| The Collective |
What the hell is a collective? It's a group of people so fiercely dedicated to their individual crafts they can only dare come together under a larger presence that the each have a creative stake in. Why you might say, "Its kind of like herding cats, and skinning seals!", and we'd say "No its like being so passionate about something you can't bear to not participate in making it greater than yourself through combined effort with other righteously crafty people who are fervently seeking to create a better more stylish world." We all happen to be pretty damn nice also! |
- Jerry Arsenault / web obsessive
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Jerry - Yea what more can be said about a firebrand that takes every opportunity to disassemble the universe and tries to put it back together again with fresh paint on the neglected bits. If it weren't for the powerful influences of mystic energies exerting their benevolent influence over his psyche Jerry would probably be a Taiji assassin living off of sticky rice balls, and wild boar jerky in the distant mountains while contemplating the Tao of design.
Home away from NDC: qualiadesigns.com
Email: jerry@nelsondesigncollective.com - Christine Plishka / fontress
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"I think it's important to remember that design is a powerful tool for communication."
The author of this stunning paragraph would like to thank christine plishka for many things, most notably life. Also I would like to thank her for being a person who loves and understands culture, expression, and many other nice artsy things.
christine has a spider sense that detects quality and depth in her perceptual data. When I ask her about this power and how she might have obtained it, she usually uses her dangerous smooth talking to make me forget, or at other times she'll distract me with cookies. Not that I mind though....
Where the goods began: chrisplish.com
Email: christine@nelsondesigncollective.com - Denis Leblanc / design maverick
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Running errands for the Fat-Lady and being tortured by the Frog-Man is probably an ideal place to start when you're a 14 year old drop out. Working for the circus is bound to teach a young boy a thing or two about life; like how not to shag the tight-rope walker's daughter in a phone booth located within half a kilometer of the Frog-Man. Live and learn! Denis has since picked himself up and focused on the better things in life like graphic design, web development and making people look good, but not like that filthy Frog-Man. (Want the whole story? Take him out for coffee and he'll fill in the details.)
Website: Studio Snapsize
Logo Portfolio: DenisLeblanc.com
Blog: Electric Poney
Project: The Design Grid
Email: denis@nelsondesigncollective.com - Joel Pelletier / multimedia extraordinaire
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Born and raised in Hicksville Alberta by a kindergarten teacher and professional photographer. Joel Pelletier blasted his way into the design world in 2002 armed with nothing but a bow saw and a laptop. This bold new venture led Joel to also start eating Sushi and stretching his hamstrings. Since then Joel has created a style that implies naturalness, simplicity and homogeneity. Joel will spend hours on the simplest aspect of a design to create a tender eye soothing element that leaves clients in adoration. Joel likes Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and red meat.
Personal website: arterydesign.ca
Email: joel@nelsondesigncollective.com - Jessica Gates / mistress of film
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