The concept of materiality (sidebar) helps maximize the functionality of an object. This non-profit organization needed materials that would be suitable to guide a continually changing cast of partnering organizations, each with individualized goals and workflows. The sleeve works as a book cover or file folder, allowing it to be used and accessed frequently over the course of a year or more. The visual design's use of multi-inks maximizes a limited printing budget while conveying a sense of steady transition at ones own pace.  Designed with Alissa Levin at Point Five, NY.

Most people feel lost without their personal calendars, but poor design can make one feel lost with a calendar. Organizing the information for two weeks of events throughout the day in multiple locations – and all in a portable format – required a unique visual language that would help the festival find its audience and the audience find the festival. Color-coding, typography & iconography communicate event time, location, cost, and (added in 2008) concurrency & duration. Designed with Anita Merk and Arch Garland at Flyleaf. 

Creating an organizational identity is a challenge of balancing contradictions: It should be fresh but classic, solid but dynamic, interesting but recognizable. In the case of Princeton University Center for Human Values, the added challenge was the single stipulation that the mark contain a question mark to represent the organization’s questioning nature. The creative process underlines finding the balance between concrete and abstract, resulting in a series of four interlocking question marks, thus incorporating the organization’s idea and adding the connotation of the connectedness of human values. Typography by Ben Levine at Point Five, NY.

The widespread availability of information on the Internet does not always correlate to accessibility. Sometimes those that need information most have the least access to it, as in this case, a medical office that works with low vision patients. The design features accessibility tools that allow the viewer to adjust the style of the page (contrast, font size, printable pages) to their vision needs. Design is about looks – as with the incorporated eye surgery detail photos – but also about looking.