BIOS ARE SOOO SELF-CENTERED
I'D RATHER BE HERE FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS SITE IS ALL ABOUT. ALRIGHT, I'LL DIVULGE A LITTLE…
ASKING SOMEONE "WHAT DO YOU DO?" IN A SOCIAL SITUATION IS A COMMON AND HANDY ICE-BREAKER THAT HELPS US HUMANS MAKE A QUICK CONNECTION, IT JUST IS. I'VE ALWAYS DREADED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I'VE NEVER KNOWN EXACTLY HOW TO ANSWER IT. REPLYING "GRAPHIC ARTIST" LEADS TO "OH YOU DO WEBSITES?” "ARTIST" LEADS TO "OH LIKE A WINDOW PAINTER", OR "CAN YOU DRAW ME A PICTURE?" I GUESS IT'S NOT THAT WEIRD MOST DON’T UNDERSTAND UNLESS THEY’RE FAMILIAR WITH THE INDUSTRY. IT’S OK REALLY, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT MY PARENTS ARE STILL CONFUSED ABOUT HOW I MAKE A LIVING.
So MANY YEARS AGO, I WAS TOLD BY AN ART INSTRUCTOR, "YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND DEVELOP A STYLE." IT WAS EXCELLENT ADVICE, BUT IT JUST WASN’T EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR ME. From That I REALIZED EARLY ON THAT THE WAY TO SURVIVE IN THE GRAPHIC ART WORLD WAS TO ADAPT and DO IT ALL. DESIGNING THE APPROPRIATE LOOK FOR THE APPROPRIATE PROJECT NEEDS VERSATILITY. MY STYLE IS going to be NO-STYLE.
I ADMIT THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS UNSURE THAT THIS WAS THE BEST APPROACH.
YEARS INTO MY WORK, I READ A QUOTE FROM ILLUSTRATOR MAURICE SENDAK THAT VALIDATED HOW I FEEL. SENDAK WROTE, “ARTIST STYLE IS ONLY A MEANS TO AN END, THE MORE STYLES YOU HAVE, THE BETTER.” I’VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE THIS MOTTO TO REFER BACK TO WHEN QUESTIONING MYSELF.
NOW WHEN PEOPLE ASK THE ONCE DREADED QUESTION "WHAT DO YOU DO?” I SIMPLE TELL THEM “I MAKE THINGS PRETTY,” and I’M OK WITH THAT.
NOW BACK TO YOU. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING TO LOOK PRETTY, TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE SITE then GET IN TOUCH. PUSHING PRETTY PIXELS AROUND WITH NO-STYLE IS WHAT I Can DO for you.