Position: Lead Designer
Description: Created the Lede Images for an Article on The Cut’s website in collaboration with Givenchy highlighting their Shark Boot.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Experiential Design for a The Cut x Pure Leaf pop-up activation. In this project you’ll see a collection of some of the assets that were created for this activation including: Social Design, The Truck Mockup, Printed Assets, Snapshots from the Event, and more.
In addition to being a designer, I also release music under the name Elijah Love. Currently I have three singles out wherever you stream your music.
Current Photography: Gabriella Mulisano
So Full Of Love Photography: Riley Castellano
Back Door Photography: Logan Robinson
Designed by Myself
To check out the songs, search Elijah Love and the song name you’d like to listen to and I should pop up!
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Created Lede Graphics for a New York Magazine x Glossier collab Article. You’ll see all of the Lede Graphics created as well as a screenshot of the Live Article on New York Magazine’s website. In addition to that - I created Distro Assets for the Article to live on the NYM and Glossier Socials.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Experiential Design for an event in collaboration with New York Magazine x Josh Hart x The Cut. In this project you’ll see some images from the event in addition to some of the additional design elements that were created.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Created the Lede Images for an Article on the Cut in collaboration with Jimmy Choo. In addition to the Lede Graphics I created an Instagram Carousel that will live on The Cut’s Instagram Account.
Position: Senior Graphic Designer
Description: Created the Lede Graphic Image for a New York Magazine x Mr. Porter collab article. In this project you’ll see the final Lede image in addition to some other passes. Finally, I included a screenshot of the Live Article with the final Lede Image.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: This was a collaboration with Popsugar and Aperol centered around Hilary Duff’s 2026 Tour promoting her new album. The article focused on nostalgia and pulling inspiration from the early 2000s - comparing those times with how things are now.
I sourced the Illustrator that helped with the Lede Article Graphics and Designed the Distro Assets that now live on Popsugar’s page.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Created the Lede Graphic Image for an article in association with Better Help and The Cut.
The Article is titled: “You Don’t Need a Crisis to Consider Therapy”
I leaned into the plant element of the Better Help Logo and tied that to how we are almost like plants - in that, we need help to grow. The help in this case being a therapist.
Position: Lead Designer
Description: Lead Design for this Eater x LA Metro collab Article. I oversaw the Illustrator to create the graphics, built the article in Ceros, and helped with the Distro Assets for Social.
Warren of Assistants vs Agents reached out about some Brand Design for their new Live Show, AvA LIVE that was just launched.
Below are the Brand Guidelines for Plated Studios - a passion project created by Chef Will Coleman.
My friend Olga reached out about creating some hand lettered pieces for Black Rock Coffee Bar in Portland, OR. This is what I was able to come up with.
This is a triptych of three titans in native, and not so native, spaces. Think, a monster or beast that Hercules would have to defeat in one of The Twelve Labours.
Jane is an artist based out of Nashville, TN and reached out to have me create some images for her artist’s instagram as well as the single cover for her latest release.
Malibu Deadbeats is a brand I had the pleasure of working with. They’re an agency based in NY that was looking for some branding. This is the first pass at what I was able to come up with for their brand.
Bershy is a local Cincy artist and friend. She reached out for some photos for her upcoming EP and we had a blast! Below are the results.
Still Smiling Fest was an event that was created in response to the current state of the world in Cincinnati, OH. The people of Cincy Nice wanted to create an event that allowed people to let their hair down and live a little. These are slides I created for a proposal deck for them to use to send to potential sponsors.
This project was particularly fun to create. The client and I were able to come up with a logo, logo mark, establish brand colors, and create business cards.
I was inspired by artist Synthia Saint James and the “Gullah Geechee” art style, and created this triptych as a result.
Below is an interpretation of different foliage inspired by the artist Matisse. I explored different organic shapes that resemble certain flowers and other plants.
Graze + Gather is a local charcuterie business - creating custom charcuterie boards to purchase for special events.
Below are the elements we were able to create.
I love the idea of things that don’t necessarily belong together being together. Some pieces were created with an intention to evoke a certain feeling, other’s were birthed out of sheer curiosity, and some were just fun to make.
These stamp designs were created for Triarch Creative - a Denver based video agency. Some of the designs incorporate the Triarch logo.
While visiting a friend in Pittsburgh, PA, I checked out The Andy Warhol Museum. One thing that stood out to me were his various processes - in particular, his “Blotted Line” technique. So, after doing some research, I decided to try out the technique with human hands as the subject. This is the result.
Below are pieces that I created while exploring different African American fem presenting silhouettes combined with digital collage elements.
Inspired by Alana Questell’s work for the band SALES - I created a couple digital collages using found magazine clippings.
Do Good Missions is a ministry that specializes in providing resources for underprivileged families in Africa.
I was able to work with them in creating some branding for their business. We were able to create a logo, logo mark, brand colors, and flesh out some UI/Web design as well as print design.
This is a collection of some of the album/single covers I’ve designed.
The guys over at Pettibone Coffee in Dayton, OH reached out about some branding work for their new shop. We were able to work on a logo, establish some brand colors, and create a pattern, as well as design the bags for their coffee. In addition to those things, you’ll see how they incorporated different uses of the established brand to create other items for the shop.
At the previous coffee shops I’ve worked at over the years, I’ve had the pleasure to capture some photos for social content.
These pieces were created in response to the unjust killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020.
This is a selection of my favorite shots from the handful of weddings I’ve had the privilege of being a part of over the years
Leke is a friend from school with dreams of starting his own fashion brand - Solega. He reached out as I was just starting my photography journey and asked me to take some photos for him. Leke and his brother Olumide modeled some of the pieces Leke was workshopping at the time.
In 2015 I traveled to Romania to take some photos for a missions organization called Reach A Village. These are some of my favorite captures from the trip.
I met Thomas while on a trip to Portland, OR a couple years back. The light was just right at the coffee shop we were leaving and we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
This is a collection of abstract portraits. The face was sectioned out and filled with color to accentuate the many parts that come together to make us all unique.
I was experimenting with watercolor one afternoon and decided to try my hand at illustrating some succulents. Here are Tom, Dick, and Harry - and TomDickandHarry.
Joey Ramirez or “Of The Land” is a good friend as commissioned me to create some album artwork for the music he was releasing. In addition to the album covers, you’ll also find some video stills and merch concepts that we came up with.
My friend Maya was in the process of starting up their earring business and asked me to snap some photos for them to use on their website.
They have since rebranded to Mutiny Club and are crushing the earring game!
Below are images that were created and inspired by songs that I love.
