Howdy.

Here’s a personal logo that reflects my sarcasm and sense of humor.

Here’s a poster for the 1978 movie Dawn of the Dead. The bottom of the poster is perforated so you can detach it and take the rest to the gun range and practice for the inevitable zombie uprising.

This is a poster for Man Eat Dog, a hot dog eating competition held in Coney Island, NY every fourth of July.

This is a self-promotional piece for Takashi Murakami. I decided on instant noodle soup because it is a great example of taking something very traditional and giving it a western twist. Rice noodles + hot water = instant gratification. I originally set out to do only one flavor (shiitake mushroom) to communicate the references to hallucinogenics in Murakami’s work, and also as a metaphor for the bombing of Hiroshima, which Murakami sees as the birth of today’s westernized Japan. My teacher then challenged me to figure out a way to take this to the commercial realm, so I decided to add two more flavors: Spring Vegetable and Sesame Chicken.

So why a puking flower, you say? well, let me tell you.
Murakami has used a smiling flower as a metaphor for the people of Japan, and a puking figure as a self-portrait. The short version: you put those two together and you get Japan purging out Murakami.
It’s pretty neat because it also communicates how Muramaki feels about the western influence in Japanese culture.