I’m a graphic artist… what does that even mean?

well, being a graphic artist 5 years ago meant that I was designing advertising, identity packages, and even some magazines for print. I have designed hundreds of ads for local business and a good number of logos, letterhead, business cards, postcards, etc. since I began working full time as an artist. I have designed the ads and layout for a magazine in the Upstate, I helped start another similar publication in Knoxville doing the same, I have been a pre-press artist for the local paper, and most recently have been working with a local advertising and marketing agency doing a little bit of everything. 

That brings you up to speed in the story of my career so far. I am currently working on this idea “disappearing-ink” since most of my work is transforming from ink into pixels. But the idea is more that just this site. It is about taking all of the design and marketing principles I learned in school and previous jobs, and to figure how that translates into the world wide web. People simply don’t get information the way they did 5 years ago. By the time you read the daily paper, that information is already at least a day old. I want to provide my clients with fast solutions to their communication problems. e-mail marketing, search engine optimization, web site design, and of course, a good design for whatever the solution may be. 

Overall, good design is something that is not easy to accomplish. There is no magic button, no special secret, and there are no shortcuts. Some elements of a good design can come quicker than others but clear and effective communication is a well planned, and thought out strategy. Effective communication is made up of a lot of different well designed elements.

The mission of disappearing-ink is to provide my clients with all of the necessary pieces to form that effective communication; Combining your print materials with optimized web sites, email marketing, and attention grabbing graphics where your information is conveyed clearly and quickly and your message is understood by your audience.

To view some of my print work you can go to my Graphics page or you click here to see some of my web design, branding design, or print work . Please remember that this site is a constant work in progress so come back again later to see what else is new.