Jay Walter

Hi, I’m Jay. An illustrator and designer from the mild Midwest. I've been squiggling out lines and shapes since the 1990s. And I’ve been making a career out of it for over 12 years. It's been a privilege to have my work impact friends and family, non-profits, companies, festival-goers, and highway travelers.

My illustration tends toward the cute, clever, and carefully considered. Found on everything from posters to stickers to icon sets to album art.

Much of my design work is created through Gardner Design, a globally-influential branding and marketing agency, where I helm the digital department. Creating custom microsites and websites that tell stories for their companies and organizations in not-normal ways.

Whether creating art or digital spaces, it all comes back to evoking that spark of delight. In delivering that little extra that makes someone say, "Wow!" Or weaving in a clever bit that gets a chuckle. It’s all about people.

Say hi sometime! I’d be delighted to meet.