LONG LIVE DESIGN LABS SPROUTED FROM A MAGAZINE I USED TO DO CALLED MAG, WHICH WAS A FREE ZINE CONCENTRATING ON UNDERGROUND HARDCORE AND METAL MUSIC (I STILL HAVE A FEW COPIES OF THE LAST COUPLE OF ISSUES, SO IF YOU WANT ONE OF THOSE - JUST EMAIL AND ASK... ). BY DOING THE ZINE I GOT REALLY INTERESTED IN DESIGN AND IT BECAME MY FAVORITE PART OF THE ENDEAVOR.

IN 2002 I STARTED GOING TO SCHOOL AT HERRON SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN (AS AN OLD MAN.. HAHA). SOON THEREAFTER I KILLED THE ZINE AS IT BECAME TOO MUCH WORK AND INTEREST IN IT SEEMED TO BE DYING. MY FIRST "DESIGN JOB" WAS THE ICE NINE CD AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH LOTS OF LOCAL BANDS AND FRIENDS TO HELP THEM ENVISION ARTWORK THAT COINCIDES WITH THEIR MUSICAL VISION.

IN 2005 I SET UP A SILK-SCREEN STUDIO IN THE BASEMENT AND BEGAN TO MAKE SHOW POSTERS FOR LOCAL BANDS AND GIGS. THE MORE OF THESE I DO, THE MORE I LIKE MAKING THEM. THIS WORK COMBINES MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DESIGN - CONCEPTUALIZING ART, FORM MAKING AND HAND-CRAFTING ITEMS.