Justin is an illustrator, designer, and GIF artist with a penchant for the weird.
He has been creating award-winning branding and design work for over 15 years, but currently his illustration and animation projects give him new hope in the world of marketing. This is clearly visible in the work he creates for national and international brands. Most notable is his contribution to the peculiar tone that is the highly lauded Denny’s Diner Tumblr blog.
Currently, Justin creates absurdly funny and highly-shareable content for Jib Jab and GifGab mobile apps.
Awards & Recognition:
- 2022 – Gif It Up – Grand Prize Winner – Cultural Heritage GIFs
- 2021 – AVA Digital Awards – Platinum Winner – Web-Based Production – Short Form Web Video – Jib Jab “2020 Has Got to Go!”
- 2021 – AVA Digital Awards – Platinum Winner – Digital Video Creation – Animation – Jib Jab “2020 Has Got to Go!”
- 2021 – Silver Distinction in Contest or Promotion – Chipotle x Roblox Boorito
- 2021 – Bronze Distinction in Online Event/Activation – Chipotle x Roblox Boorito
- 2019 – Gif It Up – Grand Prize Winner – Cultural Heritage GIFs
- 2019 – AAF Greenville – Gold and Silver Awards – Online Content – Jib Jab “I’m a Hot Dog”
- 2019 – AAF Greenville – Gold Award – Online Content – Jib Jab – GifGab GIFs
- 2019 – AAF Greenville – Silver Award – Social Media – Chipotle Gift Wrap
- 2018 – Best Mobile App Awards Finalist – GifGab – Best new Mobile App
- 2017 – AAF National Addy Silver – Denny’s Pancake Launch
- 2017 – Webby Award Finalist – Denny’s – Best Food/Drink Social
- 2017 – Shorty Awards Winner – Denny’s – Best Brand Twitter
- 2017 – AAF Greenville Best of Show Addy – Denny’s Tumblr
- 2017 – AAF Greenville – Multiple Gold and Silver Awards
- 2017 – Logo Lounge Book 10 – Weirdo Toys Logo
- 2017 – Logo Lounge Book 10 – Great American Smokeout Logo
- 2015 – One Show Merit – Denny’s Tumblr – Best Brand Social Media Page
- 2015 – New York Festival Finalist – Digital – Denny’s Tumblr
- 2015 – New York Festival Finalist – Digital – Denny’s Twitter
- 2015 – New York Festival Finalist – Design – Denny’s Atari Partnership
- 2015 – Webby Award Nominee – Denny’s – Best Social Media Presence
- 2015 – AAF Greenville Best of Show Addy – Denny’s Social Media
- 2015 – AAF Greenville – Multiple Gold and Silver Awards
- 2015 – Shorty Awards Finalist – Animated GIFs – Booking.com
- 2014 – AAF Greenville Gold Addys – Blacks Electrical Supply – Logo and Branding
- 2014 – Rebrand 100 Global Awards – Blacks Electrical Supply
- 2009 – Rebrand 100 Global Awards – IndieBound
- 2009 – Effie Awards – Public Service – Rage Against the Haze
- 2008 – Rebrand 100 Global Awards – New South Construction Supply
What I do:
- Art Direction
- GIF Animation
- Branding & Identity
- Illustration
- Concept Development
- Creative Direction
- Consultancy
Who I’ve done it for:
- 9 Sons Rising
- Advanced Energy
- Agility Recovery
- American Booksellers Association
- Angelspit
- Anytime Fitness
- Aunt Fannie’s
- BMW North America
- Best Buy
- Blacks Electrical Supply
- Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
- Booking.com
- Brains on Fire
- Brand Autopsy
- Burnt and Salty
- Charleston Parks Conservancy
- Chipotle
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Combichrist
- Confluence Watersports
- Dan and Chip Heath
- Denny’s Diner
- DeVry University: The DriVen Class
- Disney XD
- Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant
- Dragonfly Effect
- Duke University
- Earshot
- Emerald City Ruins
- Energizer
- FlyPunch!
- General Tire
- Giphy
- Habitat for Humanity: Greenville
- Hasbro
- Heineken Brewing Co.
- Honda
- Hops Grill Brewery
- Human 1.0
- IHI Open School
- Jason’s Deli
- Jib Jab
- KMFDM Records
- Liquid Wrench
- Literally Wizards
- Metal-Chem
- Metromont
- Metropolis Records
- Microsoft
- Ministry
- NCFL / Toyota
- New South Construction Supply
- Outback
- Penguin Random House
- Peter Sims
- Prisma Health
- Procter & Gamble
- Rawlings
- Red Clay
- Robert I. Sutton & Huggy Rao
- Ryobi
- SC DHEC: Rage Against the Haze
- Simon and Schuster
- The Life You Can Save
- TEDx
- Universal Records
- Verizon
- Vodafone
- Von Haas
- Voxi
- WOMMA
- Waldschmidt Partners
- Wave Sport
- Weirdo Toys
- White Claw
- Wide Awake Press
- Zebra Technologies
