Photoshop Driven Layouts

I composed each spread in Photoshop. I tweaked and tweaked right up until the last possible minute. Even had an art intern write some of the letters. I used elements from each time period to bring the reader into that era.

Personal Projects Always Break It Up!

Sometimes it's fun to just do something on your own. Not job related, made-up stuff, total freedom to play....

Design & Launch: G-The Magazine of Greenville

These pages are from the design and launch of G-The Magazine of Greenville (S.C.). A town that's on the rise. Newly re-done downtown and growth has made it not only a popular place to live, but also to visit. We wanted to focus on lifestyle which was missing in other local pubs. The area is home to more than 80 international industries, so for many years regional mags lacked local "flavor," and focused a lot on business. It was a great project working with managing editor Heidi Williams, and editor Jack Bacot. I worked from Charleston, long distance, while they worked from their office in downtown Greenville. The distance had its challenges but we were pretty excited with the final product. Locals were floored that they now had their own city magazine.


Cover feature: Artists in Residence. The painters, potters, and other talented folks in a section of town that was forgotten for years. Pictured with her pottery is Lily Stratton. Written by Constance E. Richards, Photographs by Rick McKee, Lara Rossignol, and Paul Mehaffey. Illustrations by Robert Littleford.



Feature: Harvest Bold. A fun feature based on fall harvest, shot on location at the historic Hagood Mill & Folklife Center in the Upstate of SC's Pickens County. Photographs by: Peter Frank Edwards, Styled by: Joann Land, Hair & Makeup by: Karen Weast.




Feature: The Big Dig. A dig in the upstate of South Carolina. Treated the artifacts as graphic elements....puts them in the spotlight. Written by Gary Hyndman, photographs by Steven McBride.




Feature opener: The Naturalists. Loved working with these fantastic illustrations from the 17/18th century. Images courtesy of Rare Books & Special Collections, Thomas Cooper Library, University of S.C.



I played masthead off of circular logo. Pretty different.


Parts of the Front of Book:

Some Feature Openers

For a while I was in love with giant drop caps. This one kind of echoes the way he's sitting. I also wanted to give it a "scarlet letter" connotation.

Photographs by Frank Edwards.

Had a great time at this shoot with Darius Rucker. Photographer Frank Edwards and I met him at Paige's Thieves Market in Mt. Pleasant to get that country and western look.


The entire headline I shaped out of cayenne pepper.

Recent Work: Charleston's Botanical Treasures

A favorite feature that I did last year, written by Melissa Bigner. Antique prints by 18th and 19th century botanists and artists.