Garth is a do-it-all digital marketer/designer born and raised in the “City of Destiny,” Tacoma, Washington. He lives in Seattle, has a beard, enjoys pizza and coffee (not together) and tries to spread as much positivity as he can. He's at his best in a light, collaborative environment; he's at my worst when losing at Scrabble. Above all, he's always looking for ways to grow his brain.
Formerly the community manager for AmazonSmile and digital marketing manager at DRY Soda; he can now be found doing freelance graphic design, social media and marketing consultation.
While some take to Twitter to share their stream of consciousness experience of the world, Adam Turnbull has used Ten Cent Dime as his outlet, a project for Adam to “illustrate my response to daily life, situations and people I come…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: coffee & currency. COFFEE While coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world, it’s…
The team at MM Identity Lab just finished a fantastic self promotion project, working with local vendors to create their Year of the Horse Card Deck Calendar in order to “promote brand awareness, bring together the creative community, and cultivate potential business relationships in…
San Francisco just got even more eye-popping with MINE‘s branding and environment design for Bun Mee’s new Market Street location. From the large, beautifully illustrated mural down to the small details (the jalapeño warning being my favorite), it seems they really perfected…
Texas two-man operation Deuxtone executed some exquisite work in designing the brand identity and environment for Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits in Waco. Dichotomy was recently listed #2 on Eater’s 20 Hottest Coffee shops in the US, so it seems that product and environment have come…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: gold & grains. GOLD Though the winter Olympics may be over, every day is an opportunity…
I’m blown away by the interior design work of Jean de Lessard in Montreal, Quebec. The environments that Jean and his firm have created for local businesses are dynamic and thoughtful yet not over-designed, providing a great balance of style and functionality.…
The book cover designs of Isabel Urbina for Random House, New York are absolutely delightful examples of lettering, textures and illustrations combined perfectly. I don’t think I’d get very far in any of these books because all I’d want to do is…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: knowledge & knives. KNOWLEDGE An urban legend states that we only use about 10% of our…
It’s so encouraging to see good design making its way into schools, and I’m absolutely enamored with Cherry Bomb Design Studio‘s illustrations in the Innovación Lectora book series they designed for Pearson Education. Check out even more books in the series on Cherry…
With as much negativity that exists within and toward the world of hip hop, the genre’s positive influences can be easy to overlook. With this in mind, Zan Barnett designed Hip Hoptimism, a book which focuses on hip hop lyrics with…
The folks at Bolster have executed some fantastic work for Blue Plate Restaurant Company in developing the brand identity and overall brewpub experience for The Freehouse, Blue Plate’s newest restaurant venture in Minneapolis, MN. While many brands and products can go a…
Audiophiles and collectors alike argue that there’s nothing like holding and owning a real life, tangible vinyl record as the world continues to become more and more digital, and that the experience goes far beyond just the sound the record…
I’m really enjoying the work of Justyna Medoń, head of Red Poppy design studio in Warsaw, Poland, who specializes in hand screen printed textiles and wallpapers. Her patterns, color choices and stylistic range make for very intriguing pieces that would…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: plants & pizza. PLANTS While spring is still in wintry hiding, photosynthesize these ten plant-based projects…
Philadelphia-based designer David P. L. Jones recently finished some brilliant new work on Alibi Spirits, spanning both spirits packaging and book design. The literary influence of Agatha Christie on the packaging is seamlessly executed in this killer project, and the re-designed book covers…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: hearts & horns. HEARTS With Valentine’s Day less than 24 hours away (I certainly hope this…
We exist in an age of design and business that institutionalizes short attention spans. Main project. Side hustle. Really need to update my site. Client call in ten minutes. What’s happening on Twitter? Still haven’t gotten those print specs. Better proofread that…
