Express Local
A show of my photo paintings show a new perspective to my images of Brooklyn.
Cafe BKLN
A new branding program and logo bring new life to a favorite neighborhood coffee shop.
Miracle Monday cover
For a class taught by a renowned book designer, I chose to redesign the cover of a favorite childhood novel, resulting in three successful concepts for this little-known work.
Civic Sweep
I have been designing the posters for the Park Slope Civic Council’s Fall and Spring Civic Sweeps for many years.
Chamber of Commerce Flyer
The goal of the Park Slope Chamber of Commerce is to help merchants in this Brooklyn area by promoting local business and uniting them to build a healthy community. The organization wass trying to set up a business improvement district (BID) for a key shopping strip, which will bring greatly needed services and improve the neighborhood. To get approval for this BID from city government, the Chamber of Commerce had to show widespread support among landlords and retailers. Outreach — getting good, easy-to-understand information to property and business owners — is key for...
House Tour 2013 Postcard
The annual Park Slope House Tour is one of the Park Slope Civic Council’s most popular events, drawing hundreds people from within the community and well beyond its borders. To let those visitors from outside this historic Brooklyn neighborhood know about this event, planners wanted to mail a simple yet eye-catching postcard reminder. I initially designed the postcard to include text on the card’s front announcing the big tour to accompany the details on the back. The result was two interesting drafts. Event planners liked the photo of one home’s interior triple-arched...
David Herman Portfolio Website
The website you are viewing right now is not just a portfolio of my work — it’s also an example of my design abilities. Starting with a WordPress theme from Elegant Themes, I built a unique site by making some important modifications. A layout that better fits my three main interests — design, editorial, and photography. A new home-page slider. New portfolio galleries. A web font that matches my existing logo’s design. These are just a few of the ways I redesigned the basic theme to make the site my own. Feel free to tell me what you think of the site...