## Welcome to A Little Bit. Hi, I'm Terry. This is my design portfolio and digital garden. It’s part showcase, part commonplace book, part thinking-in-public. I am a designer for a small private college east of Los Angeles. 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. When I'm not designer-ing, I'm a father and someone with many [[010 Hobbies TOC|hobbies]]. On any given day, I might be [[011 Reading List|reading books]] about design, exploring [[014 Video Games|The Lands Between]], [[013 Knitting Projects|knitting]] the nth pair of socks, or dabbling in urban sketching with my daughter. There’s more, but you get the picture. You'll also find my adventures in [[015 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]