While I've climbed no great mount, frozen bearded and thin on oxygen - I once designed a flyer for a trap shoot, which on reflection sounds dangerous merely for the inclusion of firearms, and likely, alcohol. Biographies on a site such as this seem unnecessary, and my humble (*cough*) portfolio reads less intimate under this sort of mood lighting. You mustn't feel the need to put your arm clearly to my waist, but please - at least get close enough to look deep in my eyes and make my breath mint not a completely failed endeavor.

See that? "Endeavor?"

No word is too fancy for the end of my sentence.

If I may brag about me for just a moment: I've made my living for the past many years as a graphic designer. Web sites seem to cop the lot, but the occasional print piece, animation need, or video project always seems to find it's way to my desk. I spent several years working in-house for advertising agencies before charting freelance waters and navigating their often tumultuous seas. I've written on the industry, been in .NET magazine, the book Web Design Index, Smashing Magazine, won a gaggle of those "gallery" awards, had my work in dozens of "ten great examples of X in web design" blog posts, and set about on what seems to have become a career for a little over a decade now.

Also, I make terrific French toast, and I'm not fitting to polite company when I've donned swim shorts.

While there are others, below are the examples of my previous works I feel little need to shower from my body with shame. Occasionally a client will retain my services, only to force my hand into the task of design-ruination - the efforts akin to having me whip my own long trusted horse, and even when dead, I am ordered... beat!

Below are a variety of logo, website, print, and interactive works I've done - and in each selection (for better or worse) I'm responsible for all of the design you see. Some only link to a screen-shot of the original work, as the project has either changed, retired, or there's no earthly way I'll show you what it wound up looking like after "revisions." You know, "Make the logo bigger," or, "Can you add more design to it?" or, "Dance! Dance now for your master!"

However!

This collection brings prouder moments to the forefront - most of these I'm not embarrassed to bring to a party, and would even consider asking for a second date, you know, if you were free Thursday. I don't know, like, maybe a movie or something? No it's cool, I'll call you.