Growing up, I studied my father's old pulp magazines from the 40's and 50's (Mechanics Illustrated, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Railroad Magaz ...more Growing up, I studied my father's old pulp magazines from the 40's and 50's (Mechanics Illustrated, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Railroad Magazine, etc.) and tried my best to copy the style of the tiny advertisements found throughout them and that is essentially how I got started with ads. My obsession with figure drawing, calligraphy, and the works of Paul Rand, Saul Bass, and Raymond Loewy, landed me a job with a well established local sign company. But due to differing ideas (as in, I don't like high places), I parted ways with them and have been freelancing ever since. hide