My journey into the world of commercial art has taken me through many disciplines, from newspaper/magazine advertising, print design, corporate and product branding, and signage.
SIGNAGE: Yes, I was one of those guys swinging brush-loads of paint before digital technology swept the industry in the mid 1980s. I pull an old brush out from time to time to keep my hand-lettering skills alive.
WEB: Along with the digital age came the need for website design. I created my very first site in 1995 when a good real estate client inquired about one. Since I’d already been immersed in a wide range of software, I decided to take the plunge. With an HTML manual as thick as a Vancouver phone book (remember those things?), I buried myself in study and practise until able to write a functioning site. For the past five years or so, I’ve been switching all of my web clients to a platform called SquareSpace. The sites are very robust and offer the invaluable ability to scale with any variety desktop or mobile device.
WRITING: Most people in the advertising design trade need to write copy. I think I was pretty good at it, but lacked formal training in grammar and sentence/paragraph structure. So starting in 2005, I involved myself in writing groups that would help me gain the knowledge and confidence I needed to bolster my literary skill. Along the way I discovered a true passion for fiction writing, as you’ll see once you explore the rest of my site.
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VIDEO: I've also done a significant amount of video projects. You can check them out on my YouTube Channel.
RANGE OF SKILLS: The benefit of having such a diverse range of skills allows me to offer *one-stop shopping* for the harried business owner. And this is the role I’ve been serving with my Fraser Valley clients over the past four decades.
