_Erik Roberts – Public Portrait – @cryode

Website : http://cryode.com
Twitter : @cryode

Mine’s a little less creative and more… sneaky? =)

A freelancing web junky from Wisconsin, USA, I’ve been creating for the internet for around eight years.  After seeing websites for the first time, I decided to learn how to make them myself.  I’ve created sites ranging in subjects from high school to StarCraft, photography to recipes, machine shops to baby clothes, and it’s all been a blast.

I’m not much of a graphic designer, so I focus on the development side of web creation.  Front-end HTML & CSS, back-end PHP & MySQL and a splash of jQuery keep me occupied most of the time.  When I’m not freelancing, I’m working on one of a handful of side projects ranging from an automotive DIY database to a t-shirt ecommerce site.  Or I’m wasting the day away with Spider Solitaire (I’m addicted).  When my eyes aren’t glued to a computer screen, you can find me out on my sportbike, traveling, cooking, occasionally doodling, reading, or a handful of other (lazier) activities.

In 2009 I look forward to establishing a full-blown business identity, expanding my knowledge of usability and programming (and maybe a bit more artsy), finishing a bunch of personal projects, and lots more!  Hope you can be a part of it. 

Erik Roberts

_Elizabeth (Firggy) – Public Portrait – @firgs

Website : http://designbyfirgs.com
Twitter : @firgs

Also known as Elizabeth, Firgs has been an independent designer for over ten years, specializing in Photoshop art. Her favorite areas of design include photo-manipulation, company branding, and creating graphics for web use.

Currently, she is working as a freelance graphic artist in Chicago, IL. Her freelance client list includes some pretty big names. Often times however, her clients are lesser known photographers and businesses looking for a logo and brand identity.

When she isn’t “pushing pixels,” she attends to her second love, teaching Photoshop and design through her site: designbyfirgs.com. She loves people and loves to talk. Constantly she is using Twitter and her connections through the National Association of Photoshop professionals to teach, consult, and promote those that, like her, just sometimes need a little push in the right direction. Working with her fellow designers to help them grow has become a grand passion for her and she has a nice little, but rapidly increasing, fan base because of it. And she hopes she can continue down this teaching/consulting/promoting path for a long long time.

Firgs

_Jacob Cass – Public Portrait – @justcreative

Website : http://justcreativedesign.com
Twitter : @justcreative 

Hi, my name is Jacob Cass and I am the founder of Just Creative Design, Logo Of The Day and Logo Designer Blog. On Just Creative Design you will find my personal design portfolio as well as a blog on the main subject of graphic design which provides free graphic design tips, articles & resources on all subjects of design, ranging from, but not limited to; print design, logo design, web design, branding, typography, advertising & more.

I am self-employed as a graphic designer specialising in the fields of corporate identity (logo) design, web design, print design and branding with the majority of my time spent designing and implementing marketing promotions for small businesses such as logos, websites, brochures, letterhead, business cards and more.

I am 21 years old and I am in my 3rd year at Newcastle University studying Visual Communication (Majoring in Graphic Design) based in Newcastle, Sydney, Australia. Even though I am in my 3rd year at University I have had multitude of experience, gaining my first freelance design job at the age of 16. Since then I have never turned back…

My life is design, I love it and I surround myself in it every day.

I also love to travel and currently have been to over 31 countries, of which I have spent 1 year as an exchange student living, working, and studying in Gothenburg, Sweden. When I’m not looking at a computer screen you will find me on the beach, travelling, or listening to music – maybe even all at once. You can check out some more pictures and stories of my travels.

Jacob Cass

_Kashyap K – Public Portrait – @kgrz

Twitter : @kgrz

Hi, I am Kashyap, a 22 year old aspiring designer from Hyderabad, India. I work in an IT service organization in the morning and do my design and web-dev stints at night! I am self-taught in Photoshop, Illustrator (not quite there yet!) and web-design thanks to a lot of help online from some great people. I always look forward to learning new things about logo, graphic, print and web-design.

I used to dream about developing software even before the time I knew exactly what it meant! Even though it might take some time, I’d love to contribute to open-source application development as I strongly believe I have to give back something to the community.

Right now I am into java, exploring the vast expanses of it, partly because of my day job requires me to do so. Nevertheless, I love the language! Apart from designing, I am passionate about music, movies and photography. The tools I use are Ps, Ai, Aptana, NetBeans and Eclipse!

Kashyap

_Rob Barrett – Public Portrait – @robbarrett

Website : http://rob-barrett.com
Twitter : @robbarrett

Hi, I’m Rob Barrett, graphic and web designer, illustrator, backpacker, and serial tea drinker. I’m currently living and working for myself in South London.

I’ve always been creative, ever since I started scribbling on the walls, and — apart from a brief period of wanting to be an archaeologist, until I realised the difference between the reality of the job and that of a certain fedora-wearing adventurer — I’ve always aimed to be in an artistic line of work.

I’ve travelled pretty extensively in the last few years, and I think it was the eye-opening resulting from that that made me decide to opt for on-the-job training rather than the more usual university route. I feel it was the right path for me, as it allowed me to carry on indulging in my love of travelling, plus it let me justifiably sneer at layabout student friends.

Thanks to my dad, I’ve always been computer-savvy, and I can remember putting together my first websites back when Amazon was new and Geocities was one of the pinnacles of the web’s achievements. I’ve been playing around with web and design software ever since, and more seriously since I got my first proper agency job in 2004.

Most recently, I’ve been meeting some great people through Twitter, and I definitely feel that the contact there has spurred me on immensely over the last six months. I’ve been spending my time learning the ins-and-outs of WordPress, and I’d like to start generating more business on the print design and illustration side of things.

Rob