| Hello I'm Jonathan. Mouse around and learn more about me |
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| I like to keep most of my supplies within arms reach, in case something has to be suddenly drawn, highlighted, measured, or cut (which I find is more often than I expect). |
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| Photography is one of my many hobbies that I like to do in my free time. I also enjoy playing soccer, watching movies, and listening to music. |
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| I have been an Apple user since before I was born. I have been raised in a family of Apple users, starting with our two black and white 1989 Apple SE's, through our indigo iMac, and now to my MacBook Pro (with other various products in between). Steve Jobs was like a spiritual figure as I was growing up. Needless to say, I am quite familiar with working on a Mac. |
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| As any designer does, I love to surround myself with inspiration. Shepard Fairey's Obama design hangs from my bulletin board not only for inspiration, but as a motivational poster to help me get through nights when I stay up late to do homework or work on projects. |
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| Ellen Lupton's book, Thinking With Type, is one of the many resources that I like to refer to when I'm starting a project, or if I'm looking for some inspiration. |
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| In addition to being a nice person, I am also a member of the Boy Scouts of America and an Eagle Scout. From 2005–2009 I worked at a summer camp on Catalina Island where I taught arts, shotgun shooting, and rifle shooting— I also got PADI SCUBA certified. I also spent my free time hiking, biking, snorkeling, and kayaking. I am also an active member of the AIGA. |
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| Caffeine. It keeps me going through the long days and nights that I spend working. I love it in all forms from mochas to green tea. It's even better when its served in a Boba Fett mug, my favorite Star Wars character. |
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| According to a computer program, there are 915,103,765 possible combinations for six, eight-studded LEGO bricks. I Like to keep a few LEGOs laying around to get my creativity going. |
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| My Bamboo Wacom tablet is like an extension of my arm. I am linked to it as often as I am not sleeping. So until someone invents a way to draw in the air, I will most likely stay connected to my tablet. |
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| Due to my large amount of graphic design projects, photos, music and videos, I have multiple external hard-drives which not only serve as my computer's external memory, they also serve as my extra brains which let me remember EVERYTHING! |
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| When I'm not designing or reading about design, I occasionally like to pick up a comic book and read it for fun or watch a comic book movie. While my all-time favorite character is Stan Lee's Spiderman, I also love Superman, Captain America, and the Punisher. |
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| I am a student at California Polytechnic State University studying Art and Design with a concentration in Graphic Design. After graduating from Mission San Jose High School in 2009, I attended University of California, Santa Cruz for one year before deciding to transfer to Cal Poly, in order to pursue a degree in Graphic Design. I love wearing Cal Poly gear to represent how awesome of a school it is. |
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