Graphic Designer · Denver, CO

Graphic design that leaves the screen.

I design brand systems, fabrication-ready graphics, and interactive installations for live events. The kind of work people see in person, and usually touch. Currently the graphic designer at Lively Productions.

70+
events designed across Colorado in the past year
11
flagship builds documented in depth below
1
sole graphic designer, concept to install
Featured work

Flagship events

Some of my favorite and most important events, from first concept through on-site install.

Epic Achievements stage installation
Lively Productions

Epic Achievements for Vail Resorts

Interactive spin-to-reveal achievement wall for a corporate recognition event.

Central Park Summer banners over the town square
Lively Productions

Central Park Summer

60+ street and pole banners for a Denver town square. I ran this one directly with the client, and it hung all summer.

Serena's Beach Club — printed pool dance floor and striped cabanas
Lively Productions

Serena's Beach Club

A ballroom turned into a private beach club, with its own identity, a printed pool dance floor, signage and merch.

Hensel Phelps University concourse with crest banners
Lively Productions

Hensel Phelps University

A holiday party built as a college campus. Brick gate, dorm-room photo booth and a dive bar, almost entirely in print.

MRF Denver Gala lounge with printed plexiglass panels
Lively Productions

Melanoma Research Foundation Gala

An event brand refresh, carried onto banners and printed translucent plexiglass panels.

Illuminated OTC monogram above the Old Timers Club banquet stage
Lively Productions

Hensel Phelps Old Timers Club

An illuminated stage logo, entrance pillars, and step-and-repeat for a banquet.

Illuminated horse-head medallion above the casino fireplace for Lunar New Year
Lively Productions

Lunar New Year at Ameristar Black Hawk

Illuminated horse head logo, planter branding, and lobby banners for a bilingual holiday activation.

Tree-stump cross-section stage backdrop for Roundup River Ranch gala
Lively Productions

Roundup River Ranch: A Taste of Camp

A hand-built tree stump stage centerpiece for a camp's 20th anniversary fundraising gala.

Numbered mannequins at Carousel Ball, Babylon House display
Lively Productions

Carousel Ball

Signage, art display walls, and a numbered mannequin system for a citywide gala auction.

Hedera DevDay welcome area with mountain backdrop
Lively Productions

Hedera DevDay

The full environmental print package for a developer conference: walls, signage, wayfinding and merch.

PBR Space Cowboys entrance archway with Space Force branding
Lively Productions

PBR Space Cowboys

Entrance archways for PBR and the U.S. Space Force, from concept through CNC files to install.

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Everything else · 60 pieces

Event gallery

The smaller and more singular jobs: Union Station wood decor, gala rooms, holiday builds, themed environments and celebration signage.

Colorado state C installed inside Union Station Aces of Penn awards ballroom Gingerbread storefront wrap Mission Possible laser corridor New York marquee letters and taxi Independence Day entrance arch
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Brand & campaign

Client & agency work

Identity, campaign and content design outside of events, for freelance clients and inside an agency.

Older personal and speculative work lives in the archive.

About

I'm a graphic designer from Denver Colorado, currently working as the sole graphic designer for Lively Productions, a Denver based event design company.

My work covers concept design, fabrication-ready files, print production and on-site installation for large event environments. Corporate activations, pop-up experiences, celebrations, whatever the room needs to become.

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects Premiere Pro CNC file prep
Jack Born event design work