I'd rather be exploring than on explore.

My wife and kids are miracles.

I welcome any conversation about pixels.

I like the smell of a printing press.

I can't escape me.

Tiny buttons, knobs and lights attract me.

I'll save money for leather.

Seeing remarkable talent gives me chills.

I don't get cold very easily. I get colds all the time.

I don't track italic without a fight.

I cut off my long rocker hair in June of 1993.

I have five computers and three dead PDAs within my reach.

I am absolutely NOT defined by technology!

My wrist hurts.

I worked here for nearly nine years.

I'm unashamed of being an art director that drinks Budweiser.

When it comes to giving, I'm an eager apprentice.

I have a severe case of "designer taco neck."

I like everyman's foreign car.

I'm about to trash an expensive PC and buy a ridiculous Mac.

Fox soccer channel is my nightly pick.

I can stare at some ordinary object for minutes searching for the profound.

I enjoy making something from what many call nothing.

White space is in my toolbox.

i just bought an iPhone -- broke it the same day.

People say I'm analytical. I have several reasons why not.

I usually laugh last. And it's never simply courtesy.

I love great music.

I should stop writing riffs and finish a song.

I have already typed enough to be considered narcissistic.

Listen is on my would-like-to-do's

I like simple design.

Guitars are important in my mix.

I know what I want to be when I grow up.

Random Access Memory is my livelihood.

I suck at keyboards.

I sing in the car.

I'm thankful for friends.

I enjoy kerning. I know how to use an en-dash.

I attend Perfectionists Anonymous meetings Thursday nights.

I program drums. I'd rather bang them.

I'm slowly learning to decide.

I choose Helvetica often.

I have something to say about design and business.

I'm inside more than outside.

I want to be outside more than inside.

I should stop writing sentences that start with I.

 

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  • JoinedAugust 2005
  • OccupationDesign thinking for business
  • HometownBirmingham, Alabama
  • Current cityBirmingham, Alabama
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