About Me

A nerd
who is
relieved that
it became cool.

 

A (very) brief history.

I am a Graphic Designer from the Garden State, New Jersey. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Minor in Marketing from The College of New Jersey. In my time at TCNJ I honed various technical skills from the hands-on creation of printmaking to the digital website and brand development. Between group collaboration and class-wide critiques, I found my design voice. I love talking through different ideas and bringing design to the next level.

Hobbies and nerd activities.

I sometimes stop and ask myself, “Do you have too many hobbies?” and that answer is almost always no. I enjoy drawing, skateboarding, playing video games, looking for some way to modify or upgrade my computer, or running my friends through the fantasy world of Eberron in our weekly D&D session. I sometimes think of adding more in to the mix, but there are never enough hours in the day!

“Zach has also had profoundly positive impacts on the agency’s culture. He has brought new ideas to the team to further develop the agency’s tools and processes.”

— R&J Strategic Communications

My
Pro-
cess.

 
  • Discuss: Talk to you and the people at your brand/company to get an idea for who you are and most importantly, what you want to be.

  • Numbers Research: Review metrics and analytics to see who the you are currently reaching and compare that to the projected/desired target audience.

  • Visual Research: Review the current brand guidelines, messaging, and current working pieces to see how they align. Also take a deep dive of relevant competitors in the market to learn if you are missing any industry standard pieces and hone in on your differentiator.

  • Plan: Begin taking metrics and planned metrics to forge the brand towards the idealistic version of itself.

  • Moodboard: Begin filling out a visual brand identity based upon previous discussions and metrics.

  • Execute: Review and iterate the mood boards to flush out a true image of what your brand could be.

  • Package: Finalize and implement developed assets across relevant branded platforms.