MESH Design Group

After 22 years of Graphic Arts in Downtown Morganton, 12 of those years with MESH Design Group, I'll be closing the doors on this chapter of my career. As of last week MESH has stopped taking on new work. I'm in the process of finishing up current projects and closing up shop.

Despite having a great year so far I've decided to take an in-house position with a long-standing client, Norell. Norell has continued to grow and innovate year after year since I first started working with them in 2010. I'll be handling graphic design/marketing as well as working with various forms of in-house specialty printing associated with their products.

Being a self-employed graphic artist in a small town has been a wild ride for sure. While not for the squeamish, freelancing has been an incredibly satisfying and creative journey. Thanks to all the clients who kept me busy over the years with 1000s layouts for print and 100s of logos. There's not a lot of new ground for me to break here so it's time to move on.

There's more than I can remember or count but here are a few notable logo selections from the last 12 years.

See you around the neighborhood. The skate shop is doing fine and will remain open.

MESH Design Group updated their info in the about section.

MESH Design Group updated their phone number.

Now it's easier to call MESH Design Group.

It'e been a minute! I've done A LOT of print and logo/branding work since COVID shook things up. I'll be posting some of it here in the coming weeks.

Here's a look at a recent project for Hamilton Williams Studio. Working closely with Hamilton we developed this runic-inspired logo suite for his studio. The trademark was developed to function in the form of a stamp marking Hamilton's ceramic work. Alternates were developed for use in different print/web spaces. Horizontal and vertical alternates are pretty typical of my logo design process.

The creative process can vary widely from client to client. I believe this is the way it should be. Trying to quantify each project with a rigid creative system can lead to homogenized output and thus similar results. Keeping things organic and fluid yields more diverse outcomes that better reflect each client's uniqueness. Hamilton is savvy and an absolute joy to work with.