Project index

The work,
at a glance.

Seven documented case studies, followed by a concise record of selected collaborative and professional experience.

Featured case studies

00Critter CorralImmersive experienceProduced experience 01Creek KeeperPublic artCompleted commission 02FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Hospitality EnvironmentsExperiential / environmental designCompleted professional program · publicly published final-event photography 03Lollapalooza 20th-Anniversary FigureFestival experienceCompleted activation 04ATX VoicesCivic installationCompleted student-led public-art collaboration 05Wildflower Center CommissionsPublic art + experienceCompleted repeat commissions A1Fear Fair + Cowboy ChristmasSeasonal immersive worldsTwo completed seasonal attractions

Selected built evidence

Professional contributions,
clearly credited.

Selected collaborative and employment work shown with the exact professional context attached. Each record stands on its own.

Employment / team contribution

Ion Art

SpaceX / Starbase + Austin Eastciders

While employed by Ion Art, Jake worked within its branding and fabrication team, contributing design documentation, coordination, internal communication, and design-to-fabrication support across permanent signage and environmental work. These images document selected team work for SpaceX / Starbase and Austin Eastciders.

Context: Ion Art · 2023–24
Jake’s role: Brand and experience associate / designer

All work shown was completed within the Ion Art team and is presented as a professional contribution—not as Jake’s independent or sole authorship.

Illuminated Gateway to Mars sign at SpaceX Starbase at sunset — SpaceX / Starbase · Gateway to Mars · team contribution while at Ion Art

Illuminated Austin Eastciders exterior sign above a patio — Austin Eastciders · exterior signage · team contribution while at Ion Art

Large illuminated SpaceX entrance sign installed at night — SpaceX / Starbase · illuminated entrance · team contribution while at Ion Art

Large Starbase letterforms installed above an entrance roadway — SpaceX / Starbase · installed entrance signage · team contribution while at Ion Art

Separate professional project

Fashionphile Atelier

Built retail pop-up · Los Angeles

Separate from his employment at Ion Art, Jake produced a series of custom physical display elements and developed fabrication-ready 3D concepts for Fashionphile Atelier’s built Los Angeles pop-up environment.

Context: Fashionphile Atelier · Los Angeles
Jake’s role: Production and fabrication-ready 3D development

Fashionphile Atelier is a separate project. It was not completed while Jake worked at Ion Art and is not attributed to Ion Art.

Fashionphile Atelier handbag display in a clear case on a black plinth — Fashionphile Atelier · custom product-display element

Completed Fashionphile Atelier Los Angeles pop-up with product displays and shelving — Fashionphile Atelier · completed Los Angeles pop-up environment

Selected professional record

Additional experience,
with exact context.

Professional contribution · 2022

Meow Wolf Denver · Boop Card RFID

Completed professional contribution

Core launch-team member overseeing guest experience; contributed to design and deployment of the Boop Card RFID system.

Presented as a team contribution; a visual case study is not currently shown.

Employment / team contribution · 2023–24

Ion Art · Selected environmental work

Completed team contribution

Brand and experience associate / designer supporting design documentation, internal communication, and the design-to-fabrication pipeline across branded signage, wayfinding, and environmental work.

Includes selected SpaceX / Starbase and Austin Eastciders work. All work is presented as a team contribution completed while employed by Ion Art, not independent authorship.View selected evidence ↗

Separate professional project · Los Angeles

Fashionphile Atelier · Los Angeles pop-up

Completed built installation

Produced custom physical display elements and developed fabrication-ready 3D concepts for the Atelier pop-up.

A separate project—not completed while at Ion Art and never attributed to Ion Art.View selected evidence ↗

Film and commissioned storytelling · Selected work

Moving Image · Director / writer reel

Reel available

Writer and director across narrative and commissioned projects, including work for Texas.gov.

A concise 57-second reel is available on the homepage.View selected evidence ↗

Speculative academic thesis · By 2021

MTA My Way

Academic thesis

SVA Branding graduate thesis exploring a transit experience and identity system.

A speculative academic project; not commissioned by the MTA.

Practice archive · 2017–present

ALT identity and brand systems

Selective use only

ALT is Jake’s independent creative practice and production vehicle.

Jake’s independent creative practice and production vehicle for commissions and self-produced experiences.