Projects
Merging a designer's perspective with physical fitness, the project is life. My work sits at the intersection of personal and public health, expressed through the lenses of personal training and environmental design, along with the synthesis of narrative.
personal training
Believing in exercise for the reward of healthy aging, I practice personal training to make working out something to look forward to; hoping to encourage a happy relationship with muscle and celebrate the benefits of fitness throughout lifespan.
environmental design
Understanding the role cities play in shaping our daily lives, I discuss environmental design principles that make public spaces somewhere to look forward to; hoping to inspire placemaking that creates access to the healthy living patterns that enrich our common humanity.
the active design department
Knowing that regular physical activity improves our quality of life, I consult on active design to influence health probability; hoping to promote physical and mental well-being by ensuring access to outdoor exercise and social serendipity.
the personal training show
Using exercise as an intervention to natural degeneration, I co-created The Personal Training Show® to share exercise as an essential skill for a living a longer and healthier life, hoping it serves as a resource for the power to learn what exercise is, how it works, and why you would want it.
shop jg
Pairing fashion with fitness to make taking care of ourselves and others look as good as it feels, I design merchandise made for moves that support working out what you’re working on; hoping to share physical and social fitness as ways of checking in that never go out of style.
the sleepy bear club
Recognizing that sleep is an important part of living a balanced life, I created The Sleepy Bear Club® to make taking a nap something to look forward to; hoping to foster a sense of self-care during childhood that becomes an identity taken into adulthood.
jg greetings
Making cards and matching wrapping paper to mark the meaningful moments in our lives, I established JG Greetings as a way to add a touch of intentionality for checking in with one another; hoping to help kickstart the conversations when you don’t know what to say.
health probability
Observing the intersectional nature of health, I write about the programs, plans and policies that serve as barriers to healthy behaviors; hoping to expand the conversation around personal and public health and bring attention to the conditions that create a community’s quality of life.
definitions
Sharing the essential concepts vital to my heart and practice, these definitions are intended to bring everyone together; hoping to get the conversation on the same page and widen the lenses of those whose programs, plans and policies influence the well-being of society.