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My business Card. Actual size and shape of a playing card 2.25" by 3.5".





Car Poster. Acutal size 18" by 24." Contains a vector drawing of a medallion





Performance Werkz logo.





Custom business card for an Employee at the North Olmsted Golf Course. Full-bleed portrait
 design includes blending of several different images and a logo drawn in Adobe Illustrator.




Tool Loaner Program poster done for Advance Auto Parts.
Includes a custom-textured backdrop, rounded image boxes and cut out images.
Corporate production pending...




Advance Auto Parts business card pending corporate production. Full-bleed design with a custom-textured backdrop





Baby announcement. Full-bleed design of my son's birth information and photographs.
Photoraphs are Photoshoped with multiple layers and blending modes to create a "haze" effect.
Plad design done in Indesign using various blending modes and opacities to create the desired effects.
 His name "Preston Connor Zuberny" is in the brown background to break up plain space and add contrast to the complete work.





Poster done for Deborah Gens for the Cleveland Auto Rama March 20-22.
 Type system consists of a thin san-serif verses a thick serif font to create contrast as well as a dynamic composition.
 Picutes and shapes are overlapped with various blending modes to enhance the composition.





Winner of the 2008 Cuyahoga County Bicentennial Banner Contest.
First in a series of banners to be hung on lightposts throughout Downtown Cleveland celebrating first events happening in Cuyahoga county.
Images are xeroxed from the Case Western Reserve Historical Society Library and at Cleveland State University's Collection.
Then they are manipulated in Photoshop using different half-tone dot patterns and levels




2008 Cuyahoga County Bicentennial Placard. First in a series of placards to be hung inside all RTA busses celebrating first events happening in Cuyahoga county.
 Images are xeroxed from the Case Western Reserve Historical Society Library and at Cleveland State University's Collection.
Then they are manipulated in Photoshop using different half-tone dot patterns and levels.




Restaurant logo with Illustrator vector art.
Oval shape with a gradient stroke and a starburst of colors that represent the colors of various barbecue sauces.
Includes a simple Illustrator drawing of a cute pig with angel wings, a halo and a spatula.
Texture, stroke and drop shadow effects are included in the text.




Siggraph 2008 Space-Time Exhibit entry. This poster displays the theme "evolve" using typography. The figure created by hand using the
Cleveland Memorial Statue as a template, took many days as it was pieced together by warping images of water drops and changing their blending modes.
The sky and water are consisted of various images blended together and their hues and saturation have been adjusted to match each other.





Cover for Baseline Magazine. Central image is a photograph of cards that were designed in Indesign and constructed and stacked together to make
a card house. Each card represents a different graphic designer and the whole composition is called "A Gathering of Players" refering back to
the playing cards and their symbolism. The card house was a creation by Charles and Ray Eames and this was also symbolic of them.



Baseline Magazine spread dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames. Designed to reflect the artistic style of the Eameses.
 Floating organic shapes break up empty space, create focal points and symbolize their modern style of fiberglass furniture.
Side bar consists of a timeline which is boxed off by a line and below, an image of one of their chairs.
The page number is enhances with a hand drawn organic image that represents on of the chairs that they were most known for.



Baseline Magazine spread dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames. Designed to reflect the artistic style of the Eameses.
 A floating organic shape activates the text and creates a focal point while symbolizing their modern style of fiberglass furniture.
Side bar consists of a timeline which is boxed off by a line and below, an image of one of their chairs.
 The page number is enhances with a hand drawn organic image that represents on of the chairs that they were most known for.



Poster for the marketing committee of the First United Methodist Church in Elyria, Ohio. This marketing campaign targets younger couples with children by
showing the pastor with a puppet pointing at the image of the child, then the child's eyes look at an image of the front doors of the church to bring them in.
 The main image was from the archives and was Photoshoped with a half-tone dot pattern and duotone coloring. This images is boxed in by planks of wood
designed in Photoshop that represent the cross.  Both logos along the bottom are hand-drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Courier new font represents old
 with the new when used in a more contemporary design to appeal to all age groups.



From a 6'x 5' pastel drawing divided into 3 panels with typography to enhance the viewers "what is hot."  Intended for ceiling panels of a department store.
Displays illustration skills, typography and design. First in the series.



From a 6'x 5' pastel drawing divided into 3 panels with typography to enhance the viewers "what is hot."  Intended for ceiling panels of a department store.
 Displays illustration skills, typography and design. Second in the series.




From a 6'x 5' pastel drawing divided into 3 panels with typography to enhance the viewers "what is hot."  Intended for ceiling panels of a department store.
Displays illustration skills, typography and design. Third in the series.




White pastel drawing of my father. Displays his total likeness.  one of my favorites.




Pastel drawing of a butterfly. When sized down it looks real.



Charcoal drawing of a sun-dial that is of cracked concrete.
 The sun waves surrounding the image cross with an opposing and repeating element that form a
"Z."



Scratch board illustration of a Lamborgini. Displayes technical skills, illustration skills, and attention to detail.




 Pen and Ink drawing of my wife on a chopper. Displayes technical skills, illustration skills, and attention to detail.




 Marker drawing study illustrating the reflective qualities of chrome.



Website header design illustrating the concept of propaganda marketing secrets.
The secret is in the eye of the beholder. Marketing is all about making money so the hues and saturation of the images reflect the color of money.
  The pupil in the eye is a triangle also. Illustrates blending techniques, color manipulation and photo enhancement.





Website header design illustrating the concept of Saving The Rainforest. Illustrates blending techniques, color manipulation and photo enhancement.





Website header design illustrating the EdMangini.com. Illustrates blending techniques, color manipulation, photo enhancement, text effects and logo design and creation.




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