WHAT THE HELL AM I ALL ABOUT
WHAT’S UP? I’M KYLE AND I AM A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA. I AM A CANADIAN-AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER, PHOTGRAPHER, VIDEOGRAPHER, AND ANIMATOR. I RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT AS WELL A BACHELOR’S OF ART IN GRAPHIC DESIGN. PROFESSIONALLY, I SPECIALIZE IN BRANDING DESIGN, PACKAGING, SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEOGRAPY, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. MY OVERALL AESTHETIC RELIES HEAVILY ON BOLD COLORS ON BLACK AND ROUGH TEXTURES. MY INFLUENCES GENERALLY COME FROM GRUNGE AESTHETICS. OUTSIDE OF DESIGN WORK I LOVE LISTENING AND TALKING MUSIC, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, PLAYING BASS, WATCHING BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY, AND SKATEBOARDING.
WHY IS IT CALLED OUT THERE DESIGN AND VIDEO
I DID NOT COME FROM AN ART BACKGROUND. I HAVE OFTEN SEEN MYSELF AS HAVING A UNIQUE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCES. I CAME FROM MARKETING BEFORE GOING INTO DESIGN. I WILL NEVER FORGET WHEN I FIRST ANNOUNCED BEING INTERESTED IN DESIGN, I WAS EITHER LAUGHED RIGHT OUT OF THE ROOM, TOLD IT CAN’T HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SHOWN ANY ARTISTIC ABILITY, OR TOLD I WAS CONFUSED. I TOOK ALL OF THAT PERSONALLY AND STUCK TO IT. I BELIEVE MY UNIQUE EXPERIENCES HAVE GIVEN ME THE ABILITY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND STAND ABOVE THE REST.
WHAT DOES OT PRIMARLY DO
I’M PRIMARILY A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND VIDEOGRAPHER. I DO BRANDING, LOGO DESIGN, SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, PACKAGING, VIDEO EDITING AND PRODUCTION AND ANIMATION.
WHY DOES MY BRANDING HAVE A GRUNGE FEEL TO IT
IF YOU KNOW ME IN REAL LIFE I HAVE A COMPLICATED PERSONALITY WITH A PRETTY GRUNGY AND OUT THERE AESTHETIC. I WANTED MYSELF TO BE REFLECTED IN MY BRAND’S PERSONALITY.
WHY DOES MY BRAND LOOK ROUGH
I’M A HUGE BELIEVER IN EMBRACING OUR IMPERFECTIONS. I BELIEVE THE IDEA THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT IS ABSOLUTE BS. IN MY STUDIES I ALWAYS FELT PRESSURE THAT ART AND DESIGN HAS TO BE PERFECT AND IT WAS FRUSTRATING. OUR IMPERFECTIONS ARE WHAT MAKE US UNIQUE AND HUMAN AND COVERING THOSE UP HAS NEVER MADE SENSE TO ME.
WHAT IS MY TYPICAL VISUAL STYLE
I’M ALWAYS TRYING TO EXPAND MY VISUAL STYLE AND CAPABILITIES. HOWEVER, A LOT OF MY WORK HAS A JAGGED AND TEXTURED FEEL TO IT. I’M A HUGE BELIEVER IN UNDERSTANDING YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. I REALLY TRY TO LEAN ALL IN ON MY STRENGTHS, BUILD FROM THERE AND KNOW WHAT MY LIMITS ARE. I EXCEL IN WORKING IN THIS STYLE AND BELIEVE THAT’S WHERE MY BEST WORK CAN BE FOUND.
WHY ARE MY COLORS GREEN BLACK AND WHITE
MY VISUAL STYLE HAS ALWAYS INCORPORATED BLACK IN SOME WAY. I’VE ALWAYS LOVED STRONG AND VIBRANT COLORS ON BLACK BACKGROUNDS. THE NEON GREEN SHADE WAS CHOSEN FOR BEING A VERY OUT THERE COLOR THAT STANDS OUT AMONGST THE REST.