I honestly never thought I’d be a designer. I didn’t draw or paint growing up; I didn’t even open Illustrator until my first day of school. I was always going to be a musician who toured and shared my art of expression through singing. When that went away I didn’t know what was going to come next, but I knew it had to be something rooted in expression.

Since joining the design community this has manifested itself in two ways: branding and hand lettering. When it comes to branding I’m fascinated with aligning with a client to create a system that expresses their values in a way that is not just beautiful, but most importantly effective.

Hand lettering on the other hand (pun intended?) is more of a progression from playing music. Starting as just an ongoing side project and a way to express myself, I quickly fell in love with exploring ways to express different sentiments. The world of handlettering is vast and provides an outlet to continuously challenge myself.