Visual Design
Fifteen seperate personal design projects.
1. Experiments
A collection of design concepts I feature on my Instagram account @john.spinnenweber. Swipe image to view details.
2. Surf Fiction
If Elon Musk wrote and directed the next Cheech and Chong. It’s the NASA control room at 4:20 in year 4020. Hopefully this short space saga makes you excited to surf with aliens in a galaxy far far away sometime soon because life is good no matter what planet you are on.
3. 8-Bit Emojis
Slowly pixelating the original emoji set.
4. Pornhub x Pokémon
Premium trading cards spec collaboration between two iconic brands.
5. The Link Wetsuit Top
My partner Jae Who and I see too much trash in the water when we are surfing or snorkeling. And it makes us extremely sad. So we decided to figure out a way for the two of us to make more of an impact than just picking up beach trash on the weekends.
We had an idea to design and create a wetsuit top called The Link that turns anyone who wears the wetsuit top into a human URL link that advertises the donation page of theoceancleanup.com. Hopefully reminding people on the beach to throw away their trash or if so inclined to actually donate a few dollars to an organization that is working 24-7 to clean the ocean of trash. Our final goal is to release a large batch of these for Ocean Awareness Month in june 2022.
Please hover your phone camera over the QR on the back or sleeves to quickly get to the donate page of theoceancleanup.com and help the world keep our oceans clean.
6. The Tally Wetsuit Top
Whether you are a surfer, spear-fisher or diver you are always trying to push yourself to progress. To catch more waves or stay in the barrel longer. To spear more fish or catch something bigger. To hold your breath longer or dive deeper. The Tally wetsuit top is an artistic expression of the ambition most aquatic athletes share. Whether they are counting down or adding up, the thirty tally marks on each sleeve visualize the feeling of achievement.
7. Trademark Your Body Bikini
Let’s accentuate the fact that everyone’s body is unique and beautiful by visually depicting the body as a limited edition. We will do this by placing trademarks, copyrights and registered marks on the parts of the body that the bikini covers.
8. Wednesday's With Wieden
Created a series of branded COVID-19 spec mask ideas with partner Jae Who for agency Wieden+Kennedy.
McDonald's COVID Stunt - Happy Mask
PR: McDonald's literally puts smiles on children’s faces.
During this pandemic it has not only been hard to get children to understand why wearing a mask everyday is important but also finding a mask that fits a child’s face has been extremely hard. Therefore McDonald's has decided to make it a little easier on mom and dad and a little more fun for their kids by offering a free Happy Mask inside each Happy Meal.
Bud Light COVID PSA - Mask-alyser
PR: As bars open back up Bud Light reminds people that there are many things we need to do safely by handing out free Mask-alysers that when worn calculate BAC.
Nike COVID Donation - Just Wear It.
PR: Nike turns shoppers faces into COVID-19 prevention billboards.
Old Spice COVID Stunt - Instant Beard Mask
PR: Old Spice helps you find the time to grow a new look without all the awkward phases.
9. LA Dry Cleaners Convention
A series of commissioned posters for 2015 Los Angeles Dry Cleaners Convention.
10. Magic Surfboards
Surfers refer to their favorite surfboard in their quiver as a magic board. So for Magic The Gathering’s 30th anniversary I created a series of Magic boards that merge surfing and the game.
11. Bottle Poppers
Spec fireworks and beer crossover. Beer bottle rockets, bottle poppers, smoke buds and beer fountains.
12. Huge Inc. Stickers
A handful of Huge Inc. rip-off stickers for internal zine.
13. W Wax
A bar of surf wax that's easier to break apart and share with your friends.
14. Gradient Traction Pads
A series of gradient traction pads that dip to black mimicking the sunset.
15. Cutting Boards
A series of skateboard decks inspired by grid cutting mats. The graphics give the deck dual functionality and simultaneously reference what you are supposed to do with it. Scratch, cut and grind it.
