1979

Might arguably be the coolest year, maybe because I was born, but also due to the fact that the digits that make up 1979 have a very beautiful aesthetic feel, the International Year of the Child was created, Sweden outlaws corporal punishment within the home, the pope visits a communist country, the world premier of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is premiered at the Smithsonian Institute, and did I mention I was born? Little detail... by the way Ozzy Osborne's career reaches the ultimate high as he is crowned "The Prince of Darkness" although we have yet to see the end times, plus we must not forget all the amazing music that was released this glorious year, such as London Calling by The Clash, The Wall by Pink Floyed, Highway to Hell by ACDC, Unknown Pleasure by Joy Division, Fear of Music by Talking Heads, Eat the Beat by Blondie, and well we should probably stop there since I just discovered that Winter Songs by the Art Bears was released in 1979 too... not sure about this one.. but badminton and racquet ball was still a cool, that is Joe Cool, yup just dated myself there or revealed how much of a geek I was, especially since I thought people with headbands rocked.

Next came several years of tormenting my parents, playing alone in the woods with fictitious creatures, hiding in the lofts of the churches, running around and producing sound effects that might resemble those made by Transformers, collecting badges of the places we visited, and well.... which I realize at this point I may be putting too much thought into my bio, especially since there seems to be rules on how you present yourself, but then I always thought that rules are more of guidelines anyways, which sounds cheesy since I believe this quote is from some terrible movie, but that is not the point of who I am, but this all eventually lead to a self-determined, ambitious, self-educated, designer/artist who finds life to be full of interesting meditations.

Leaving myself in a state of eternal shift. A place where I can enjoy seeking new opportunities, finding peace, and enjoying the work that I create everyday, must be the wine, since I also often ask myself "what the hell I'm doing?" as I bang my head against the refridgerator crying and hoping that I can come up with another idea, which usually leads to this moment of bliss until the client decides they would like some revisions, which then reminds me of the story If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, but I will not go into that right now, meaning I cannot figure out the best way to distill the book into a digestible quote without giving the plot away, which would keep you from reading the book for yourself, and most Designers do not read, and trust me it's a very simple book, so this is who I am, a ramblin' man who loves design and has a wonderful wife and a beautiful child.

Terminal Identity Hang-outs

Where you can find my digital identity:

• blip.fm
• last.fm

Design is about investing value in a relationship.

Design has given me the opportunity to help others with their passion. It's a chance to build relationships and create something from those relationships. It allows both parties to be inspired, inspire new thinking and see passion grow. An investment of value in something we both love.

The projects at the office are often created out of conversations with the client. Any pre-existing ideas are then placed on paper to make room for a new thinking. I would claim that I try to approach each client as if I know "nothing", but in theory this is impossible. But it does allow for one to begin asking questions. Often the ones you expect. Giving us the opportunity to explore new thinking and invest in something that communicates the idea in an unexpected way.