ABOUT ME

 

Van Halen. When I was a kid, I thought their logo was super cool. I began drawing it on my school book covers and my friends book covers, too. Don't worry, we had to put paper book covers on all of our text books in middle school. Around the same time, I saw a documentary on PBS about the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. The lore and mystery surrounding this bird fascinated me so much that I began spending time learning how to draw birds and animals. My interest in logos and animals lasted throughout high school, but never really served a purpose other than entertaining and challenging me. 

 

Shortly after I graduated high school, I bought a bass guitar and was invited to play in a band. I loved it. It was through my passion for music that I began combining my drawing skills with my graphic design interests to promote.

 

I created gig flyers, decorated practice spaces, made stage props, took  

photos, design business cards, and conjured covers for demo tapes. After several years of creating and performing music, I realized that I was unable to make a living doing so. Desperate for income, I went into sales. I learned learned a lot about marketing in the sales world, and I loved interacting with people, but I missed creativity. So, I returned to school and earned two degrees; a BA in Communication Design and a BA in Studio Art, both from Texas State University.

 

My belief is that well-crafted design is instrumental in evoking and maintaining the disposition a person has towards another individual, a group, a product and
a company. I also think strongly that art and design influences the nature of 
a culture. 

 

I offer over 15 years of experience in branding, print and digital communications, album cover design, portraiture, and illustration.

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If you have a design or fine art need, let's meet for coffee, my treat. If you're out of the area, let's talk over the phone or visit online. 

 

Send me an email at PatrickGoforth@gmail.com.

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Thank you.

 

Patrick