Are you itching to know a little more About me? but don’t have time at the moment to talk on the phone or email?

Well this next section is just for you!

Enjoy.

My motto is “ars est celare artem,” or “it is true art to conceal art”, this is because I believe that applying thoughtful imperfections to the details are what brings a design to life. (Be honest, does this sound more professional or more pompous? Asking for a friend.)

I am a creative thinker with years of experience working as a photographer, merchandiser, stylist, set designer, and graphic designer. I believe that every new project is a new challenge, and I push myself every day to come up with original, imaginative, and creative designs. (I like what I do, and I might obsess about it—but in a healthy, passionate way.) While each position required different disciplines to perform, I have found that the skills I acquired along the way have culminated into a skill set suited for a career in design. (Merchandising taught me how to fold a t-shirt perfectly and now I hang all my clothes.)

Beyond the communication skills that I built up over the years dealing with vendors, clients, and coworkers; I have also developed an ability to think up quick solutions out of necessity to make-it-work found on sets and fashion shoots. (I am really good at handling last-minute changes.)

For the past year, I have been doing in-house design work for the Accenture office, where I currently work, which I perform alongside my work as an analyst. The projects have ranged from PowerPoint presentations, a monthly newsletter, stickers, and unique posters series for Pride, Black History Month, International Women’s Day, and Earth Day that were distributed for free to anyone who wanted one. (It’s all in my portfolio, go look! This will be here when you get back!)

Over the years, I have learned that life is hidden in the details found within each profession. (More philosophical babble about our humanity and imperfections. You can skip this part if you wanted to, I did.) In fashion merchandising it was by rolling up sleeves or popping collars on jackets. When I was decorating and doing set design, I achieved this by creating a sense of use. In photography, it was looking for those candid moments and catching their brief moments in between the poses. (A great candid shot is like looking at a Monet painting, not mine of course. I’m not that confident.) In graphic design, I find that it can sometimes be all of these subtleties in one.

In a world of digital clean lines, I believe it’s essential to find what makes a tangible thing feel special and unique, like the subtle imperfections of a fold on a mock-up or the slight bleeding of ink from a printer. Because if the goal is for us to communicate by grabbing attention, I want to start by encouraging you to reach out and touch it. (If that doesn’t work, signs that say “Wet Paint” or “Do Not Touch” are very effective at encouraging people to reach out and touch things.)

Ryan