a little about ryan minard

Third person isn't really my style and I am not a writing professional by any stretch of the imagination, so here we go.

I have a strong background in the fine arts: painting, drawing, sculpture, which began at an early age. As a kid I always enjoyed drawing, coloring and creating. That passion continued into my adulthood where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design from Eastern Illinois University. I currently have 5 plus years experience as a graphic design professional. My strength as a designer is in print & digital design where I work with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on a daily basis, where I am responsible for projects from conception to completion.

When I am not at the office, I enjoy spending time with my family. I have two sons and a daughter that keep me busy and quite entertained. My interest in 3D media has trickled over into a good portion of my non-graphic design artwork creating custom designer toys.

From October through January hunting is one of the few things that will get me out of bed early. It has become a true passion of mine in addition to my art and family.

If you are looking for a designer or want to say hello, check out my contact page and fill out my contact form.

about the site

droppixel.com was originally created as a personal web project that allowed me to learn CSS and HTML, with the help of online tutorials and a friend. Since it's original creation, it has continued to be a personal web project and location to share my portfolio as well as an online "playground" for me to share thoughts, inspiration and other artwork through my notepad blog. This version of the site was created with a custom grid system, multiple sketches on paper
and layouts in Photoshop, coded in Coda and powered by Wordpress.

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