Jesse Cannady

Bachelorette, Chicago, IL | Summer 2014 Designed for an independent production, the producers were interested in a title treatment and series of images that represented the ruined contemporary mid-twenties females depicted in the play. We decided to use a more abrasive title treatment, making the title appear to be carved out of lines of cocaine. We were able to pull in a modern touch by using each girl's photo in "snap chat" format with the tagline "you're invited to the worst night of her life" over the eyes.

Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, IL | Summer 2012 Information was key for this design which was to include information on three playwrights and highlight their plays. A clean design with useful information was employed and were distributed via program insert as well as via poster.

jdcannady.com | Spring 2014 Using Word Press, I designed a portfolio based website utilizing several widgets and html coding options. Although my first attempt working with a more sophisticated software, I was able to accomplish a clean, organized look without overwhelming the viewer for information.

Drowning Ophelia, New York, NY | Winter 2012 Two different designs represented the production during two different phases of marketing. Early on, the show was marketed with a title treatment against a blue "crumbled paper - ocean" feel. For our main stretch of marketing on the streets of New York we went with a slightly grungier quality using gray against the yellow in the photo and the flowers.

Miss Julie | Illinois State University The marketing director for the School of Theatre wanted a classic style that featured a bird in some shape or form for the poster. Using a darkened gray and weathered letters, I was able to create an image reflecting Sean's dark, deranged adaptation of the Strindberg thriller.

Campus Athletics Rebrand, Illinois State University | Spring 2011 As a student designer, I was lucky enough to work with a team of two other designers and the Campus Athletics marketing director to establish a completely new brand for the Campus Recreation department as the department transitioned into its new state of the art building. The concept grew from roundtable meetings and became what it is today: powerful and simple utilizing black and white imagery with pops of red.

Merchant of Venice, Illinois State University | Fall 2011 Illinois State University was interested in showing student actors on posters for their season of shows. For this take on the Shakespeare classic, we wanted to showcase the student actor as well as themes of corruption, money, and greed throughout the play.

Cymbeline, Chicago, IL | Summer 2012 Using mainly text treatment for the marketing images, Cymbeline was inspired by screen print posters and the hipster mustache fade which inspired the design for the show. Printed on different materials with fun rounded and chopped edges, this design was a vibrant eye catcher.

The Fall of the House of Usher, Chicago, IL | Fall 2012 When approached to handle the design work for the Hypocrites in the Fall of 2012, I was provided with some simple doll-house images from the managing director and some hope to show the idea of a crumbling home. After closely collaborating on this project we went with a simple image-focused plan.