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A Creative Director
unafraid to create.

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My name is Jake Kenobi (yes, like Star Wars).

I am a hands-on Creative Director and multidisciplinary, Senior-Level Designer & Illustrator that can strategize, consult, present to clients, and own decisions.

O yea, and actually make the work.

I’m always finding inspiration from the underdogs, on the texture of back alley bricks, in the mood of a sleepy beach town, and the sounds of the surf rock playing in my headphones.

With 12+ years translating brand identity into visual systems, from packaging and apparel to full campaign rollouts, I have created for clients spanning craft beverage, action sports, and cause-driven brands. I am now expanding into creative direction more broadly, bringing the same strategic eye I’ve applied from my own illustration work to the wider visual systems a brand needs.

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CASE STUDIES

Crux Fermentation Project
Smokin Snowboards
Volcom X PangeaSeed
The Interior Plain Project

Crux Fermentation Project

Smokin Snowboards

Volcom X PangeaSeed

The Interior Plain Project
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