## Hi, I'm Terry. Welcome to A Little Bit, my design portfolio and personal digital garden. Here you'll find out what I do, how I think about what I do, and who I am as a person. On most days, I am a designer for a small private college east of Los Angeles. I specialize in print—especially posters, editorial, and stationery. If I had to describe myself in a few words, I’d say I am open-minded, independent, calm, and curious. What I enjoy most is sense-making. I like creating meaning and layering metaphors in my work. I like exploring how visual systems can embody complex ideas and connect people to larger narratives. There is nothing quite like the joy of researching and thinking—working through the “how” and the “why”, and the sudden clarity that comes after an idea falls into place. This site doesn't look like a typical design website. While I have examples of my work, what I really want to share here is how I think. My process, reasoning, and decision-making are just as important to me as the final designs themselves. You’ll also find my commonplace book here, well, the digital version of it. It is the bridge between my personal interests and my professional ones. When I'm not designer-ing, I'm a husband, a father, and someone with many hobbies. On any given day, I might be [[00.Reading List|reading books]] about design, exploring [[02.Video Games|The Lands Between]], [[01.Knitting Projects|knitting]] something for my wife, dabbling in urban sketching with my daughter, diving into type design, studying Japanese (こんにちは！), or learning something new. There's more, but you get the picture. You'll also find my adventures in [[00.Solo Journaling TOC|solo journaling RPGs]]. If you promise not to laugh, I'll promise not be embarrassed. You can reach me by email at [email protected]