Who Inspires Us?
This is going to be a three part series on who inspires the team at ROI Media Works. First we will start with David and who has inspired him in work and life.
First is the company/brand of
NoPattern which is a Chicago-based studio of artist, designer and photographer Chuck Anderson. This was the first graphic designer that David really admired. His use of colors and (arguably) hidden simplicity to very complex looking images. His start came from ambition and confidence: just sending his work to magazines until someone looked his way. This determination created a snowball effect. Chuck now has huge clients like Microsoft, ESPN, UnderArmour, iPhone, Vans and Maui Jim, among others. David doesn’t feel like he took Chuck’s confidence or ambition (we think he did), but David has used him as a goal to work towards in the future. David is always striving to get his illustrations up to Chuck’s level.
Another person who has been an inspiration to David is Dan Benjamin. David isn’t sure of Dan’s beginnings, but he’s the man behind 5by5. We are also not sure what 5by5 is even worth, but what he did was cool. Dan assembled lots of talent people and organized a tech/nerd podcast network. He gave people access to hear insiders opinions and thoughts. His goal was to build a community that was focused on building the industry up and taking it to new places. This was done by the sharing of information and knowledge. So inspiring and motivating to see what one guy can build when you dedicate yourself to your project.
Who inspires you?
Stay tuned to learn who inspires Ashley, Malakai and Krishna.