In elementary school, when all of the other kids were playing kickball and tag, I was sitting outside with my clipboard and markers illustrating my own graphic novels and caricatures for my friends. What started as imagining characters and stories has grown into a passion for graphic design and visual storytelling, where concepting remains my favorite part of the process. I may have traded recess for deadlines, but I’m still driven by the same thing: a good idea and the excitement of bringing it to life.