Boulder Holiday Gift Festival 2023

December 2023

I capped off the year vending at a local craft fair in Boulder, Colorado to share my Christmas & Hanukkah ornaments one last time before the holidays.

Hoard the Hams Kickstarter

September - October 2023

I helped the team over at Wombo Combo Games launch their first card game Kickstarter campaign by designing the graphics for the campaign page and additional campaign advertising. The Kickstarter was a massive success, fully funded within 24 hours after launch and received total funding of over 2,100% of the original goal by its end.

September Shop Update

September 2023

This bonus fall shop update featured two new shaker charm designs, a wooden Hanukkah ornament and my first sticker offerings.

Fall Shop Update

August 2023

Originally scheduled for July but postponed due to manufacturing delays, this update to my online shop featured several new collections of wooden tree ornaments, and my first acrylic shaker charm.

Customer Review

This looks SO cool!!!!! Thank you [Max] I'm in love with it I love the details the design everything!!!!!!!- Allison from West Virginia

Spring Shop Update

May 2023

After a successful launch of my online store, I expanded my offerings with a new set of acrylic charms and restocked my best sellers that had previously sold out. I also added two new characters to my existing alien bookmark set.

Online Shop Launch

March 2023

After being involved in e-commerce projects for large companies, I launched my own online store to sell merchandise with my artwork in between convention appearances. Initial offerings included acrylic charm bookmarks and wooden tree ornaments, with additional items planned for the future.

ToonCon Pasadena 2022

October 2022

After attending conventions and operating tradeshow booths in a professional capacity for many years, I ventured into exhibiting my personal work for the first time at ToonCon in Pasadena, California. I shared an artist alley table with my friend and talented comic creator Pedro Maldonado.

Mandrake Acres Game

October 2021

I designed, programmed and created the art for a free browser puzzle game based on classic Bulls and Cows gameplay. Players manage a garden of stubborn mandrakes, using strategy and luck to find the perfect arrangement to make them grow. They can sell their crops, dress up their fully grown mandrakes and try multiple game modes and powerups for extra challenge.

Reviews

Thank you so much for this game, it's amazing and exactly what I needed this weekend - Cady

I LOVE IT - Istanbullfrog

It's so cute omfg I'm so excited - Edd

it's super cute and i highly recommend it - Teabiscuits

This game is so fun and well-made! - Azne

Loved the game! The gameplay, pixel art style, music, everything - Sinsi

Neopets Festival of Neggs Event

April 2021

I pitched, designed and implemented a new mobile-friendly user interface and cutscene system for the annual Neopets in-game event "Festival of Neggs". Players responded positively to the user experience improvements.

Reviews

I really like the UI with the clues and quest interface, very well done. - KingMeepo

I love the new style and layout of the event. It works so smoothly and looks beautiful with the new layout. - dreww355

I really like the dialogue box style this time around. - lasergu

The event’s new style is gorgeous! It give [sic] me a classic Neopets vibes [sic], although it’s new technology. I don’t know how to explain - but it get [sic] me, definitely. - allanmennezess

The interface of the event feels really neat/smooth too. - mortychichi

I will say that the festival of neggs page looks really good, and I liked how they made the dialogues - bonju

Gosh, the coding of this is so good. Props to [Max] and the team! - Gorn

Shop til you Drop

August 2019

I participated in a 48 hour game jam where I produced a browser game prototype from scratch in only two days. This project was a great exercise in time management and game logic programming.

Neopets at San Diego Comic Con

July 2019

I produced all digital and print tradeshow design materials for the Neopets booth at San Diego Comic Con 2019, as well as some limited-edition merchandise. Merchandise I designed included pins, shirts, totebags, lanyards and socks. Designs included some compositing of existing art assets. Our presence at the event was covered by a Neopets fan site. You can read that coverage here.

Legends & Letters

February 2019

I created all promotional art and marketing materials for the launch of the mobile app game Legends & Letters, available on Android and iOS. My contributions included several promotional videos, including an expansion trailer, as well as all app store screenshots, media kit images, and a series of social media posts.

JumpStart Academy Preschool & Kindergarten

January 2019

I created promotional art and marketing materials for the launch of the educational children's apps, JumpStart Academy Preschool and JumpStart Academy Kindergarten, available on Android and iOS. My contributions included dozens of digital ads with variants for A/B testing and all of the original app store screenshots.

Bah Humbug!

Spring 2016

I wrote, directed and choreographed an irreverent jukebox musical comedy, which performed at the University of Colorado's University Theatre as part of the CU Boulder Fringe Festival. Watch a live recording here.

Candy Baby

October 2013

I created my first limited-animation, Halloween themed animated short in 2013 to familiarize myself with the entire animation pipeline. I was responsible for all writing, character and background design, animation, and casting and directing voice actors. Although my design and writing skills have improved signficantly since, this project stands as a testament to my passion for animation.