How Matte Painting Made Star Wars Seem So Real

An in-depth exploration of the role and evolution of matte painting in films with legendary matte painter Harrison Ellenshaw.

Laika Brings Its Animated World to Life with 3D Printers

An on-set deep dive into Laika’s technical and creative process, built from several days spent on location at their studio in Hillsboro, OR.

Writing with Sound: Foley & the Sounds of Science Fiction

A firsthand breakdown of how foley artists engage with fictional worlds, creatures, and characters, and use their arsenal of strange tools to create everything from the footsteps of Transformers to E.T.’s signature ‘squish.’

4 Lessons in Personal Finance from Skyrim

A tongue-in-cheek dispatch on the timeless lessons we can all glean from resource management in Bethesda’s Skyrim.

WIRED Magazine Pieces

Print articles found in issues from March, April, June, July, and September 2015. Served as Associate Editor for 2015’s annual Design | Life special issue.

Online articles:

Flight Brings Us Closer to Balloon-Powered Space Tourism

A Short History of Terrifying Toy Patents

Joseph Grado’s Contribution to the Audio World

Podcast Appearances

Wired’s Game|Life Podcast: Episode 150, Episode 148

Progressively Horrified: A Podcast that holds horror to standards horror never agreed to.