American Mercenary is a look at the life of a former Navy SEAL turned hired gun. We wanted the cover to show the dark, mysterious nature of that high-risk, high-paying kind of work on the cover, giving the reader a visual glimpse into a world that few really know about.

Duo Sudeste is a local classical guitar duo, that performs music from Latin and South America, arranged or composed for two guitars. For their newest release, they requested a “Blue Note” vibe, similar to the old jazz records of the 60’s.

Neighborliness is a book about crossing the dividing lines of politics, race, economics, and more, to build up each other and build God’s kingdom.

The Flower Kitchen is a family owned business by our friends Lee and Melissa, that’s part flower shop, part coffee shop, part café, and completely amazing. This new brand is more flower forward than their original venture, Taylor Street Coffee & Tea, and provides the Cool Springs area of Franklin floral and café experiences they are in much need of.

We are honored to have been chosen to design the Tennessee Driving to a Cure License Plate, for breast cancer awareness. Proceeds will support breast cancer screening through TDH’s Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program. The plate is available for purchase at https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/revenue/title-and-registration/license-plates/available-license-plates/clubs-and-organizations/driving-to-a-cure.html.

Operation Andrew Group hired us to begin their year long rebrand project by designing the primary brand logo, and the logos of their three ministry initiatives.

Servpro West Nashville hired us to design a special wall in the conference room of their completely renovated, high-end and super-chic facility. Since this branch serves areas all over Nashville, we designed an abstract map that shows all 19 of the zip codes they serve. Behind the large dimensional sign and zip code locations are all 5,000+ streets from the zip codes. The images here show the project from concept to completion.

Kabul chronicles America’s retreat from Afghanistan in 2021, and the politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also share inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. We wanted this cover to feel like you were in the conflict and retreat, and the photography does so, of the literal boots on the ground.

As part passion pitch and part celebration of the new executive team brought on to turn around this most iconic of guitar brands, we created a few ads and posted them online, which got the attention of one of their top executives. That conversation got us in the door which led to more more conversation and more ads, that you can see by scrolling down through this gallery.

The three color rings on this 52-week couples’ devotional symbolize the husband, wife, and God, together in the marriage. The book shares biblical wisdom and sage marriage advice with fun date ideas, thoughtful conversation starters, short prayers, and creative techniques to help couples recapture joy in their marriage.

Redeeming Food is a book about restoring our relationship with God’s gift of food and to equip readers to navigate sickness and health struggles with wisdom and freedom, through faith and action. We designed the cover and interior for this first-time author.

Parents of the World, Unite! is a book for American parents who believe they should be able to raise their children without government interference in their moral, religious, and ethical choices. We had a blast working on this one, with the concept being that of an activist sign. The client picked it with zero changes to the design.

Our friend Zac Childs, a well-known guitar tech and gear aficionado, hired us to brand his new YouTube Channel, which is an extension of his column for Vintage Guitar Magazine. Zac loves all things vintage gear wise, so that became the direction we steered the brand identity, with a vintage tv/talk bubble mark and a vintage color palette. We also crafted the tagline that appears on all social media headers, as shown below. In addition to his brand identity, we have created a line of merchandise, starting with t-shirts, as shown below.

Logo for Taylor Street Coffee & Tea, depicting a city street manhole cover with a filled coffee cup at its center.

Your Healing Store is a wellness destination brand, selling wellness products online, and having an in-house spa and lab at their store in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Dr. Bernui is a brand of wellness supplements for people seeking a more natural, organic and holistic method to treating challenging medical conditions and having better health.

This cover design is all about sparking creativity with just the words on the page, which is exactly what this book is about. It helps writers out of creative blocks, and even helps them get going when they have no idea where to start.

We also did all of the interior illustrations for this book, some of which are below the back cover image.

NFL veteran, writer, motivational speaker, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives readers the courage they need to be a changemaker, while helping them to see they have the power to stand up for truth, unity, and healing in this broken world.

Mao’s America is a warning from author Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China. She makes the case that history is repeating itself, as the Woke Revolution spreads across America.

Higher Call is a non-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence, integrity and faith in the marketplace. This new logo we designed for them is a bolder, stronger representation for the company, which we feel aligns well with the kind of faith they are calling people to have in the marketplace.

This book shares the adventure of a long bike ride that Sean Dietrich, the columnist and creator of the blog and podcast “Sean of the South”, took with his wife Jamie, to conquer The Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Towpath trail. It’s much more than a book about a bike ride. It’s about what's most important in life, the value of keeping your promises, and the importance of connection in your most treasured relationships.

Christmas Eve is the first book in our new publishing partnership with Gibbs Smith books! The Nativity Story is beautifully illustrated and custom-lettered from cover to cover, in verse and song.

This is the book you and your family will reach for every December as you celebrate the reason for the season.

This book discusses the need for a modern version of Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved community, to inspire and unite the vast majority of Americans from across generations, geographic and class divides, racial and gender differences, faith traditions, and ideological leanings. The client asked for something big, bold, timely and important, with an abstract nod to an American flag.

McPherson Guitars commissioned us to design and illustrate the art for a super high-end, very limited-edition of acoustic guitars, called The Four Seasons. Each of the four guitars represented a season of the year and the fretboard designs carried the theme for each guitar. There were only one of each guitar made.

This book is about seven characteristics of contemplative living: longing, attention, patience, playfulness, vulnerability, non-judgment, and freedom. All of which the author chose to think and write about, from his green recliner.

Proposed logo and bus wrap design for Anchor Transportation, to elevate the overall brand identity, so the look and feel of the company matched the excellent level of service they provide to their guests.

This book makes the Bible come alive to readers in a personal and meaningful way, by revealing the hearts of well known biblical characters in ways readers can relate to. We decided the cover needed to reveal part of the Bible as well, with bold and beautiful typography throughout.

Hardcover book, dust jacket and end sheets design for B&H Publishing, by our pastor, friend and author Scott Patty, of Grace Community Church, in Brentwood, Tennessee.

As part of a year-long celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Grace Community Church, we were asked to create a new series of banners for their chapel, featuring vibrant mosaics, that contain messaging which followed certain events of the church calendar.

No Is a Beautiful Word  is a book for people whose life feels overloaded. They need help to navigate the chaos that life provides on a daily basis. We decided to take a literal approach to the title, with giant, beautiful type for the word No, as well as the other type. Turns out that no IS a beautiful word.

Rebrand elements consisting of the logo and packaging design for a family owned company outside of Nashville, with a great line-up of grilling sauces at its core. Scroll down to see the former look of their packaging.

This book helps to clear up misconceptions of Bible characters and stories, by stating what the Bible really says in its original context.

The style that Mary Magdalene is illustrated in here was a departure for us, but a most welcomed one, and we are very happy with the outcome, as is our amazing client.

Rebrand pitch for Elixir Strings, one of the leading manufacturers of strings for guitar, bass, mandolin and banjo. In addition to the logo, we presented concepts for packaging, advertising and social media. The new logo has an all-new corporate color palette of metallic charcoal and copper, which along with the package, advertising and social media, raise the sophistication of the brand to be on the same high level as the products they produce.

Our good friends at Zondervan contacted us about illustrating some Bible verses for the Beautiful Word Bible, which contains over 500 illustrated verses inside. Not only did we do 112 of the 500+ verses for the interior, but we also designed the cover and the divider pages.

Our friends at Zondervan hired us to design this Bible package that presents the Bible in “real time”, with it set in an innovative, new, chronologically-based format.

The logo here is an M, which stands for marriage, as well as two people holding hands, to express their same-sex marriage. The book helps equip pastors and church leaders to minister to couples in same-sex marriages, as well as the people impacted by those unions.

Live Love Now from our friend and New York Times Bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford, showcases custom hand-lettering and illustration. The book deals with stressors facing young people today and provides strategies for adults to compassionately connect with their kids.

Rebrand for AllParts, one of the leading manufacturers of spare parts for guitars, basses and amplifiers. In addition to the logo, we presented concepts for their packaging, website and business card, to give them a glimpse of how their new brand identity would carry across all platforms of their business. The goal behind the rebrand was to elevate AllParts’ identity to look like the market leader that they are for their industry, and give their packaging and corporate presence a look and feel that is on par with the products that they produce.

Our friends at Zondervan hired us to do this super fun cover for a book about the freeing power of authentic grace. The cover art, which is completely hand-drawn, takes its inspiration from old show posters and medicine packaging from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s.

Our friends at Thomas Nelson hired us for this fun fiction book cover. Swipe follows three kids caught in the middle of a conflict in a dystopian society. It won a Gold Addy Award here in the local design district.

Proposed logo for Way-FM, a nationwide network of Christian Radio stations.

This book is a devotional and musical journey through Psalm 119 of the Bible, so we created a journey on the cover from a music staff, that winds itself all over the front cover, over the spine and onto the back cover.

LifeWay commissioned us to illustrate a special collage to celebrate their 20th anniversary of being in a publishing partnership with author and speaker Beth Moore. All of the art represented in the flowers come from various Beth Moore Bible study covers.

Baker Storey McDonald Properties is a local commercial and retail real estate firm. Since there are three principal partners in the firm, we came up with a mark that represents each partner, using different colored bars and rings that symbolize different areas of expertise and strength within the company.

Our friends at Upper Room Books hired us to design the cover for this book that’s about interacting with the stories and sayings in scripture that people don’t understand, and provides practical tools which encourage writing and a deeper exploration of the Bible.

This is a collection of several projects of ours that include our custom hand-lettering. Scroll down to see all of the examples. If you do not see something you are interested in having for your next project, contact us and we will be happy to send examples to you of other styles we can do.

We created the branding for this start-up corporate consulting business, which helps people and companies align their lives and priorities to succeed in life, personally and professionally. In addition to the logo, we also created the corporate identity elements.

This year-long, through-the-Bible memory journal contains a reading for each day, plus a short insight into each book of the Bible. Since the Bible starts with Genesis, we illustrated an apple on a beautiful tree to represent the beginning, in the Garden of Eden.

Our friends at B&H Publishing hired us to design the package for The Military Families Bible, which is designed for those loved ones left back home, and is loaded with features of hope and encouragement for them.

Jump is a powerful guide to becoming a person of compassion, reconciliation, and transformation in our world. The background text is actual content from one of the book’s chapters. This cover has been featured in the Design:Type design annual.

Our friends at Baker Books hired us to illustrate the cover for this book which addresses the fears that women face, and helps them live their lives with passion, freedom and purpose. This concept of the empty bird cage perfectly symbolized that.

Wild and Free is a book about finding freedom for women from the things in life that holds them back, and embracing freedom to step into the wild and holy call of God in their lives. The client chose a different cover than this one, but we love this so much that we have to share it with the world.

Brand identity for a start-up record label here in Nashville. It has been featured in multiple design and logo annuals, and also won an Addy Award.

Our friends at LifeWay hired us to design this catalog from cover to cover, which focused on a different aspect of ministry in each issue, thus allowing us to do a different custom woodcut illustration for each one. Here we have the illustrations by themselves, and the finished covers that each appeared on. Scroll down to see all the illustrations and covers.

OneStage is a startup non-profit organization, that provides leadership training and personal development for students of different cultures, through live music events. In addition to the logo, we also provided some brand messaging and initial guidance and consulting for their website.

This book is about the new millennial landscape in the church and in our culture, and provides an antidote to being drawn off course. A simple M logo is the only cover visual, in the official “millennial pink” color.

Brand Identity for a local startup music publishing company. In addition to the logo, we also designed the company’s business cards and other corporate identity elements.

Our friends at Walk Bike Nashville hired us for this annual report. We came up with the idea of using city signage for the design theme and carried it out from cover to cover.