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Erik Jacobsen

Designer & Art Director

  • Book Cover & Interior Design
  • Key Art Design & Art Direction
  • Expedition Unknown Media Buy
  • Editorial Design
  • Paper Art
  • Screenprinting
  • About
  • Contact

Expedition Unknown Season 2

Expedition Unknown follows host Josh Gates, a modern day Indiana Jones, as he shines a light on the world's greatest unsolved mysteries. For this design, I wanted to utilize a limited color palette to create an epic adventure poster that looked graphic and eye-catching.

I applied the look and feel to a range of digital assets for marketing on YouTube, Google, Amazon and more. Other assets included a printed press kit, on-air motion graphics, website skins and a Weather Channel app takeover design.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Photographer: Steve Schofield
Pre-Press: Don Morita

Expedition Unknown: Hunt for Extraterrestrials

Host Josh Gates is on a mission to discover if there are signs of life in the universe.

I created and designed the key art concept which was applied to a wide range of assets including animated GIFS, on-air CTA motion graphics, a printed press kit and even a custom M&M design to send out to media.

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Walling McGarity
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Dean Yamasaki
Press Kit Photos: Jeffrey Westbrook

Booze Traveler Best Bars

Jack Maxwell is here to show us the best bars across the country. I utilized golden seals, similar to ones found on a certificate of excellence, to represent the different bar themes featured in the show. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor:Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Tito Herrera
Prepress: Chris Mastalir
Additional Design: Luis Martinez

Travel Channel Booth Graphics

I designed the branded Travel Channel booth for Scripps Networks. I worked closely with the photo editor to source and select top talent photography and travel imagery to promote the aspirational programming on the network.

Food Paradise

A surrealistic approach to what "Food Paradise" means. In a perfect world, popcorn would fall from the sky, bicycle wheels would be made from pizza and surfers would catch the next big wave on a chicken wing. At least that's what it means to me. Is there anything better?

 

Bizarre Foods Season 11

Andrew Zimmern rides into the past, retracing the footsteps of famous legends, such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Don Juan and others. I came up with the concept to parody the famous Jacques-Louis David painting, Napoleon Crossing the Alps to play up the humorous side of the show. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Don Morita

Haunted Live

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
Concept, AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Robby Klein
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Simon Raible

American Mystery

Bizarre Foods

Ghost Adventures Graveyard of the Pacific

CD: Chris Doyle, Myself
AD & Design: Todd Moreland
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Walling McGarity
Prepress: Simon Raible

The Dead Files

Haunted Hospitals

Paranormal Emergency

Monster Encounters

Casey Anderson is ready and willing to come face to face with the world’s scariest creatures.

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
Concept, AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Circle the Globe Productions
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Simon Raible

First Lady Gowns

Paper Art Typography

Paranormal Caught on Camera

Mysteries at the Museum - Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

Don Wildman is on the hunt for new clues to identify the Zodiac Killer.

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Mary Ellen Matthews
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Nick Aponte

Paper Art Typography

Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Simon Raible

Paper Art Typography

Mysteries at the Museum

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Mary Ellen Matthews
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Simon Raible

Most Terrifying Places in America

Key art for a show that takes you to the most haunted places in America. You never know what’s lurking in the shadows.


Wooden Wall
CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Pre-press: Simon Raible

Bed
CD: Chris Doyle
AD & Design: Myself, Nick Aponte

Smoke Skull
CD: Chris Doyle
AD & Design: Myself


Deadly Possessions

The show Deadly Possessions follows host Zak Bagins to his haunted artifact museum in Las Vegas. Zak is positioned behind the counter ready to greet anyone and anything that walks in the door, ghosts included.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Pre-Press: Don Morita
Photographer: Steve Schofield

Legendary Locations

CD: Chris Doyle
AD & Design: Myself
Retouching of Talent Photo: Todd Moreland
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Hollis Bennett

Adventure TV

Logo designed for the PlutoTV digital platform. On the platform, Travel Channel programming was rebranded as Adventure TV.

Bizarre Foods Season 12

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Chris Mastalir

Caribbean Pirate Treasure

AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Brian Bowen Smith

Man V. Food

Inspired by the classic film Field of Dreams, this key art puts a playful spin on the well known line “if you build it they will come.”

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Dean Yamasaki

Legend Hunter

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Michel Leroy
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Simon Raible

Mysteries at the Museum Season 18

Host Don Wildman looks at mysteries from a new perspective. Icons featured on the coin reflect some of the specific mysteries in the show. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Walling McGarity
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Chris Mastalir

The Trip 2018

Travel Channel branded promotion to win a dream vacation getaway. The goal was to keep it light and inviting to encourage viewers to apply.

AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Chris Mastalir

American Grilled

American Grilled key art was inspired by Constructivist style propaganda posters. The show centers around 4 grill master competitors who are competing for a $10,000 cash prize.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Photographer: Doug Sanford
Pre-press: Nick Aponte

The Dead Files

Creative Director: Chris Doyle
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Andrew Cutraro

Big Time RV

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Hollis Bennet
Pre-press: Dean Yamasaki

Mysteries at the Museum Season 16

Host Don Wildman steps into the past to investigate mysteries from a new perspective. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Walling McGarity
Prepress: Don Morita

Mysteries at the Museum Season 17

Don Wildman acts as the gatekeeper to mysteries yet to be discovered.

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Walling McGarity
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Dean Yamasaki

New Horizon Eyewear

This logo and business card were designed for a licensed optician who requested a refresh to their 25 year-old brand. 

Poster to Benefit Everytown for Gun Safety

Bizarre Foods

Host Andrew Zimmern takes us on an adventure across America to experience the people, places and dishes that make this country what it is today, with just a touch of bizarre. Key art inspired by vintage postcard lettering. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Steve Schofield
Prepress: Don Morita

National Parks Top 10

The top 10 national parks are represented in this huge chunk of rock, as adventurers try to scale their way to the top.

AD & Design: Myself
Pre-press: Dean Yamasaki

Ghost Adventures

Ghost Adventures follows Zak Bagins and his posse as he tracks paranormal activity in the world's most haunted locations. You never know what's lurking in the shadows.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Pre-Press: Don Morita
Photographer: Andrew Cutraro

Delicious Destinations

Host Andrew Zimmern serves up some of the world's most delectable places. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Fernando Farias
AD & Design: Myself
Photographer: Steve Schofield
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Pre-press: Don Morita

JULES

This logo was designed for a client's weekly newsletter that delivers quick recommendations to things and ideas she is loving.  The average reader is well-read, but doesn’t take herself too seriously. She loves meeting new people and is constantly curious for what's next.  If “Julie” has a savings account and a husband, then “Jules” is the single little sister who splurges on Fenty Beauty.

Hotel Impossible

Host Anthony Melchiorri applies his golden touch to the worst hotels imaginable.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Photographer: Jeff Riedel
Pre-Press: Dean Yamasaki

Have a Ball in Asbury Park, NJ

Beach ball packaging designed to promote tourism, at the start of the beach season, in Asbury Park, NJ. 

America Declassified

America Declassified investigates some of America's most historic events, providing viewers with new evidence to discover the truth. 

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself

Ghost Adventures Tarot Cards

A series I designed for Ghost Adventures that rolled out just in time for its Halloween premiere. Inspired by tarot cards, I created customized paranormal-themed collector's cards to be posted on social media.

AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Walling McGarity

Beachell Consulting

Logo designed for a pharmaceutical consulting firm that needed a fresh and modern rebrand.

Ghost Adventures

Ghost Adventures follows Zak Bagins and his posse as he tracks paranormal activity in the world's most haunted locations. You never know what's lurking in the shadows.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Photo Editor: Andy Ward
Pre-Press: Don Morita
Photographer: Andrew Cutraro

Bizarre Foods Season 9

Andrew Zimmern is taking a trip through America to discover the most bizarre foods he can pick up along the way. Additional social media promotion included a flow chart and some animated GIFs to build buzz.

CD: Chris Doyle, Todd Moreland
AD & Design: Myself
Pre-press: Don Morita
Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello
Photographer: Steve Schofield

Furniture Assist

Logo designed for a non-profit that speicalizes in providing families in need with furniture for their homes.

Fitzgerald's Thrift

Logo, packaging, web, and collateral designed for a quirky boutique men's clothing store. 

Expedition Unknown Season 2

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Expedition Unknown: Hunt for Extraterrestrials

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Booze Traveler Best Bars

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Food Paradise

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Bizarre Foods Season 11

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Haunted Live

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American Mystery

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Ghost Adventures Graveyard of the Pacific

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The Dead Files

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Haunted Hospitals

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Paranormal Emergency

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Monster Encounters

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First Lady Gowns

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Paper Art Typography

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Paranormal Caught on Camera

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Mysteries at the Museum - Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

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Paper Art Typography

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Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations

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Paper Art Typography

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Mysteries at the Museum

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Most Terrifying Places in America

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Deadly Possessions

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Legendary Locations

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Adventure TV

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Bizarre Foods Season 12

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Caribbean Pirate Treasure

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Man V. Food

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Legend Hunter

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Mysteries at the Museum Season 18

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The Trip 2018

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 AD & Design: Myself Photo Editor: Michele Martuscello Pre-press: Chris Mastalir

American Grilled

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The Dead Files

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Big Time RV

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Mysteries at the Museum Season 16

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Mysteries at the Museum Season 17

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New Horizon Eyewear

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Poster to Benefit Everytown for Gun Safety

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Bizarre Foods

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National Parks Top 10

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Ghost Adventures

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Delicious Destinations

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JULES

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Hotel Impossible

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Have a Ball in Asbury Park, NJ

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America Declassified

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Ghost Adventures Tarot Cards

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Beachell Consulting

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Ghost Adventures

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Bizarre Foods Season 9

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Furniture Assist

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Fitzgerald's Thrift

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