http://jakefriend.design/projects daily 0.75 2019-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485824621426-L04M9B9024KLC4IXSO52/Triple+Poster.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485825696267-1NJ1UIEU8F875KK71V2T/gala.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485840507789-9QV4A8J131AKY9PUEEEY/Buffalo+Blank.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487035956019-K0DBH74ODN8PSCX70LDK/10860858_432208510262014_6163839473329887496_o.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487050359058-ZMRVW7G8ADKN1SD7I0B1/nwac+2.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1551924830464-P0A4K5AEA7DIRG4P25BT/mag.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1552344450606-RKZSH8GWKM5C9LBDQ4YE/ide.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1552344487091-HSO0CKR2FWEAR3OV6W1J/Dut.jpg Design http://jakefriend.design/mercy daily 0.75 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048691694-EULK91XXPJKAVN707GZ6/mcmp+banner.jpg Mercy Street Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487046241581-Z3OQVTY80H6U3ZQYNIC4/MSTC+Banner.jpg Mercy Street Theatre My pal and frequent collaborator Christopher Semel and I have worked to create materials as "epic, iconic, and divine" as Mercy Street's plays - featuring larger-than-life characters and mind-bending events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487046093051-RKVT8L6YWKQ5BGSOUPZT/MSTC+Posters.png Mercy Street Theatre In addition to creating all marketing materials and digital programs, I design and manage the company's website... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487046431402-0FDY3NXRY9CMTX9TAFIQ/Laptop1.jpg Mercy Street Theatre Click here to visit Mercy Street's homepage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487046377921-G6ZYG99HHLIOAU8HYLDQ/Laptop+2.jpg Mercy Street Theatre http://jakefriend.design/mdq daily 0.75 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485841273976-41R5XBP3EDSWXFRY9Y0F/mdq-stuff.jpg The MDQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485841109699-FPKBF9R2LVWH0ISEES7Q/MDQ+cover.png The MDQ In each episode, Dusty sits down with another local playwright to discuss a piece of their work. Accompanying the interview is a full-cast "radio" production of the play's first 30 pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048110980-Q5E8JC114M87ZC1WZ6CR/app.png The MDQ In addition to the art for the podcast, Dusty wanted a "cover" image for each of the shows. It's a wonderful excuse for me to read more new work and stretch my design muscles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485841115934-68L680DO43M7I17CBDOM/MDQ.png The MDQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048337624-X73WTQGL9GWYA3YUO8DM/MDQ+logo.png The MDQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048032240-GDWMEU0NWVO3CLREAHMD/MDQ+2.png The MDQ http://jakefriend.design/octagon daily 0.75 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485834570378-L3S0VRI4JX2P447COI3X/Octagon+Final.png Octagon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485836085983-1WXUXWD7TYMY8Z0XOC3T/Octagon+Final.jpg Octagon Because the play featured such a large cast, our photographer Joel Maisonet provided a stunning composite, which eventually became this alternate poster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485836215208-YL6R5QGPTDN0R9RLSELC/Cast+Photo+3.jpg Octagon Jackalope loves featuring actors in its marketing materials. For every show, I create character portraits with quotes plucked from the script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487035635867-JSD5WHL7WRU98XFB4ZEV/Quotes+1.png Octagon This way, everyone knows what kind of awesomeness is about to be unleashed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487035705114-D3XNHZW63FIUSQBZY0OD/Quotes+2.png Octagon - Initially, our approach was a little (okay, a lot) more surreal. The original request was for a "multi-faceted" expression of the play's central character. So, I created this bonkers version... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1485836092911-5IDBNBOUTAMQQENVD730/Octagon+1.jpg Octagon Ultimately, the most powerful image was just Prism on her own, facing down her crowd. Still, I love the craziness of this thing. http://jakefriend.design/rotpeter daily 0.75 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048810402-PXERZ76LNT1J6VO419ID/rotpeter+revised.jpg Rotpeter - Such an extreme story called for an extreme image. Kafka deserves nothing less. While designing the half-human, half-animal qualities, I took inspiration directly from an old Twilight Zone episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048810402-PXERZ76LNT1J6VO419ID/rotpeter+revised.jpg Rotpeter - Such an extreme story called for an extreme image. Kafka deserves nothing less. While designing the half-human, half-animal qualities, I took inspiration directly from an old Twilight Zone episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048818791-7D2XAAOGD968TK55A5WM/twilightzone5.jpg Rotpeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487048749484-HFDJU8C0HRTDF5WM180S/RP+Images.png Rotpeter My pal Christopher Semel and I had a quick shoot with model Alaina Moore, who gave us plenty of crazy expressions to work with. We were just lucky to have found this crazy vintage monkey bank. http://jakefriend.design/lobby daily 0.75 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487049598639-IYFXQA6ITKGVP6BMOMOO/Dom2.jpg Lobby Displays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487049482901-EEVW8J8MZA59U3P41277/Dom1.jpg Lobby Displays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487049482305-5G24J7M0C4I3BV2X1Y0Y/Dom2.jpg Lobby Displays Using the Literary Department's incredibly comprehensive dramaturgy packets, I created user-friendly graphics to inform the audience's experience of the play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487049465760-BVB5J7BCB1D0BSUGC66Q/Amy1.jpg Lobby Displays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/550df75ae4b00c1b7c10ae9b/1487049465764-16W66WN8I4J5CH22ZQPC/Amy2.jpg Lobby Displays http://jakefriend.design/wall daily 0.75 2024-04-03 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