Links

Here are a number of sites that I frequent and places where friends and colleagues hang their hats. All sites will open in a new window.


Friends

Ben Woodward

A friend from ADG days.
Springboard Eydo

Dan Turner

Nudges you in the right direction. Supportive and direct.
Dan Turner.com | Freelance Workshops

Neil Tortorella

Designer, speaker, and author I know from About.com
Tortorella Design | Creative Latitude

Drew Patterson

One of my first friends from the ADG group.
Patterson Design

Fred Doyle

Another longtime ADG’er.
University at Albany

Carol Ott

ADG. Bog smooches. Flying sharpies.
More Work

Billy Davis

Colleague from OPUBCO. Drinks lots of Mt. Dew.
William Davis Design

Jennifer Zink

Colleague from OPUBCO. Censors things for me.
Speak Zink Design

Danita Reynolds

Generous friend from About.com. Always a good listener.
Creative Expertise

Dave Werner

Inspiring creative person, met through AIGA.
OkayDave | Okay Samurai | Atmosphir

Anne Richardson

Pulled me into AIGA in 2002.
Spec Creative

Drew Harris

Web development business owner in Tulsa, OK.
Quantum Delta

David Byte

One of my oldest friends.
Web-Host.net | MyIVault | Future Reality

Zac Logsdon

Fellow Guthrian doing well in sports design.
Old Hat Creative

Piyush Patel

One of Oklahoma City’s innovators.
PLStudios

Jim Watson

Professor. Mentor. AIGA supporter. Troublemaker.
Jim’s personal site

Von Glitschka

A creative and funny designer who I got to know through AIGA.
Glitschka Studios

Jeff Fisher

Jeff pops up in many places online. We met in person in 2008.
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives

Hobbies and Favorites

Miniclip

Free online games. Good time passer (or waster).
Miniclip

Radiskull & Devil Doll

One of the first online animated pieces I really enjoyed.
Radiskull and Devil Doll

Major League Baseball

I’m a baseball nut. I live on this site.
MLB.com

TheForce.net

One of the oldest Star Wars fan sites.
TheForce.net

Star Wars

If it wasn’t for Star Wars I wouldn’t have gone into a creative profession.
Star Wars

USA Today

I enjoy their baseball coverage and the Pop Candy blog.
Baseball Coverage | Pop Candy

Peanuts

Big Charles Schulz fan.
Peanuts Online

Calvin and Hobbes

A big influence when I did cartooning.
Calvin and Hobbes online

Star Wars Toys

I collect these for my son…yeah, that’s it. Over 300 on my desk.
Star Wars toys from Hasbro

Schools

OCCC

Where the door opened for me as a teacher.
Oklahoma City Community College

MetroTech

Design program advisor. Guest speaker.
MetroTech Graphic Design

SNU

Taught web design and design history.
Southern Nazarene University Graphic Design

Companies

Adobe

I would be unable to work if not for Adobe.
Adobe

Graphic Design

Mashable

Source for online tech news.
Mashable

About.com Graphic Design

Networking area for designers.
About.com’s Graphic Design forums

AIGA

The professional association for design.
AIGA

AIGA Oklahoma

Served as president, vice-president, promotions, secretary and advisor.
AIGA Oklahoma

HOW Design

My favorite design magazine. Forums are an online home to design friends.
HOW Design

Communication Arts

Another graphic design mainstay publication.
Communication Arts

Design Float

Daily design tips, tools, and inspiration.
Design Float

Daily Slurp

Web design showcase. Usually updated daily.
Daily Slurp

Oklahoma AUG

Oklahoma’s Adobe User Group, formed by my friend Akram Tagavi-Burris.
Okie AUG