About
About me
I am a designer, artist, illustrator, and storyteller
The paths I have taken have taught me technical architecture skills, design fabrication, interior design, management, and sales...
And I continue to follow the groove of aesthetic inspiration. From the time I could hold a pencil, I have been drawing and telling stories. When I was four years old living in Jackson, TN, my parents would give me cardboard boxes to play with. I learned how to use my imagination to turn those boxes into a plane flying over the ocean, and spatial organization. When I was six, my dad showed me how to draw a cube and this opened up even more possibilities. I could now draw buildings, houses mostly, inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture that my grandfather loved so much. I also spent much of my life in scouts, appreciating and experiencing natural environments, touring Falling Water, and learning the importance of respect for our earth. In high school, I became more involved in entrepreneurial groups and ecological clubs and my mind had become made up to study architecture that would help the planet. I studied Environmental Design - Architecture at the University of Colorado Boulder, learning the different scales of design: product design, architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. This multidisciplinary education helped me to understand the effects of design on people and the planet. After graduating in 2023, I joined an interior design studio in Boulder as a draftsman and designer. I ended up not liking it all that much and left looking for something new. I stumbled upon canvassers for The Nature Conservancy and I wanted to donate, but I was too young. Instead, I got a job early on in the canvassing company. I earned every promotion to become the first Campaign Manager in the company. I became even better at telling stories about our earth, but I was growing more distant from my design background. To get back in touch with my artistic side, I started taking on creative projects for myself, others, and businesses in Baltimore. Now my design company is continuing to grow and I could not be more proud.
Designer background
Education, experimentation, experience
What I do
I design quality illustrations both digitally and by hand for the personal and business brand. I help you tell your story through prints and 3D forms.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so make it good! Everyone has a story to tell, but to make it stand out from the noise, you need a strong, simple, unified aesthetic that your audience connects with. I work one-on-one to design a historically informed brand package that speaks to your soul and your audiences own lives.
A brand package is amazing, but you need your project in peoples’ hands. Break apart from your competition with quality posters, cards, album jackets, and apparel that people can truly feel. Spread your message through the real world with specialized design projects.
I have extensive training in architectural model making. Whether it is wood, metal, acrylic, earth, or paper, every material has a life and soul. Manufacturing three-dimensional forms to create a wow factor for audiences is a specialty of mine. Tell your story with materials, light, shadow, and emotion.
Contact
Contact me to discuss your design needs. Let’s bring your project to life!
- 443-640-7484
- mike@mwjdesignco.com
- Baltimore, MD
