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May 18, 2018

New Work

I’ve been super busy working on a bunch of new projects. Here are some new recent covers I’ve worked on as either an art director/designer or illustrator:























































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Published on May 18, 2018 09:23

February 15, 2018

Beneath the Citadel

Here’s some fun title type I designed for the book Beneath the Citadel for Abrams. I really enjoyed learning how to make it all 3D-ed and gold and giving it the perspective it would need to blend in with the cover illustration by Billelis. Below is what the isolated lettering looks like.



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Published on February 15, 2018 13:52

Skulduggery Pleasant

I had a blast illustrating the repacking of the Skulduggery Pleasant series! These are the first three covers. I’m working on the next seven covers right now!























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Published on February 15, 2018 13:42

December 4, 2017

Neil Armstrong and Nat Love, Space Cowboys

Here’s the cover image to the third Time Twisters book! (Previously Mixed-Up History.) One more book left to go!


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Published on December 04, 2017 07:30

November 7, 2017

Allo Sticker Set for Google

I had a lot of fun working with Anyways Creative to make this U.S. Holidays sticker set for Google’s Allo app. If you’re an Allo user, download my stickers in the app and send them to your friends and family!


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Published on November 07, 2017 08:41

August 28, 2017

Along the Indigo

Here’s a ominous new cover I did for Abrams: Along the Indigo.


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Published on August 28, 2017 06:55

July 11, 2017

Dead People Suck

Check out this fun, new cover I illustrated for Dead People Suck by Laurie Kilmartin! As a fan of her writing, it was a real honor to get to work on this!


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Published on July 11, 2017 13:00

May 3, 2017

Every Falling Star

Here’s a new cover I designed recently for Abrams called Every Falling Star.


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Published on May 03, 2017 07:25

February 28, 2017

Into the Bright Unknown

Another day, another new cover! Here’s a fun one I did for Greenwillow Books for Rae Carson’s Into the Bright Unknown—the final book in her Gold Seer Trilogy.


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Published on February 28, 2017 07:22

February 27, 2017

How to Be a Supervillain

Here’s a new cover I designed for the Jimmy Patterson Books imprint at Little, Brown: How to Be a Supervillain!


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Published on February 27, 2017 06:36