Care Is Part of the Work
Care shows up in the details, the deadlines, the handoff, and how people are treated while we get there.
Studio Values
The Non-Negotiables
A little about what matters in this studio, how I like to work, and what makes a partnership feel good on both sides.
Make It Make Sense
Good design should help people understand what they are looking at, why it matters, and what to do next. Clarity comes first. The clever stuff can come with it.
Strategy Earns Its Seat
I am not here to decorate a decision that has not been made. We talk through the problem, audience, and goal so the work has something solid to stand on.
Partnership Over Performance
The best work happens when people can say what they mean, ask questions, and bring unfinished thoughts to the table. No posturing required.
Feedback Should Move Us Forward
Clear, consolidated, honest feedback makes the work better. Mystery notes, surprise stakeholders, and fourteen separate comment threads usually do not.
Accessibility Is Not Extra Credit
Design should be useful to as many people as possible. Readability, contrast, structure, and inclusive decisions belong in the process from the beginning.
People and Planet Matter
I care about human rights, public lands, and working with people who want to leave things better than they found them.
Good Work Can Have a Personality
We can be thoughtful, strategic, organized, and extremely competent without sanding off every interesting edge.
Working Together
What to Expect
What You Can Expect From Me
- Clear communication
- Organized files and handoffs
- Thoughtful questions
- Honest recommendations
- Respect for your time
- Work that is built for real use
What I Need From You
- One clear point of contact
- Timely and consolidated feedback
- Access to the information and materials needed
- Honest communication about constraints
- Respect for agreed timelines and boundaries
- Trust in the process we agreed to
Feel Like a Match?.
Good. Let's make something useful.
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