veg tanned leather. The leather is stiff, but not too stiff, and should relax over time. I was afraid 5oz was going to be too thick but it’s honestly perfect. It\u0026rsquo;s not as floppy as Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Journals, so if you\u0026rsquo;re looking for that, maybe get 3oz/1.2mm.\nThe leather color I chose was yellow, and although I was expecting it to be more yellow, I think it’s beautiful. It instantly reminds me of my baseball glove I had as a kid. Couldn’t be happier with the quality of this leather. Seriously.\nThe leather should take on a patina over time. After just a week of using it I can already see some darkening spots. I really cannot wait for this to take on some more character.\nthe dimensions + process Here are the dimensions of the two covers I made.\nPassport:\n218mm x 137mm (spread flat) corners rounded to 1/8\u0026quot; Field Notes sized:\n218mm x 148mm (spread flat) corners rounded to 1/8\u0026quot; Cutting it with a sharp knife is key. It should cut like butter.\nI used a stencil that has rounded edges and their sizes, so I chose 1/8\u0026quot;. You can do this by eye, or not at all. However, you run this risk of the leather splitting over time. A rounded, beveled edge adds some strength to the corners.\nWith that said, the edge beveler, Tokonole burnishing gum, and burnishing tools are not necessary, but I highly recommend them and watching a tutorial online on how to burnish edges. It\u0026rsquo;s really easy, and truly makes this look like a real professional product. Plus, it keeps the edges strong, secure, and prevents it from splitting over time.\nI used a thin off-cut that I had to create a leather band that I attached to the elastic that closes the cover. This is not required, but it will help with the elastic digging into the leather edge, and also helps keep pens secure when tucked into the overhang.\nI used scrap form another leather project to create covers for some binder clips. I found the new leather scratches pretty easily, so I\u0026rsquo;m trying to limit that where possible. the mods I made my notebook slightly larger. I hate when the notebooks come right up to the edge, so I wanted to wiggle room. I also found this was perfect for tucking in a pen/fountain pen, held in place by the elastic.\nHere is a close up photo of the leather band I mentioned earlier. I used some thin scrap and a special paper/leather hole punch to create these thin bands I could weave through the elastic that goes around the cover.\nThe band keeps the elastic from rubbing against the edge, as well as holds a pen in place. The only thing I don’t love about Traveler’s Notebooks is the elastic cord that goes around the entire journal cover comes from the middle of the back cover. It creates a lump when you’re writing on that side. So I moved that hole to the spine.\nI also don’t love the metal clasp, so I just tie my elastic off on the inside.\nNo metal clasp, and the hole for the elastic coming from the center of the spine. I have one elastic running the spine that I use to attach one notebook. Then I use an elastic loop to attach two more notebooks spine-to-spine and slip that under the middle notebook, which creates a great way to use three notebooks.\nThe main elastic loop running the spine, threaded through the holes. Tied off in the center. Therefore, no need for any kind of external metal clasp like the Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Journals have. This cover can comfortably hold three notebooks of about 48 pages each, with room for more. I also created my own folder insert using some scrap cardstock. the yield Like I said, this piece of leather yields at least two covers. I decided to create the standard passport size, as well as a Field Notes size which is just slightly taller. The latter size is actually what I have ended up using currently, as I have like three to four Field Notes notebooks I still need to finish.\nPassport size on the left, Field Notes size on the right. what's next? I might create the card sized notebook cover. I’m not sure yet. It would just be for fun, I don’t think I would use it. Certainly not for a wallet, which seems to be its most popular use case right now.\nWhat I will most likely do next is purchase more leather and create an A5 sized leather cover. I may or may not already have it all sketched out\u0026hellip; I have these two large-sized Field Notes that are 6”x8”, so close to A5. Previously, for work, I would use an A5 Leuchtturm notebook for all of my work notes and to-do lists. It worked great, but the cover of that notebook started to deteriorate before I could even finish it. So I think an A5 size would be pretty useful, especially for sketching out ideas and working on projects to jot down notes on a page, instead of filling up multiple pages in a pocket notebook.\nWith that said, that would mean creating all of my own paper notebooks. Which is easy, I create pocket sized notebooks all the time. It’s a great way to use fountain pen friendly paper as opposed to the thin paper you find in Field Notes. But it could get old after a while. We’ll see\u0026hellip;\nconclusion I’ve been super happy with how this project turned out. I am excited to see how this leather will patina and wear with age. It feels good to create it myself, and I don’t mind throwing it in my bike bag or taking it out at the coffee shop. If it gets stained or scratched, it’s fine, I didn’t spend $50-90 on it. I could just create a new one, but that’s the best part of these leather journals, they’re supposed to show wear and tear, and they can take a beating. It’s just part of the look and experience.\n","date":"July 17, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/leather-cover/","section":"blog","summary":"Frugality meets creativity.","title":"Leather Notebook Cover","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"July 17, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/projects/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Projects","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"July 17, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/stationery/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Stationery","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"July 17, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/tinkering/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tinkering","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"July 16, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/antiques/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Antiques","type":"tags"},{"content":"There's good design hidden in everyday objects. And so many of these objects are seeing the last light of day. An old oil can sitting on a dusty shelf, a weathered hardware box, a piece of industrial packaging that most people would overlook.\nThese artifacts often contain incredible examples of typography, illustration, and visual storytelling. Long before branding became a science, designers were creating work that was bold, functional, and most importantly human.\nThis project is an exploration of forgotten designs. My goal is to create a personal archive of designs of the past that catch my attention and admiration.\nRather than simply tracing or reproducing what already exists, I rebuild these pieces from the ground up. Every logo, illustration, and typographic detail is carefully redrawn as vector artwork, preserving the character of the original while creating something new in poster form.\nIn many cases, the most interesting challenge lies in the lettering itself. When an object features a unique typeface, I don\u0026rsquo;t stop at recreating the letters that appear on the artifact. I research the design, identify its patterns, and try to construct a complete alphabet, extending the original idea beyond its limited application.\nThe resulting posters are both documentation and interpretation. It\u0026rsquo;s a way of preserving graphic design history while celebrating the craftsmanship and personality found in everyday objects.\nNote: My website does not play well on Safari, so viewing these images is best on a different browser like Chrome or Firefox.\n","date":"July 16, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/projects/back-to-the-futura/","section":"personal design projects","summary":"Archiving the past with vectors.","title":"Back to the Futura","type":"projects"},{"content":"","date":"July 16, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/design/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Design","type":"tags"},{"content":"backstory I kept coming across this board game through repeated visits to one of my favorite shops in Milwaukee, a local estate sale warehouse. I’ve always admired its design. Each visit became a struggle to not purchase the board game. But like with a lot of antiques I come across, it was in pretty rough shape, a little musty smelling, and probably haunted. Who knows what or who was summoned with this Ouija board!?!? I really enjoy this three-color print on the box. The large bold Ouija letters seem out of place given it’s mystifying illustration, but yet it works? You would kind of expect the “Mystifying Oracle” font to be used for the main font. Interesting choice, and I’m here for it.\nI was searching the internet for this edition of the board game and came across some interesting history behind it:\nIn 1890, Charles Kennard of Baltimore, Maryland, formed the Kennard Novelty Company with the help of several other investors, including Elijah Bond and William Fuld, to exclusively produce talking boards using the name Ouija board.\nAs the story goes, in 1891, Bond, accompanied by his sister-in-law Helen Peters, an acclaimed medium, brought the device to the patent office in Washington, D.C. The chief patent officer required him to prove that it worked by spelling out his name—supposedly unknown to Bond and Peters—in order to grant the patent. The two communed with the spirit realm, and to the shock of the patent officer, the Ouija board successfully spelled out his name. The wildly successful Ouija board was then marketed as both an oracle device and amusing parlor game.\nLong after William Fuld began making Ouija boards commercially in the 1890s, talking boards remained a favored pastime. Parker Brothers purchased the rights to the Ouija board from the Fuld family in 1967. Ouija board sales soon surpassed those of Monopoly. For more than one hundred and twenty-five years, the talking board has intrigued the public. This exhibition traces the device’s history and features boards from the 1890s to the present. 1\nI also discovered that the illustration on the cover was believed to be inspired by the 1909 “Eternal Silence” monument that resides in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery, which I would end up moving only a few blocks away from when I moved here. I’ve been meaning to visit and take a photo, but you can search for an image online. It’s pretty unmistakable.\nthe design This was a fun one to recreate. The colors, whether original or due to the box’s aging, work so well together. I didn’t spend too much time trying to find the original font used, as with a lot of these a similar bold typeface is used and then tweaked for each application.\nThe illustration was what I spent the most time on. I created my own stippling brush and worked with layers of the overlapping fabric. I used some rough print effect on the edges. I would be really interested to see how this was created originally. It was probably one of those instances where it was much easier than how I tackled it. And also just actually artistic talent.\nPrevious Next conclusion Please don't haunt me.\n1 SFO Museum\n","date":"July 16, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/projects/back-to-the-futura/ouija-board/","section":"personal design projects","summary":"","title":"Ouija Board","type":"projects"},{"content":"","date":"July 16, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/projects/","section":"personal design projects","summary":"","title":"personal design projects","type":"projects"},{"content":"","date":"July 4, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/adventures/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Adventures","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"July 4, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/camping/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Camping","type":"tags"},{"content":"Here's some photos from our recent camping trip through Iowa. For some reason, viewing these photos on Safari is a bad time.\n","date":"July 4, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/iowa-nebraska/","section":"blog","summary":"Bugs, corn, heat, with the chance of overnight thunderstorms.","title":"IL→IA→NE","type":"blog"},{"content":"Welcome to my monthly mixtape, a personal roundup of thoughts, reflections, projects, music, videos, articles, and more that has occupied my time this month. music I have not been listening to new music lately. I kind of hate that about myself, but I\u0026rsquo;m just in a rut of \u0026ldquo;having something on\u0026rdquo; in the background. Not a lot of introspective listening going on. With that said, my choice in the last couple years to move from Spotify to Apple Music continues to be one of the better decisions I\u0026rsquo;ve made when it comes to music. There\u0026rsquo;s solid playlists and radio stations, and I don\u0026rsquo;t find myself only listening to the same four artists over and over.\non your left I have been back on the bike cycling a lot lately. I\u0026rsquo;ve been trying to get daily rides in. At least every other day. Biking in Chicago is actually quite different than in Milwaukee. It is so flat here. My current six mile loop ride I do now is barely anything compared to a Milwaukee ride. I didn\u0026rsquo;t realize how hilly Milwaukee can be.\nAlso, the Lakefront Trail is a gem. At least, during the day when it\u0026rsquo;s not so busy.\nprojects I\u0026rsquo;ve been trying to get my old 1977 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2 bike up and running. It\u0026rsquo;s been in a state of disarray since a couple years ago. I have a newer, better bike that I ride everywhere, but the Schwinn has a place in my heart that I can\u0026rsquo;t just let go. I might create a post about that build sometime in the future.\nnotable notes I'll be honest, this website and blog has taken a backseat this month. I've been heavy in the job hunt all month and it's consumed me. Making progress though... ","date":"June 30, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/june-mixtape/","section":"blog","summary":"A monthly mix of thoughts, projects, media, articles, and more.","title":"Mixtape: June 2026","type":"blog"},{"content":"This has not been easy. But, it\u0026rsquo;s been pretty rewarding.\nI have almost no experience designing websites, unless you count messing around with MySpace HTML as website design. Speaking of, how do I add my profile song?\nBut I had heard that building a Hugo website was pretty easy. And their themes are pretty sharp. It\u0026rsquo;s been nice going from nothing to an actual site built out.\nTip One thing I learned quickly: do not rely on AI to setup a basic site to launch from. If at any point early on, it\u0026rsquo;s telling you to edit any of the html files, STOP. Undo what it\u0026rsquo;s done, and instead follow the Hugo/theme\u0026rsquo;s website documentation.\nI made the mistake of googling and asking AI for assistance building this out. Almost every step of the way they were wrong, and it turns out if you just read the documentation on the Hugo/Blowfish websites you\u0026rsquo;ll have a good idea how to build it out. Who woulda thunk?\nFrom what I kind of gathered, AI pulls a lot of it\u0026rsquo;s recommendations from old builds. So I found it telling me to do things in the HTML files that the config files already take care of. So it would break the website quite often.\nMy goal. Let\u0026rsquo;s start with why I am building this website. Originally, months ago, I needed a portfolio site for my graphic design portfolio. And rather quickly. I went about it by using Adobe Portfolio which comes free if you subscribe to any of their plans. So it comes with a cost.\nI will say, Adobe Potfolio has been fine. It\u0026rsquo;s really easy to use, and satisfies 90% of what I wanted the site to accomplish.\nBut the website was missing one thing: a blog page.\nI could accomplish this by just creating a page and then just writing, but each \u0026ldquo;post\u0026rdquo; wouldn\u0026rsquo;t have a page. It would just be one long text block. A little too janky.\nWhy a blog anyways? I don\u0026rsquo;t know, why not? Why are you asking? Are you a cop? I thought it would be a nice way to do writeups for projects I\u0026rsquo;m working on.\nI have a ton of hobbies, and I cycle through them throughout the year.\ngraph LR; A[hobby hyper fixation]--\u003eB[boredom]; B--\u003eC[repeat with the next hobby] The cycle continues, all year long. But I\u0026rsquo;ve found myself revisitng projects and not remembering where I left off, or even what the hell I was trying to accomplish in the first place. So, frustratingly, there is a lot of relearning.\nCan\u0026rsquo;t wait to relearn website design!\nAbout that portfolio tho Once I got my basic site up and running, and created a blog page + some sample blogs, I could see how I can adapt this to my portfolio. It\u0026rsquo;s essentially doing the same thing as my Adobe Portfolio site. I think I can do this.\nIt's a work in progress! ","date":"June 1, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/website-build/website-setup/","section":"blog","summary":"I have no idea what I am doing.","title":"Setting Up My Website","type":"blog"},{"content":"Welcome to my monthly mixtape, a personal roundup of thoughts, reflections, projects, music, videos, articles, and more that has occupied my time this month. music Star Trucker (Original Soundtrack) - Various Artists My album of the month is a soundtrack to a video game where you drive a big rig in outer space. I am as surprised as you are. I promise it\u0026rsquo;s not weird.\nOkay maybe a little weird, because it\u0026rsquo;s all fake! They\u0026rsquo;re not \u0026ldquo;real\u0026rdquo; artists. The bands don\u0026rsquo;t exist outside of this game. Amazing. But also a little bit of a bummer, because there\u0026rsquo;s some solid gems on here, especially \u0026ldquo;Pilgrim Peterson\u0026rsquo;s\u0026rdquo; Another Day and Haunted. Truly bummed I couldn\u0026rsquo;t find more of their work because, well, there is none. Oh well. Still, the soundtrack is a gem and worth checking out if you enjoy blues, Americana, \u0026ldquo;old\u0026rdquo; country, or as the game calls it: \u0026ldquo;constellation cruisin’ rock, galactic country and starburst blues.\u0026rdquo;\nApple Music Chill House (Playlist) - Various Artists A solid playlist that\u0026rsquo;s been on repeat in our home for a couple months now. Some stand out tunes including Look What You\u0026rsquo;ve Done by Duce, Watermark by Nora En Pure, and Bloom by culturalists.\nvideos If you\u0026rsquo;re chronically online like I am, you probably have seen this video recently (specifically when it starts at 4:17). If you\u0026rsquo;re also like me, you watch it in full every time. I am completely unfamiliar with any of the artists in this video, but I can\u0026rsquo;t stop watching. The choreography in this video is out of this world. what i'm watching Been watching a lot of Pop Jeopordy on Netflix. And it turns out I am extremely out of touch because I understand maybe a quarter of the questions being asked.\n","date":"May 31, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2026/may-mixtape/","section":"blog","summary":"A monthly mix of thoughts, projects, media, articles, and more.","title":"Mixtape: May 2026","type":"blog"},{"content":"The Community Impact Report served as both a reflection on the incredible work accomplished by United Way and a forward-looking vision of what’s to come.\nBeyond providing an in-depth overview, it acted as a key tool for engaging current, past, and potential donors. This comprehensive project required collaboration across multiple departments and roles to ensure the right story is communicated effectively.\nProduced annually, the goal was to create a report that not only offered a cohesive snapshot, but also allowed each page to stand on its own as an effective standalone handout that can be distributed to organizations who might have specific fundraising objectives. It was also important to keep the visual identity of the report consistent with our other materials used during the same fundraising campaign.\n","date":"May 29, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio-hosted/commreport2025/","section":"portfolio","summary":"","title":"Community Impact Report 2025","type":"portfolio-hosted"},{"content":"","date":"May 29, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio-hosted/","section":"portfolio","summary":"","title":"portfolio","type":"portfolio-hosted"},{"content":"","date":"May 29, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/publication-design/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Publication Design","type":"tags"},{"content":" I’m Scott Maury, a graphic designer located in Chicago with over 10 years of experience in print and digital design. I’ve had the privilege of working on a wide range of projects with multiple clients, everything from marketing campaign collateral, event support, print and digital advertisements, environmental design, animation, and so much more.\nI believe great design is all about effective communication. I strive to create visually impactful designs that help tell a story and connect with the community. I approach every project with creativity, strategy, precision, and a collaborative spirit. I’m always eager to take on new challenges and bring fresh ideas to life.\nWhen I’m not stuck behind the computer, I’m probably out camping, hiking, attending a baseball game, getting lost in a musty antique shop, or tinkering with whatever my hobby is that week.\nFeel free to browse my work, read my blog, or check out one of the projects I’m working on. If you have any questions or want to collaborate, don’t hesitate to reach out!\nLet\u0026rsquo;s connect on LinkedIn! 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