Michael Jennings

About

I have always been an artist at heart. My design education has given me the training and knowledge to create and disseminate design projects to clients and the wider public. My mission is to create art and design that helps people attain beautiful, handmade forms in a world increasingly full of slop*. I value people, the planet, and progressing design.

* MWJ Design Co. refuses to use A.I. in any aspect of design or business processes.

My style

Modern simplicity informed by traditional aesthetics. Providing an emotional experience through material choice, composition, light, and shadow...

Following the groove

My inspirations come from design movements primarily from the 1900s - Present. Craftsman, Bauhaus, and Critical Regionalism are important architectural styles that have impacted my design thinking. These forms and materials are synesthetically mixed with the aesthetics of Americana, classic rock, films, wood working, watches, cars, and technology.

These inspirations culminate into oddly familiar emotional reflections of culture, nature, and the history that influences our aesthetics today.

My design follows the groove in the record of cultural history.

Selected works

What I do

I design quality illustrations both digitally and by hand for the personal and business brand. I help you tell your story through prints and 3D forms.

Brand Design

A picture is worth a thousand words, so make it good! Everyone has a story to tell, but to make it stand out from the noise, you need a strong, simple, unified aesthetic that your audience connects with. I work one-on-one to design a historically informed brand package that speaks to your soul and your audiences’ own lives.

Silk Screening

A brand package is amazing, but you need your project in peoples’ hands. Break apart from your competition with quality posters, cards, album jackets, and apparel that people can truly feel. Spread your message through the real world with specialized design projects.

Sculpture

I have extensive training in architectural model making. Whether it is wood, metal, acrylic, earth, or paper, every material has a life and soul. Manufacturing three-dimensional forms to create a wow factor for audiences is a specialty of mine. Tell your story with materials, light, shadow, and emotion.