Graphic design is how I make my living. It's also an important part of my life as a whole - and one which I hope can always remain so. Formal Education (Humber College, Toronto, Canada).

It wasn't always that way, of course. Like many artistically-inclined high school students I was guided towards graphic design as a sound way to make a living from 'art.' I enrolled at Humber College graphic design program. At first, though, I was really more interested in illustration. But before long, graphic design had captured my interest. I became fascinated with the typefaces and compositional styles in the printed material all around me which I had never noticed closely before.

My interest in the formal aspects of graphic design was complemented by the broader challengs and possibilities in our assignments. My design projects touched on a range of subjects, from gardening techniques to the nature of entropy. And because Humber College curriculum emphasized concept-driven design over stylized approaches, I really learned about these and so many other subjects in addition to typography and layout.

College classes introduced me to the idea of making an impact through design; my internship at The Gibson & Associate gave me a chance to put that idea into practice. Working on feature section covers and drawing maps in Adobe Illustrator was a modest beginning, but I still felt that I was contributing to, and hopefully improving, something bigger.

My goals are to obtain a position in a creative work environment in which I can further develop my skills in graphic and web design and help others to broaden their skills, and to obtain freelance projects in which I can use those skills and creativity to give clients a wide variety of products and services.