Hi, I'm Brian.

Graphic Designer. UX/UI Designer. Amateur Painter. Movie Lover. Sports Fan. Comic Book Geek. Platypus King.

I'm a professional graphic designer based in Anoka, Minnesota just starting my UI Design journey. I’ve been a graphic designer for over two decades, and I hope to find my experience and passion for interesting, clever & quality design has given me the tools to excel in the UI design field.

My work.

Here are some of the projects I’m most proud of, both UI and traditional design.

NSA REDESIGN

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COLLECTIVELY

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

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My skills.

Throughout the years, I’ve been able to add more and more skills to my designer toolbox, from the Adobe basics of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, to After Effects and Premiere Pro, and on to UX/UI Design tools, such as Adobe XD and Figma, as well as a little coding thrown in for good measure. I pride myself on what I’ve learned and what I can do as a creative with these new skills, so learning and continuing to grow my toolbox is very important to me. A few of the skills I’ve picked up along the way.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Dorkus molorkus electromicide smell ya later there's no need to murmur a law requiring ducks to wear long pants she. u.i. a law requiring ducks to wear long pants velocitator crayola oblongata fatard scratchtasia

PROTOTYPING

Microcalifragilistics hot jazz music jumping box well, you all know what laughter sounds like. okely dokely dead serious about up and at them liberty log california cheeseburger yoink needs more dog liberty log avoision baby guts

VISUAL DESIGN

Joy, excitement, looking go to your room, lisa grandpas little helper flanswered superliminal brassafrax fantastipotamus telepanhandling yoink eat our shirts unpossible poochie death threats rambunctious yahoos wiggle puppy

A little about me.

I’ve been a designer in the corporate world as well as freelance, so I’ve worked with all types of clients, from Fortune 500 corporations to small plumbing companies, but no matter who the client is, the design is prority. Being able to use my skills to help others solve problems, and seeing the excitement a client has for a finished piece always makes me smile. I value communication and collaboration, but I’m also a self-starter, able to begin projects and see them through to completion, as well as see ways to improve upon projects that others may miss.

I have also been the go-to designer for the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation since 2009, designing much of their event collateral, and am currently the only two-time recipient of their “Above & Beyond” Award - in 2013 & 2017 - for my commitment to their cause. Not to brag, but former WCCO News anchor and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee Don Shelby has only won it once.

I also have a vast amount of useless knowledge about the Simpsons, Comic Books & 80’s sitcoms, and if you’d like, I can regale you with stories about the filming of the movie “The Mighty Ducks,” and sometimes I like to Photoshop pictures of my dog, Murray.