The JT is where I had my start. Ranging from production assistant, ad designer, assistant art director, art director of special sections to finally, art direction, all from 2006 until Jan. 2018. The Baltimore Jewish Times was founded in 1919. Affectionately known locally as the JT. A powerhouse of Jewish journalism, earning national and international acclaim, today the JT is a cornerstone of the Jewish community, delivering in print and on the web, a wealth of important local, national and international news and opinion, plus entertaining features and profiles. Insider is a special section for the JT with editions ranging from: education, camps, senior living, spotlight on women, simchahs and weddings.
As art director of Baltimore STYLE, there is a lot that goes into choosing a subject/subject matter and exactly how to bring out the story. The process that goes into a photo shoot from picking locations; to discussions with the photographer and models on the look, feel and poses; and coordinating with the venues and the models/makeup artist/stylists were all handled by me as Art Director. These are some shots from various photo shoots for Baltimore STYLE.
A different experience with art directing a photographer and model that are underwear and you are above water! It was a fun day and I think the cover shot came out great. Photo by Chris Meyers
Needed a spring look and feel for our Spring 2019 fashion shoot. The problem was we were shooting in February, so I scouted for indoor spaces that would showcase a spring feeling and atmosphere. Shot at Hotel Revival Baltimore in the Garden Room.
Fall Fashion Baltimore Style October 2019. I wanted it to be outside, but still, but still have a fall-ish feel, since we shot this in summer. I decided Ladew Gardens would do. Flowers were still alive, but pasted peak bloom. Art Direction, location scout, and Stylist for this shoot.
Photos by David Stuck (unless otherwise indicated)
Worked with a freelance Illustrator in Asia. Had to coordinate with the illustrator and send examples
and a vision board and be very descriptive with them and deal navigate time differences.
Feature opener from Style Winter 2021 issue.
Shine Bright from Gift Guide Style Winter 2020 issue.
Worked with a freelance Illustrator. Had to coordinate with the illustrator and send examples
and a vision board and be very descriptive with them.
Intro page to the Winter 2021 Gift Guide. For the entire guide, I compiled all of the items and wrote the captions and descriptive text.
Dips & Sips pages from Winter 2021 Gift Guide.
Compiled and written by me.
Art Direction and Stylist for this shoot.
Baltimore Style 30th Anniversary Memory Board. I had the idea to create a wall with shelves for magazines to be displayed and we would use it as the two-page spread in the magazine. Myself and the photographer purchased wood and spray painted it and then we added the shelving.
A page from Style Winter 2019 Gift Guide.
Photo for the spring April 2019 Fashion cover with Baltimore Orioles player, Miguel Castro. One of my favorite shots.
My idea for a Staff pick Shelf Life which is Baltimore Style’s book review department page. I had the staff bring in a book that they liked and we each had to write our own descriptive blurbs about our choices.
Emma Snyder owner of The Ivy Bookshop featured in
Style March 2019 issue. This was for The Look article about her taking over ownership from the previous owners.
Award-winning design work
Best of Show and 1st place for Page 1 Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times “City Council Conflict.”
2015 MDDC Press Association Editorial Award
1st place for Feature Page Design,
BJT “Jews in Paradise,”
2015 MDDC Press Association Editorial Award
2nd place for Special Section-in-paper product,
“Insider Camps 2”
2015-2016 MDDC Advertising Contest
Best of Show and 1st place for Page 1 Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times “Land Flowing with Milk, Honey and Water”
2016 MDDC Editorial Award
1st place for Award for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design (Including Cover), 2017 AJPA Simon Rockower Award
1st place for News Page Design,
BJT “The December Dilemma”
2016 MDDC Editorial Award
2nd place for Page 1 Design,
BJT “Syrian Refugee Crisis”
2016 MDDC Editorial Award
2nd place for Feature Page Design,
BJT “Wage Disputes”
2016 MDDC Editorial Award
1st place for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times, October 6, 2017
2018 American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award
1st place for News Page Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times “Born to Ride.”
2017 MDDC Editorial | Design | Revenue Award
1st place for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times, October 6, 2017
2018 American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award
1st place for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times, September 8, 2017
2018 American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award
1st place for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times, September 8, 2017
2018 American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award
1st place for Excellence in Overall Graphic Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times, February 10, 2017
2018 American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award
1st place for News Page Design,
Baltimore Jewish Times “Reefer Gladness”
2018 MDDC Editorial | Design | Revenue Award
Various print and web advertising, e-marketing designed for a variety of publications.
#StyleEatsOut Full page ad for Baltimore Style magazine. The first run was in the July/Aug 2019 issue. Still currently in circulations with different variations for the pandemic, etc.
Dan Boater two-page spread advertorial for Marinalife Winter 2019 issue
Style print ad
Style eblast
print ad
print ad
print ad
Digital contents page for Baltimore Jewish Times
client e-marketing ad
Other projects ranging from various projects or personal design projects — from concept art for a fictional movie, imagining of movie genre stamps — to fan posters, gifts, etc.
A poster of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architectural design of 860–880 Lake Shore Drive. The design mimics International Style architecture.
This is a student project depicting the nineteen art styles of the twentieth century, in the style of Russian Constructivism.
Student typeface project. Souvenir a disliked typeface, only eclipsed by Comic Sans! And so “Friends Don’t Let Friends … Set Souvenir!” was born.
A typographical poster of Tokio Hotel’s Phantomrider speech.
Star Wars fan project done as a gift. I do not own the rights to any of Star Wars or its character. All rights for characters belong to Disney, Lucasfilms, etc.
A student project. I decided to create film genre USPS stamp panels. Each genre would include six films that defined the genre. I tried to incorporate films from different decades from the 1920s through 1980s.
Student project to highlight and promote Station North, the Arts & Entertainment District located in the heart of Baltimore. It consists of multiple neighborhoods; it’s a diverse collection of artist live-work spaces, galleries, rowhomes, and businesses. There are now 22 Arts & Entertainment Districts in Maryland, and similar programs in dozens of states.
I decided to create a pretend movie that was to portray the life of a young man, whose family moves to Station North and all of his trials and tribulations. I wrote a synopsis of the film and created promotional pieces: a poster and a dvd, for the fake film.
