CREATIVE DIRECTOR / ILLUSTRATOR / PRINTMAKER
HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVE
My career has taken me from illustrating and screen-printing posters for some of the biggest rock and roll bands to tour the planet to conducting award-winning design and art direction for global corporations. Whether it’s ideating brand campaigns, planning and implementing digital strategies, getting ink under my fingernails printing, or filming out the side of an open van, I’ve been in the trenches forging the mission-critical partnership between dreaming and doing that ensures business success. Contact me today and let’s chat about our compatibility.
Be A Boarder
Best Buy
Harley-Davidson
Indian Motorcycle
Polaris Industries
ROOF HUB
Squad19 Creative Union
Subaru
U.S. Bank
Your brand is bigger than my ego
My dedication to your brand and project allows me to adapt my visual style based on the project needs or, to collaborate with other team members in order to ensure that appropriate and consistent branding across all channels is achieved. This is just a small sampling of some of the brands I’ve assisted over the span of my career and it doesn’t even account for the amazing list of bands I’ve had the honor of creating gig posters, album art and merch for. There are many more organizations in my history, both large and small, local and global, for-profit and pro-bono, representing a wide variety of industries and brand experiences. Contact me and let’s add your project to the list today.
what they say
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT
Matt SwedlundAdvertising Account Director, Harley-Davidson Motor Company “Steve and I worked closely on many projects at Carmichael Lynch and Polaris. No project that we worked on was identical and Steve was able to bring his unique creative view to each job. He clearly understands the needs of the clients, and the tools to use to get results. His ability to work across all mediums was invaluable.”
Leitha MatzSpeaker, Thinker, Ecosystem Connector “Some people are hot sparking fountains of excellent ideas. Other folks are savvy craftsmen who brilliantly execute excellent ideas. Still others are ace at rallying a team behind an excellent idea and propelling it through to completion. Steve is that enviable (and rare) junction of those powers. I feel lucky to have worked with him.”
Andrea MariashFreelance Executive Producer “Steve is one of those rare creatives that we don’t run into that often – hardworking, crazy talented, and humble. I’ve learned so much from knowing him over the years, and I still proudly show work we did together in my portfolio. He’s a timeless talent and any organization would be lucky to be associated with him.”
I DRAW WEIRD THINGS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
PRINTMAKING & ILLUSTRATION
My interests have always been diverse so over the past few decades I’ve maintained a variety of traditional creative habits with illustration and printmaking being my sweet spots. Commissions are currently closed but I will occasionally post things for sale in my etsy shop.
