I’m a poet with a design habit, a father of four and a husband of one.

I’ve been obsessed with language, symbols and aesthetics for as long as I can remember. I believe God made to reflect his beauty and to help others whistle in the dark. For me, every day has goodness and health in it if I can make something, however small, that didn’t exist before. And if my work and presence encourage fellow citizens wandering in what C.S. Lewis called the Shadowlands, then all the better.

A graphic designer by training and trade, I discovered writing along the way. My best work combines both disciplines. I’m grateful for a vocation that revolves around the intersection of word, image and typography. What’s equally thrilling are the moments when something I make helps a client fall in love with their business all over again and when I hear how it enriches their client.

Since 2003, I’ve worked with a range of ventures from boutiques and startups to Fortune 500 companies and major universities. I’ve done the agency thing, the studio thing, the in-house thing and the grasping-at-straws liminal-crisis thing. Steel Brothers is my third foray into self-employment, and hopefully the last – not a startup, but an end-up.

I love being outside, especially when waves or woods are involved. I’m a lifelong, below-average surfer. I worry that the world might not contain enough high-quality novels. I once tried to create my own language but got bogged down at verb conjugations. If I’m not click-clacking, sketching or covered up in kids, I’m probably staring out a window.

Check out some of my work at steelbrothers.co.