Kurtis
Kurtis
Kurtis

Durfey
Durfey
Durfey

Strategic Marketer
Graphic Designer
Manager
/afk

AWAY FROM KEYBOARD, the documentary

/afk — AWAY FROM KEYBOARD is a 2011 documentary that follows two brothers through an introspection of their lives in and out (and in again) of the World of Warcraft and a larger look at the online gaming phenomenon and addiction. Filmed, edited, and produced by a good pal of mine, the film garnered rave reviews and played an important role in helping to shed light on a relatively new phenomenon that is impacting countless families across the globe. I was approached to help with the creative for the films promotions, including the design of the DVD cover, promotional postcard handouts, and a basic t-shirt.

From a creative perspective, the goral was to highlight these real life characters and illustrate the duality of their lives — half (or more) in the video game, and the remainder with their families. Biographical postcards were produced highlighting their IRL accomplishments adjacent to their in-game stats, illustrating the blurring of the two lives. The film screened at The Loft Cinema in Tucson. The director of the film, Greg Stuetze, credited me with art direction on IMDB.

The film is available to watch for free on YouTube:

3D XMas Cards

3D XMas Cards

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My wife and I used to go all-on for Christmas cards, investing indefensible amounts of time and money on an annual creative venture that was as fun for us to produce as it (hopefully) was for our family and friends to receive it. One year, we shipped a stack of printed 3D photos with the old-school red-and-blue 3D glasses for a genuinely old-school immersive look into our holiday season! Dawn...

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Family Projects

Family Projects

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Highlights from dozens of pro bono family projects As the only graphic designer in a family with eight siblings, I was often involved with the design and printing of announcements and invites for special occasions. My twin brother would famously volunteer me for for design work claiming that "it would only take ten minutes." The truth it, I enjoyed these projects immensely as opportunities to...

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Identity + Business Systems

Identity + Business Systems

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Old-school standard deliverables for new logo design clients. Before the world was consumed by smart phones and Facebook, the go-to means of business communication was still old-fashioned direct mail. Letterhead and envelopes were printed en masse and stashed in the office cupboard (often with blank stock for second pages) and often in a dedicated LTR tray in the office printer so invoices,...

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