Hear My Train A Comin': Hendrix Hits London is an exhibition that focuses on a formative nine-month period in the career of Jimi Hendrix: from landing in London on...

A mix-tape / art project. I put together the mix on an airplane flight from Seattle to London - 9 hours of uninterrupted nerdery. At first I was heading toward...

I'm part of a super-secret, turbo-nerdy mix-tape club. Each cycle (which lasts 2 months), members have to make a musical mix for an assigned member. The mixes have...

Given the promise of the Isobel Project, artist Sara Guizzo and I conceived of another excuse for collaboration, which ultimately became known as Eleanor Bee Guizzo...

Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film is an exhibition that explores the world of horror film through the eyes of three iconic Hollywood horror...

From about 2002 to the present, I've designed posters/flyers for various events, venues, and bands. They range in size from 11 x 17 inches to 18 x 24 inches and are...

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses is an exhibition that details the history of the iconic Grunge band Nirvana within a larger context of the development of Punk...

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind is a book that I wrote which visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context...

Isobel Faye Guizzo McMurray is an ongoing collaborative exhibition between artist Sara Guizzo and myself. The idea for the Isobel exhibition was initiated by Guizzo...

I was able to work with Ted Chiang again (after doing the collage illustrations for The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate) on his longest work yet, The Lifecycle of...

Jeff VanderMeer asked me to design the cover and interior for his newest fiction collection, The Third Bear, published by Tachyon in July of 2010. I tried to...

I designed this wedding invite for friends with a wedding theme of floral and book elements. I created a design that folds up into an "accordion"-style book, with a...

I created this wedding invite design for friends, using as small a budget as possible. The clients were interested in having a travel theme, and we agreed on...

Clarion West is a writers workshop geared toward those pursuing authorship in the science fiction and fantasy genres. For the last five years, I've created...

Various book cover designs 2007 - 2009. Last Drink Bird Head by Jeff & Ann VanderMeer, 2009. Painting by Scott Eagle. All-Ages Movement Project by Shannon...

Stand on Zanzibar is a classic dystopian science fiction novel by John Brunner, first published in 1968. Centipede Press is publishing a deluxe reprint of the book...

Each year at the winter holidays I try and design a project with a hand-crafted DIY feel that my wife and I can assemble and give out as presents to family and...

Cosmocopia is a book/art project published in 2008 by my small press Payseur & Schmidt. It was conceived as a collaboration between author DiFilippo and illustrator...

These wedding invites were designed on a small budget, using a couple different printing processes and some hand assembly to create a unique, memorable look. The...

Seattle-based ad agency Creature created a campaign for Pacifico beer that capitalized on the coastal culture of Mexico. A dozen artists were commissioned to create...

Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound explores the guitarist's evolving musicianship and sound from his youth in Seattle, his time in Nashville and on the "chitlin'...

From 2002 - present, I've created various pieces of print ephemera, for specific projects, related to my small press Payseur & Schmidt, or otherwise.

Innersphere is a survey of Washington-based artist Rik Allen's recent rocket-themed work. His metal and glass creations hearken back to the heyday of science...

Book cover design for The Devil Gets His Due by Leslie Fiedler, published by Counterpoint Press in 2008.

Catalog design for the American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music exhibition, October 2007. 40 pages, bilingual text columns, french folds on covers, exhibition...

Out of this World is an exhibition of costumes from the most popular genre films and television shows of all time, including Star Wars, Blade Runner, The...

Sound & Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories is an exhibition exploring EMP Museum's vast filmed oral history interview collection. Curators: Jasen Emmons, Jacob...

The Seattle-Havana Poster Show examines the rich shared history of poster design between Havana, Cuba and Seattle, Washington. Curators: Daniel R. Smith, Jacob...

Book cover and interior collage illustrations for The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang, published in 2007 by Subterranean Press. Ted Chiang...

And Now We Are Going to Have a Party by Nicola Griffith is a project published by my small press Payseur & Schmidt in 2007. It's a memoir of author Nicola Griffith...

Cover design for The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet edited by Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, published by Del Rey / Random House, 2007.

Curators: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean Exhibition Design: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean Interactive Design: Aaron Hedquist, Gabe Kean Venue: Belle & Wissell Gallery,...

Curators: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean Exhibition Design: Gabe Kean, Jacob McMurray, Steven Berardelli Venue: Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA Synopsis: Eight...

Curator: Jasen Emmons Exhibition Design: Wonder Mine Interactive Design: John Grant, Brian Phraner, Mark Columbino, Nick Rempel Films: Kara Costa Art Direction:...

Curators: Jacob McMurray, Brooks Peck Exhibition Design: Jacob McMurray, Brooks Peck Art Direction: Jacob McMurray, Brooks Peck Venue: Science Fiction Museum...

Curators: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean, Jacob Covey, Dennis King Exhibition Design: Jacob McMurray, Jacob Covey, Gabe Kean Media Design: Gabe Kean, Seb Chevrel Art...

Curators: Gabe Kean, Jacob McMurray Venue: Center on Contemporary Art, Seattl, WA, March 12 - April 23, 2005 Synopsis: Help Wanted: Collaborations in Art...

The Farouche Assemblage, a short story by Matt Hughes, was the fourth chapbook created and published by my small press, Payseur & Schmidt. I designed the book...

Cover design for Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand, published by Small Beer Press, 2007.

Postcards of Doom: A Journey From Affect to Vastation is a postcard set that I designed and published via my small press Payseur & Schmidt. A visual companion to...

The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror, by John Clute, was Payseur & Schmidt's second big release, right after Mecca|Mettle. It is an incredibly in-depth...

Cuckoo's Nest is a chapbook that I designed and was published by my small press Payseur & Schmidt in 2006 and explores the creative possibilities of advertising...

Teeth by Therese Littleton is the first chapbook published by Payseur & Schmidt. I designed the entire project. The book has a 2-color screen printed cover, hand...

Mecca|Mettle is the first book published by the small press Payseur & Schmidt, which is co-founded and run by myself and Therese Littleton. Mecca|Mettle features...

I designed the logo for the exhibition Bob Dylan's American Journey: 1956 - 1966, curated by Jasen Emmons, which debuted at Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA,...

Curators: Jacob McMurray, Dan Molitor, Larry Reid, Therese Littleton Exhibition Design and Art Direction: LD Gertz & Associates, Kirk Design Inc. Interactive...

Curator: Jim Fricke, Jacob McMurray Exhibition Design: Richard Larson Art Direction and Design: Sandy Owen Films: Kara Costa Venue: Experience Music Project,...

Curator: Jacob McMurray Exhibition Design: Jacob McMurray Venue: Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, October 3 - November 30, 2002 Experience...

Curators: Chris Bruce, Jacob McMurray, Barbara Arnett Exhibition Design: Richard Larson Graphic Design: Sandy Owen Venue: Experience Music Project, Seattle,...

From 1992 - 1995, I took several classes with artist Marvin Oliver on Northwest Native American 2-D and 3-D design. Prior to carving, I forged my own adze blades...