Designer & Creative Director
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma with my wife Paige, I’ve spent my career helping ideas find their clearest, most compelling form through brand identities, websites, campaigns, publications, photography, and whatever else the idea needs to become real.
In 2021, I founded Labor Division, where I’ve led brand and digital work for organizations ranging from local nonprofits and civic initiatives to companies working in education, energy, technology, and the future of cities. The work I’m proudest of has helped worthy ideas earn attention, trust, and momentum. I’m equally proud of the creatives I’ve had the chance to lead, teach, and grow alongside.
Tulsa has been a big part of my creative life. I designed the Tulsa Flag, along with identities for three of the city’s official districts: Market District, Global District, and Sobo District. I’ve been fortunate to help shape some of the visual language of the city I call home.
Today, alongside select creative work, I run Figgums, an independent art brand inspired by the national parks and art movements I love. It gives me room to experiment and make the things I want to exist.
Before Labor Division, I spent more than five years as an Interactive Art Director at Gitwit, leading branding and web projects while helping shape the studio’s design process and team. Earlier in my career, I worked across product design and advertising for brands including Oracle, Under Armour, and Mossy Oak.
Photography has always been another part of my creative practice. My outdoor photography grew a six-figure audience and led to collaborations with brands including Canada Goose, Stanley, and Tincup Whiskey. I’ve also spent years building things outside the traditional design world, including a barbecue dry-rub company and a handful of strange internet projects.
Creative work has brought me true joy and fulfillment for over two decades now. Over those years, I’ve always been drawn to the same thing: ambitious ideas, curious people, and the chance to make something worth caring about.
Start by identifying problems, then seeking solutions; excited and expectant for what will be discovered.
Recognize time is of the essence and lead with speed.
Approach every new project with a curiosity to learn and an expectation to grow.
Put people over everything and make their dreams the priority.
The creative spirit thrives in the presence of fun.