Interview by Charlie Festa

Hello there, and how are you doing today?
Very well, thanks.

How did you get your start in design?
My first love in graphic art was graffiti. As a kid I was amazed at how you could take basic letterforms as a starting point and warp them into this beautiful mass of shape and color. I played with graffiti on paper for years, and it developed into an understanding and love for type that I don't think I was consciously aware of for a long time. Then, one day in college, my drawing teacher was discussing my use of type in nearly everything I was doing and said "you know what this is? It's graphic design." I said "What's graphic design?"

What inspires your work?
Other artists, usually. I'm always admiring styles, color palettes, themes, and when I see something I really love it motivates me to get off my ass and create something of my own. Then it's just a matter of sorting through all the current stimulus of my day: a conversation, a book, or just a random thought that I can solidify and turn into something visual.

How does it feel to have a design selected by Threadless?
One Christmas years ago, I got this poseable Evil Knievel figure with a bike that you could wind up and shoot off in a grind of sparks and noise. I was so excited I jumped up and down till my pj-pants fell off. It feels like that.

What do you plan to spend your hard-earned cash on?
The essentials: music, books, Marmite. Maybe I'll look up Evil knievel on ebay.

Interview by Charlie Festa

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