Threads

Client Project
April 2016

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Threads
At the heart of the furniture manufacturer's legacy lies its iconic pieces and the visionary designers behind them, such as Alexander Girard, and Ray and Charles Eames. "Threads" is a presentation and conversation lead by former graphic designer Steve Frykholm and writer Clark Malcolm. They weave Herman Miller's rich history of design innovation, its embrace of new ideas and talents through captivating narratives that shaped Herman Miller's 111-year journey. Because of my illustrative portrait line style, I was commissioned to create illustrations tailored to complement the theme of "threads."

Because of my former work in simple line portraits and having already completed a portrait of Steve, I was approached to create a portrait of Clark. These portraits were seamlessly woven into promotional and presentation materials, tailored to complement the theme of "Threads."

  • + Portrait Illustration

  • + Style Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Illustration

  • My portrait series, formally called Facebook Friends started as a self initiated project illustrating my friends on Facebook. This endeavor evolved into illustrating portraits of speakers for CanUX Conference, and numerous portraits for friends and clients.An article titled "Face Behind the Faces" was written about me and the portrait series.

  • Art direction provided by Mark Beard. Promotional collateral and web materials developed by Herman Miller.

Nemschoff Healthcare

Client Project
May 2014

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Nemschoff Healthcare
Collaborated with Nemschoff, the healthcare devision of Herman Miller (now
MillerKnoll) to develop healthcare environmental illustrations for their Chicago showroom. Each illustration was designed to convey a visual narrative of how different healthcare environments supported both patients and hospital staff. Moreover, these illustrations were crafted to mirror the layout of their showroom at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, serving as an informative and insightful guide for visitors to understand each application. 

  • + Isometric Illustration

  • + Concept Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Product Illustration

Herman Miller Planning Guides

▲ Isometric Illustrations
A selected few of the 275+ isometric illustrations created for the Locale Planning Guide. Click images enlarge.


◀ Locale Planning Guide
Several layouts from the Locale product planning guide.

Client Project
September 2013

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Herman Miller Planning Guides
Over two years, I designed a flexible framework for the Herman Miller’s product planning guides. The new designed framework revitalized their existing planning guides, enhanced search functionality, and introduced an intuitive layout. Thorough research, user experience considerations, creative exploration, and the synthesis of input from interior designers, customer care, and Herman Miller guided the transformation. The resulting implementation was user-friendly, easily navigable, expandable, and accessible to users across electronic devices, plus a function to download and print PDFs.

  • + System Design Layout
    + Isometric Illustrations

  • + Art Direction
    + Creative Strategy
    + Concept Development
    + Design and Ideation
    + Graphic Design
    + Product Research
    + Illustration
    + Project Management

Herman Miller Icon System

Client Project
May 2013

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Herman Miller Iconography System
Led the Workplace Knowledge Team at Herman Miller (presently MillerKnoll) in the development and design of an iconography system pivotal in delineating crucial research methodologies within their workflow. These icons were not only instrumental in establishing definitive research practices but also needed to adhered to Herman Miller's strict brand guidelines.

  • + Iconography System

  • + Creative Direction
    + Research
    + Concept Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Illustration