ABOUT ME

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TRAVIS MITCHELL

Originally from the small town of Clinton, Missouri I graduated high school in '97 and moved to the Chicagoland area to pursue a degree in Computer Animation. At some point during college I was encouraged by a Professor to switch majors because of my keen sense of design (or should I say my innate nature to follow the design principles, both a blessing and curse). In a couple of years I graduated from the Illinois Institue of Art with an Associates Degree in Graphic Design. Straight out of school I landed my first "real job" at the corporate headquarters of Claire's Accessories, where I designed store signage for their various subsidiaries and coordinated the printing production. A little over a year later I had enough of the corporate politics and found a new job with a small design studio known as Paramark, Inc.

I had a good run at Paramark, over six years. The small office enviroment provided me more freedom and more responsibility. Unfortunately, I was also learning what a nightmare the chicagoland daily commute could be, while wasting away a couple hours a day in stop-and-go traffic on the Edens Expressway. I eventually decided that I had enough experience to work from home doing freelance design... so I left in April '07.

I have been working as a graphic designer since July of '99 and continue doing design and much more. Working as a freelance designer allows me to work on a much broader scope of projects such as website development, animation, illustrations... I have even got to do prop and set design & help art direct a music video! I thrive on the variety and new challenges.

And design is not my only passion, all the while I have become even more obsessed with music... playing guitar, drums, and song writing. During my first year of college a mysterious sum of money found it's way into my checking account and I immidiately blew it on my first guitar, a cheap Squire Stratocaster... It was enough to get me hooked. I have been involved in some fashion ever since. Music has been such a challenge that it is extremely gratifying to make progress.

In between the design and music I try to find time to paint and draw. And I even actually sold one recently... yes... for money! So, if you are interested in purchasing or commissioning a piece of art, need a website, logo, design, or illustration, Please contact me.