Michael Cosand: digital designer, storyteller

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Hi, I'm Michael.

I make the things people hold, click, and tape to windows.

Brands I’ve worked with

A sampling of the companies I’ve designed for, in print and on screen.

  • Stewart Title
  • Leslie’s
Shutterfly and Associated Retina Consultants torn-paper ad banners Leslie’s and Stewart Title torn-paper ad banners Lost Mary and Razor Emporium torn-paper ad banners

Print you can hold

Paper, ink, and a lot of production detail. Placeholder art is shown here; swap in your finished pieces.

In-store posters

Big, bold, readable from across the room. Built with bleeds and safe zones so the printer never has to guess.

  • Window and counter displays
  • Event posters
The End of the Decade — Heard Museum
Lost Mary MT15000 Turbo
Lone Rider Vinyl Night
Lone Rider St. Patrick's Day
Vaporlax Mesh
Associated Retina Consultants
The Beckett Sun and The Trouble Funk concert poster

Folded brochures

Tri-folds and bi-folds where the panels tell a story in order: cover, hook, details, call to action. Pictured: a Buyer's Resource Guide tri-fold for Stewart Title.

  • Tri-fold and bi-fold
  • Stewart Title
Tri-fold panel: How You Hold Title in Arizona
Tri-fold panel: Stewart Title logo
Tri-fold cover panel: Buyer's Resource Guide

Multipage catalogs

Long documents need structure: a grid that holds, type that stays readable, and pages that feel like one family. Drag the cover to spin it, or click to open and page through.

  • Catalogs and guides
  • Calendars and booklets
Drag or scroll to rotate · Click to open

Digital that moves

Emails people open, ads people notice, and sites that turn browsers into buyers.

Promo emails

A clear hero, one message, one button. Designed to survive small screens and dark mode. Pick a campaign, then scroll the phone to read the whole send.

  • Campaign emails
  • Client appreciation
Select a phone to explore the email

Digital ads

Every standard size, one visual system. Short headlines, obvious buttons, and motion that earns a second look.

  • Display ads
  • Animated banners
St. Jude Thanks and Giving web hero: Give a gift that could last a lifetime
In The Swim web hero: Shocking Savings, chlorine tabs up to $40 off
YOVO JB8000 web hero: 0.8 ohm sub ohm mesh coil, 8000 puffs
In The Swim skyscraper ad: cleaner pools are more fun
In The Swim full banner ad: cleaner pools are more fun
In The Swim mobile banner ad: cleaner pools are more fun

Social assets

Posts, stories and carousels that stay on brand while feeling native to the feed.

  • Feed posts
  • Stories
  • Carousels

Websites and IDX search

WordPress builds with live MLS search built in, styled to match everything else you send out.

  • WordPress
  • IDX and MLS
yourbrokerage.com/homes-for-sale
For salePriceBedsBathsMap
Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home4 bd, 3 ba

Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home3 bd, 2 ba

Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home5 bd, 4 ba

Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home3 bd, 2 ba

Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home4 bd, 2 ba

Example real estate listing exterior photo

Sample home2 bd, 2 ba

Regular City

The comic

A comic about a city that only makes sense to the host running its ceremonies: a whimsical figure with a very serious relationship to his own absurd rituals, a gathering at the sacred forest rim, a summoned alien Goo Baby, and flying saucers thinning the walls between realms.

  • Self-published
  • Folded & bound by hand
Read Vol. 1

Folds and all — tap to read it.