Together, we* create...
Who Neil Is...
Technically trained in Painting & Drawing—Neil is absolutely obsessed with how tooling drives what we* create. Biking & walking for local transportation in Boulder, CO, Neil finds inspiration when elements are unforgiving and gear is tough. Finding joy in the simplicities of life—Neil believes...
Each tool used in the Creative process provides a limited output. Learning these limitations over time builds true self-expression.
The more we use a tool, the more knowledge we gain. How to hold a paint brush or when to click a mouse is relative to our* pursuit & care.
Finding trust within the tools we use is human nature. When tooling sucks — we often organically modify it to work better for us. This is magic.
From the fires that lit up the caves of our ancestors to this digital text read here—tooling is the future in motion, in hand. In mind. In question.
Neil is currently using...
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Building Integration Platforms as a Service (IPaaS) is a super fun and exciting way of working with Clients and Teams to extend Communal* Design methodologies.
We've been playing with Rive, recently— what an incredible and fluid app!
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Honestly, if you aren't using Figma as a Creative Director and Brand Designer... what are you doing?! Figma has replaced Adobe programs for me in 2023+...
Working within Communal settings, Figma is such a great tool for vulnerability.
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Zero To One by Peter Thiel has been a great read as I end 2024. It's rewarding and affirmational all at once.
Wading through Build, An Unorthadox Guide To Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell
My career started in Data Visualization. It's been fun to bring back this form of model creation into Business Strategy.
Let's build cool stuff, together*