Tell us a little about yourself and what steps you took to get here:

I'm an Iowa boy who left the comfortable anonymity of the countryside and a possible law career to try and follow what I thought was something that would make me happy. Two cities, four agencies, and countless hours of work later, I feel like I finally am doing what I was meant to do. It's been a long journey, and it's not even close to finished.

What's your go-to source of inspiration outside of art or music?

Anything from times past. I find an incredible amount of inspiration just by experiencing things from a different era. I love to read old books on industrial design, archetecture, whatever from the 50's, 60's, 70's. Obviously the challenges have changed, but within those clashes of context we can find new ways to approach new problems.


What's your personal favorite piece of work you've created?

Just finished it actually: - a music video and accompanying website for Doomtree's Mike Mictlan. It encompasses the entirety of my training as a designer and artist, and was a collaborative piece in every step of the way. It took conscious efforts in graphic design and direction, motion graphics, time-based art, music, typography, web design, promotion, etc. It really wrapped up everything I've been trying to learn into one package, super proud.


What blogs or magazines do you turn to for creative inspiration?

I always have trouble answering this sort of question. I read a lot, actually I buy a lot of books and read them when I can. There's probably more books on my shelf I haven't cracked yet than there are books that have been read. I don't really read many magazines. Most of the content is available online, the only advantage is the physical nature. Blogs, most of the typical ones. Swiss Miss, But Does It Float, Form Fifty Five, Draplin, Kindra Murphy, all sorts of stuff. Keeping up with it all is intimidating though I need an RSS Reader Reader (Fever maybe?)

What 's your all-time favorite piece of art or design.
(*not created by you)
Fuuuuck. Hardest question ever. Probably the original Avant Garde logo by Herb Lubalin. Or his Families logo. Definitely Lubalin though.



What's your current creative obsession.

Working with people. The discussion and the compromise is a lost art. I find it amazing to work with people on projects and just get your hands dirty. Discuss, disagree, argue, yell at each other, get frustrated, fight, work late, comp dinners, make up and hug, and eventually make something amazing. I just love working with people. Maybe not all the time, but what I learn from the experience about process and myself always stays with me, and I appreciate that regardless of the outcome. Gotta be okay with failing sometimes.



Thanks so much Greg for your awesome work and words of inspiration. Keep on rockin' brotha!