I’m an author, editor, content consultant, speaker, and award-winning design journalist with 15 years of experience working with editors and business clients. Trained as a creative writer, I bring a focused, professional approach to all my assignments –– from magazine features to corporate communications, from art and design books to short stories, memoirs, and radio commentaries. I live in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles.
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New client! United States Artists, an artist-advocacy dot-org dedicated to supporting America’s finest artists. more
I've been on KQED's "California Report" a lot lately. dave alvin sticker art glendale narrows
The Good Men Project just reprinted my memoir, 'Spinout,' on their new magazine site. more
Just finished my review of Chronicle Books' Art of McSweeney's for Print magazine. about
More work from Sterling Brands in New York — Soap! Pet food! Ice cream! Häagen-Dazs about
Additional writing and editing work for Ascendant, a company helping men to be Better Men. more
I covered the Watts Towers for Preservation; I'll post the article when it becomes available. about
Wrote the essay and an introduction for the new edition of Fingerprint, to be published by Chen Design Associates. more
I spoke to Michael Dooley's "History of Design" class at Loyola Marymount University. more
I profiled two designers — Always With Honor and Mikey Burton — for a recent issue of Print. more even more
Boing Boing published my review of guerrilla artist Robbie Conal's new book. more
My how-to story about Google Building Maker appeared recently in Make magazine. more about
My Print cover story, "A Brief History of Design, 1999-2009," will be repackaged as an e-book later this year. more
Melcher Media hired me to write a proof-of-concept book for Autodesk, the 3D software leader. more
With Isabel Samaras, I wrote and co-produced On Tender Hooks, her first monograph, for Chronicle Books. more