Hello my fellow DA heads.

Its seriously been about a year and half since I have been around and so much has happened since then. The toughest part is how to fill you all in without this turning into a novel.

First, I will start off with the career and its status. Last time I checked in, I believe I was working at Chicago Magazine as an intern. I did that for 3 months, then interned at one of the best packaging design firms in the city of Chicago, {akimbo}. I worked there as an intern for about 5 months, then was promoted to freelance designer status for an additional 3 months. I learned tons at this job and gained some fantastic portfolio pieces from it as well. I worked with clients such as MLB (Major League Baseball), Philip Morris, and Sara Lee. After my freelance time there was over, I briefly worked at another fantastic packaging design firm called Webb Scarlett deVlam. I worked there for just over a month, but gained some more valuable experience working with clients and designing for such brands as Valspar, Oral-B, and Stonyfield Farm. From there, I moved on to get a full time position as a web developer and designer for Tribune Interactive downtown. I have been here for about a half of a year already and its been a blast!

The most exciting thing professionally that happened since my last check-in was that I got to work with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman James Wisniewski on his clothing line. Several of my pieces such as shirts, hats, booty shorts, and golf shirts have hit production and are currently for sale. Check out [link] if you are interested. I will also post the work here eventually.

That is it for now. Til next time friends. STAY TUNED!