I had this quirk as a little kid: I found toy packaging, cereal boxes, game cartridges and movie posters absolutely fascinating.

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But, I'll be honest, I had nothing indicating that I had artistic talent. I enjoyed art because it was the most fun you could have in school and get graded for it.

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It wasn't until I was introduced to the term ”commercial graphic design" on a junior high art class field trip that my future came into focus.

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It was with a version of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 that my interest became a full-blown obsession. The digital tools stoked my creative fire and propelled my imagination to create things I couldn’t seem to capture with a pencil and paper.

 

And then it happened. My first paid work. At the tender age of 13, I designed my first logo. It wasn't anything to write home about, but it was the first of many logos I would go on to design.

 

From there, the rest was history. I would go to art school, win some student competitions, graduate with a Top 5 portfolio from my class, get published in LogoLounge Vol 4 and Master Library, move to Chicago, celebrate three Stanley Cup and a World Series victory all while working on some pretty cool international campaigns. Not too shabby for a kid from Iowa.

 

Now, after 18 years of being in the industry and with just as much excitement as I had day one, I just want to continue to making kick ass work with kick ass people.