A Letter from Myself 5 Years From Now

Dear Chaz, This letter is from your future self. It is February 27, 2023. You are 31 and aging like fine wine. Mmm, you may be aging like milk but who’s to say? I wanted to write to show you the life you are headed towards because if you don’t know where...

Upcoming Development Project – Design

I wanted to improve on showcasing my design work. No one will ever just hand you a project that is everything you’ve dreamed of. I’m going to start making it happen on my own. Starting on March 1st, I am going to create and post a design to my blog every...

10 Albums That Have Inspired Me

22, A Million – Bon Iver – Thoughtful songwriting and transcendent lyricism. Though it’s labeled “alternative”, you can find jazz, rock, and electronic influences. Continuum – John Mayer – This album single-handedly made me...

How I Design

I’m writing out my process just to document how I create. I don’t believe that I’ve ever vocalized this and I think that putting pen to paper will help solidify my ideas. My first step when I am beginning a project is to get a clear picture from the...

Aiming High

When I was first learning guitar, I wanted to play one song and one song only; Free bird. I dreamed of being on stage and when the inevitable scream of “FREE BIRD” came from the crowd, I would play all 9 minutes of it. Now the thing about the guitar part on Leonard...

The Abstract-O-Meter

In graphic design, there is realism and then there is abstract. Realism is detail. It is anatomy and wrinkles. Realism carries with it every piece of information that an object contains. Abstract, in contrast, is as little information as possible. It is a...