_Thomas Marzano – @thomasmarzano – Public Portrait

Website : Digital Thoughts
Twitter: @thomasmarzano

My philosophy in life is simple, “Memories make us what we are and who we  are. What we do right now, will be a memory tomorrow. Make sure it is a  great one!”  This is something which inspires me personally and professionally,  keeps me grounded and embodies what moves me in anything I do.

My name is Thomas Marzano and I work as the Creative Director for Philips Design, which is the design department of the Dutch multinational Philips.  There I direct the online communication design team and feel privileged to be working with very talented and gifted people. They inspire me every day with their amazing passion for design and tremendous talent. My work revolves around designing brand experiences for Philips that can touch people and add meaning to their lives. The best challenge I can give myself is trying to achieve the ‘what seems to be’ impossible.

I see myself more as a humanistic expressive and inspired creative thinker than a designer. Which drives the creative outbursts I make. Being it in my music, my writings or design.

leisurely morning coffee is a vice I enjoy when time allows me, my long train ride commute is the best time for me to work on my emails (which are loads!). I am a Nikon boy and love bringing new life and meaning to what I see around me with my camera! Movies, music and cooking are my great life passions, but the greatest of them all, providing me most inspiration and feeling of pride… is my son M.A.X.

Inspiration is the oxygen to my soul. Anything in life can inspire me at any moment during the day, and  spark of a daydream. Where strange thoughts and ideas start floating, sounds play and images appear in my mind. My daydreams often come back somehow in my work, music or writings, my daydreams are the fountain and source of my creative expressions.

_Dave Harrison – Public Portrait – @daveharrisonnet

Twitter : @daveharrisonnet
Web : http://daveharrison.net

My name is Dave..the end (that was my first try, I’m a bit shy and wilt away from self promotion, not good for someone who is self employed though, so I’m working on this weakness)

I made the decision 18 months ago to work for myself and stop making other people rich. What was the result, well I’m a lot happier, have more time to spend with the family and work on personal projects and now I get to choose the jobs I take.

So how’s that working out for me? Well here’s how I see it, “slow and steady wins the race”. I love designing and building effective websites that do a job. Doesn’t matter what the job is as long as afterwards I can sit down with the client and say “hey look your website is doing that job we talked about”. I think of myself as a designer and a creative person but the creativity is always steared by a pragmatic and practical approach. Yeah I here you…very conflicted but good fun too.

So anyway, I’ve been working as a designer/developer hybrid for nigh on 13 years now and I like to think I have all the experience and skills necessary to make my clients web strategies a great success. I wear a lot of different hats rather than specialising in any one field and come from the camp that believes this all-roundness combined with some strong values allows me to best serve my clients.

When I’m not working or honing my design skills I enjoy spending time with my family, going for long walks, taking photographs, scuba diving and learning new bushcraft skills.

_Paul Wright – Public Portrait – @wagit

Website : http://www.rubbercheese.com/
Twitter : @Wagit

I’m Paul Wright, aka Waggit. I prefer to be called Waggit as I think Paul is the most boring name in the world. Sorry to all other Pauls out there! I live in small village called Much Hadham in Hertfordshire England. I run a small graphic design company called Rubber Cheese.

I’m a perfectionist, a lover of football (soccer), eternal optimist and laid back

I’m passionate about design. I have been a professional in this industry for nearly 10 years. I like anything that looks nice to my eyes and makes me think. I also like randomness. I think randomness makes the world go round and keeps things interesting.

My main strengths are in branding and designing for the web. I love the way that the principles of designing for the web are always changing. Pushing the boundaries whilst creating accessible websites and pushing my web developers skills is always joyful to me! Not sure they love it as much though.

If you’d like learn more about Rubber Cheese please visit my website: http://www.rubbercheese.com/

When I’m not in design mode I am usually out with my mates or my wife doing something that probably includes a couple of alcoholic beverages!

_AJ – Public Portrait – @ajinnashville

Website : http://allurblogs.blogspot.com
Twitter : @ajinnashville

I live in Nashville, Tennessee and…oh, did I mention? I’m officially the luckiest guy in the world. Well…that’s how I feel anyway.
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_David Hall – Public Portrait – @4_D

Website : http://studioofcrayons.com
Twitter : @4_D

I’m 4D and I’m a ‘wannabe’ creative, I’m a work in progress, a sketch before the blueprint. I am working on it though. Currently I see myself as a corporateMonkey, a Professional Geek, with a day job to pay the bills, and an extreme interest in design, photography, engineering, and art. I spend most of my lunch hours in the city art galleries, and most of my nights studying good looking things on the web, with aspirations to create things just as good.

I’ve been using the internet since 1996, and I figured it’s about time to try and put some of the things I’ve learnt from it into practice. So I’m working on putting together a collection of works, as well as doing something with a work colleague who has similar ideas to me. We’ll see what the future brings on that front.

I’ve made the odd website, both personal and paid for, yet nothing I’m extremely proud of yet, I know I can, and will do better.

David Hall

Colophon

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