Illustration of Haile Selassie for Top Rankin' (one of Marley Coffee's top-of-the-line roasts) bag
Original drawing 8" x 8" (final print 1.5" x 1.5")
Drawn, scanned, sized, and prepared for print June 2011
Drawn with pencil on paper, scanned, sized in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Delivered as high res psd

This was an incredible project: requested to illustrate the messiah of Rastafari, Haile Selassie. An honour.
Product Design & Product Mockups
various sizes
Ongoing project, as demands change and markets grow
A variety of programs are used to create these pieces, most commonly Adobe CS5: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Prepped for print (300 dpi pdf)

In most cases, such as pictured here, I not only design the product/packaging, but also mock it up - fabricate it in 2D - so that the client can see what it will look like before they sign off to print.
Product Photography.
A variety of product, digitally photographed with an SLR.
May 2011 photoshoot
Captured with Nikon D90, extracted, cropped, sized with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Exported in a wide variety of sizes and formats, used in print and web (see marleycoffee.com for use throughout the site)
Loyalty card, front and back
Business card size (3.5" x 2")
Designed October 2012
Created entirely in Adobe Illustrator CS5
Prepared for print with crop marks, delivered as pdf
Advertising and coupons
A variety of sizes, from small web ads to full page magazine ads.
Ongoing project, tailored for specific customers, tradeshows, etc
Created with a combination of Adobe CS5 programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Prepared and exported according to end use: 72dpi jpg/png/gif for web, 300dpi pdf for print
(barcodes, contact info, etc blurred for confidentiality)
Marketing Catalog & Sell Sheets
Standard letter sized sheets (8.5" x 11"), printed double-sided.
Ongoing project, as new items are added to the product line.
Created in Adobe InDesign CS5, with imagery cropped, extracted, and sized in Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Exported as pdf for print (300 dpi), saved as packaged indd, with all linked files and fonts.
(contact info, address, prices, etc blurred for confidentiality)
Price Lists.
One-sided standard letter sized sheets (8.5" x 11")
A variety of price lists, tailored for specific markets. Ongoing project, as product is added/removed/updated
Created in Microsoft Word (with imported graphics) so that prices can be easily updated by the client.
Prepared as pdf for print (300 dpi), lo res pdf for email, as well as docx for client's use
(item numbers, prices, etc blurred for confidentiality)

Presentations.
Standard letter sized sheets (8.5" x 11")
Ongoing project. A series of presentations tailored for specific end uses/markets.
Created in Microsoft Powerpoint (with imported graphics) so that text can be easily updated/slides moved or removed by client.
Export as pdf for print (300 dpi), low res pdf for email, as well as pptx for client's use.

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