RipIt was originally concepted at Indy Hall. Jason Allum asked if I could do an icon for a DVD ripper he was programming for the Mac. He was sick of how complex the operations of apps like Handbrake were making it to create a digital DVD library.

At the time I had never designed an app icon for the Mac. It seemed like a welcome challenge so I dove right in. The whole icon was drawn in Illustrator from an original sketch. After many grueling hours of discovery we had an icon we were happy with. I quickly started designing the interface for the app immediately after, still exploring my icon illustration techniques as I went.

The App was sold to the Little App Store in the Summer of 2009. Since it was sold it has gone through some transformations which I was not involved. I am just happy it went to a great home and is still being updated.

Loic from Seesmic sought me out with the help of Ben Metcalfe and Alex Hillman. He needed a little help with the Seesmic logo and I was honored to do the work. The original logo was too busy and did not portray the impact which Seesmic would have liked with their brand.

Working with the original logo as a base I created a simple vector logo that could be easily translated across mediums. The logo has become pretty popular and is one of the most recognizable brands that I have illustrated.