CREATIVE DIRECTION · CONSULTING · SALT LAKE CITY    

            Creative direction
            for places with
            a point of view.        

            INDEPENDENT CREATIVE PRACTICE
            SLC · UTAH        

                I work with independent businesses and creative teams                to build thoughtful identities, campaigns, spaces,                and experiences.            

                The goal is simple: make what is already interesting                about a business easier to see, feel, and remember.            

            Good businesses already have a personality.            My job is to help bring it into focus.        

                I’m drawn to businesses that care about the details —                the shop someone remembers walking into, the café with                a particular energy, the restaurant whose menu feels                considered, the object you keep because someone chose                it well.            

                I help connect those details into a clearer creative                direction so the photography, campaigns, products,                space, language, and customer experience all feel like                they belong to the same world.            

            03 / SELECTED EXPERIENCE                     PLACES + PEOPLE I'VE WORKED WITH        
                01                             Mother Cafe & Bar                             CREATIVE DIRECTION
                HOSPITALITY            
                02                             Culture Coffee                             CREATIVE DIRECTION
                CAMPAIGNS + MENU            
                03                             Snuck Farm                             PHOTOGRAPHY
                CREATIVE WORK            
            04 / WHAT I DO                     WAYS I CAN HELP        
01                     CREATIVE DIRECTION                

                Finding the idea
                everything else
can follow.            

                Concept development and creative direction for campaigns,                launches, seasonal moments, new products, menus,                photography, and larger brand initiatives.            

                CONCEPTS · CAMPAIGNS · ART DIRECTION · LAUNCHES            
02                     BRAND + CREATIVE CONSULTING                

                Making the good parts
easier to        notice.            

                Outside creative perspective for businesses that already                have something worth paying attention to but need help                clarifying how it should look, feel, or communicate.            

                POSITIONING · VISUAL DIRECTION · AUDITS · STRATEGY            
03                     HOSPITALITY + EXPERIENCE                

                Thinking beyond
   the logo.            

                Creative direction that considers the entire experience:                menus, food and beverage, printed matter, photography,                physical touchpoints, activations, service, and the                feeling of being in the space.            

                FOOD + BEVERAGE · RETAIL · SPACE · EXPERIENCE            
        05 / HOW I WORK    

                I’m less interested in making a business look                “branded” than making it feel specific.            

                Usually, there is already something interesting there.            

                A particular owner. A neighborhood. A product people care                about. A strange detail. A good room. A community that                keeps coming back.            

                I start there.            

                Then we figure out what deserves more attention, what                feels unnecessary, and how the pieces can work together                more intentionally.            

            06 / WORKING TOGETHER                     FLEXIBLE BY PROJECT        
                01            

                Project            

                Creative direction for a specific campaign,                launch, menu, activation, shoot, or idea.            

                02            

                Consultation            

                A focused outside perspective when something                feels stuck, unclear, or ready for a stronger direction.            

                03            

                Ongoing            

                Continued creative guidance for businesses that                want a consistent point of view across seasons,                projects, and campaigns.            

        07 / START A CONVERSATION    

            Have something
            interesting
            going on?        

                I’m always interested in meeting people building                thoughtful places, products, and ideas.            

                Tell me what you're working on.            

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