The field of graphic design is responsible for much of our everyday visual culture – everything from junk mail to your graduation certificate and from tabloids to holy texts. In today’s consumer culture, graphic design works overwhelmingly in service of commercial ends. My understanding of the field is so much more broad and, well, useful than convincing people to buy things. I am interested in the areas of graphic design that can truly facilitate and enhance relationships, understanding and ultimately, quality of life. I hope to contribute to bettering my corner of the world through working with small groups or individuals who normally would not have access to professional design services – to allow smaller voices to speak in their own idiom. This works to increase the diversity of visual dialogue in the community. I also am seeking new ways to understand and facilitate the designer/client relationship through greater collaboration and tactics for client participation in creating the work. The career-long struggle is to forge new ways of thinking about and making design that support my personal hopes for the communities in which I live: increased quality of life, awareness, equity, diversity and harmony. idealistic, yes, but vital.
consensus vs voting, blackline print and silk screen, 24 x 36 in. each, 2008
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