Here’s what I think is worth knowing about me.
Right now
Most recently, I am a designer, developer, and teacher. I specialize in creating unique user experiences for websites, and I receive commissions for this kind of work through my studio No Replica. In addition to client work, I release teaching materials through GD with GD, fonts through Too Much Type, and music through Barco Loudly. I’m also an adjunct professor at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where I teach type design, web programming, and motion design. All of my course materials are available for free on the GD with GD Classroom.
During school
I graduated from RISD’s MFA in graphic design in 2024, and received my BA in computer science and theater from Wesleyan University in 2019. My graduate thesis, This Is For You, is a work-in-progress handbook and memoir about my career in design. I am a staunch believer of open-source ideology, and am writing this book as an attempt to create an open-source resource that summarizes what a career in design can look like, with the goal of helping those on a similar path. After “finishing” my thesis and graduating from RISD, I fell in love with Rhode Island and decided to stick around.
Early career
During college and briefly after, I worked primarily in the theater industry as an administrator and graphic designer. I worked in-house at The 24 Hour Plays, Dramatists Guild, and Williamstown Theatre Festival before starting my studio. While in college, I was the web designer, developer, ticketing manager, and sound technician for Second Stage, a student theater company producing around twelve productions every semester at Wesleyan. During this time, I co-produced nearly one hundred musicals and plays, including several I sound designed and composed music for. You can listen to many of these scores (and my other albums) on the Barco Loudly Jukebox.
This site
To a fault, I refuse to throw any of my old work away, and I do my best to keep this site updated with as old of work as I can (without compromising my career, of course). Nowadays, you’ll mostly find me updating the four sites I mentioned earlier: No Replica, GD with GD, Too Much Type, and Barco Loudly.
Things I love
I have two cats, Moonbug and Minnow, whom I love dearly, as well as my best friend Maddie whom I married in 2024. I play a lot of video games, particularly indie puzzlers that are usually too hard. For starters, I recommend Fez, Baba Is You, and Stephen’s Sausage Roll. I once thought I would become a filmmaker and used to watch films religiously. The saddest film I’ve seen is Amour, so I refuse to watch it a second time. My taste in music changes every few years, but I’ve always been a huge fan of Fiona Apple and Jacob Mann. I grew up on Flash animations and games, and I’ll always love the Internet despite all its flaws.
Reach out
I respond to all emails no matter the topic (unless you’re selling me something), so send me a message!