About

I have been creating and designing all of my life, however, it was not until this century that I finally invited my creative muse to join me along my professional journey.

Using my information-junkie powers for good (and, dare I say, innate artistic and geeky inclinations), I taught myself HTML, PHP, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Encouraged by enough of my friends who admired my potential to be a tabloid photo compositor, I surrounded myself with talented professionals, finessing my abilities into something respectable with coursework through the University of California, Santa Barbara's Graphic Design & Visual Communication Professional Certificate Program.

I have since developed, designed and maintained web sites at UCSB; have been invited to consult on projects for logo and web design; and am a member of UCSB's Web Standards Group. I have also led training seminars in web content and database management. As a current member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), graphic design projects and desktop publishing are also (joyously) regular parts of my repertoire.

I define my aesthetic sense as modern mundane ©, a term I coined years ago while taking a class on the anthropology of technology and society. Modern mundane appreciates the ordinary by making it extraordinary.