I hail from Omaha, Nebraska, where my fascination with design started at a young age. For years, anything art- or craft-related was my absolute favorite pastime. I would spend hours sketching whatever piqued my interest in order to make sure that my parents’ and grandparents’ refrigerators were properly adorned. Pursuing a career in design has taught me so much about paying attention to detail and the types of messages that I want to transmit through my work. To this day, I am still hooked and deeply fascinated by the powerful, communicative aspects of design. I only hope that I can use that power to design a better functioning, altruistic, and aesthetically pleasing planet.