About
My philosophy can probably be summed up best by the latin phrase aut disce aut discede, which means “either learn or leave”.
My formal education is in Language, a love of which I have had since a young age and which was the first siren to distract me from an even older love, Drawing. My work in Art and Design has been achieved largely by my own private and personal labors, sometimes by fumbling in the dark, sometimes by giant glorious leaps, and often hand-in-hand with friends, family, clients and collaborators. I still have much to learn, but learning is why I live. I enjoy doing this work, chasing the ideal, and am daily reminded why it is a pursuit worth making.
I work both in printed and digital media. I have worked on many projects, but most of my graphic design experience has been for celebrity-driven events; creating posters, banners, step and repeats (i.e. logo walls for photographic backdrops), invitations, bar menus, event recaps, rsvp sites, and various signage. Most of my web design experience has been in creating standards-compliant scalable online solutions for small-to-medium sized businesses and organizations as well as portfolio sites for artists and musicians. I also have experience creating motion graphics and moving images, editing video, crafting audio soundscapes, composing and recording music, and in general creating multi-media experiences.
As far as the future, I am steering toward working more with physical space, via the printed elements and moving image projections I design for event spaces, galleries, dance halls, theaters, lobbies, etc . I have had opportunities to design themes for entire events, themes which are played out across space, from small to large. I will continue to use those opportunities to create designs that are even more immersive and transporting for their audiences.
If you would like to find out more, please continue reading below, browse my portfolio of work or contact me. I look forward to learning how we can work together.
Services
- Graphic designs for print and digital distribution (invitations, marketing material, event recaps, step and repeats, posters, banners and other signage, press books, etc)
- Video for projection or display as part of the atmosphere of an event or as featured video showcasing particular content
- Creation of general multimedia content
- Web design using standards-driven development for accessible, scalable and search-engine friendly websites
Skills and Proficiencies
- Adobe Creative Suites (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, etc)
- Audio
- Video
- Motion Graphics
- XHTML
- CSS
- PHP
- MYSQL
- XML
- Actionscript
- Javascript