Mig is a designer for Skinny Corp. Threadless, a design culture advocate and an all around good guy. He recently launched an amazing creative resource: HumblePied His passion and drive blow my mind. Always looking forward to what he is going to do next.
Check out his work here.
I’m Mig, and I’m a print and interactive designer creating awesome things in the Windy City. I’m really pumped to be an interactive designer for Threadless, the Social Media Liaison for AIGA and most recently, an instructor at The Chicago Portfolio School! When I’m not helping Threadless make magic, I like to pursue a lot of personal projects, in addition to contributing to various design blogs and magazines—like The Avant Garage!
Most people don’t know that I got my start in graphic design quite backwards. After graduating high school, I had no clear path of where to go next. I was a heavy tech-nerd and a Photoshop enthusiast. I was going to pursue 3D animation, video game design, web design—everything but graphic design. Luckily, I chose graphic design and discovered the AIGA. Ever since then, I’ve met a lot of great people and stumbled upon all the right opportunities.
Voila!
What’s your position at Threadless like?
My role as the interactive designer entails designing and updating the Threadless sites, in addition to executing emails and interactive ad campaigns. The position entails a minimum of 8 hours of craziness, with a casual mix of nuts and insane. That being said, there’s no “typical” day.
Favorite Threadless shirt?
It changes, probably weekly. But for now, Love Your Fellow As Yourself followed by a close second, That is Inappropriate
What’s your favorite source of creative inspiration outside of Art & Music?
Life. Friends. Books. Plays. Beers.
Tell us about your Humble Pied project:
I was asked to do a presentation at an AIGA student conference. In typical Threadless fashion (pun), I wanted to crowd-source student tips by my own personal friends and mentors. Rather than having them go by the wayside, I wanted to create a place to house everyone’s advice so they could last forever, and stimulate dialogues along the way.
That said, it’s one inspiring creative type sharing one piece of advice, all over iChat video.
VISIT HUMBLEPIED
What’s your favorite piece of advice from your interviews on Humble Pied?
It’s hard to have a favorite, they’re all great in their own ways. One that really sticks out is the one by Kate Bingaman-Burt, where she recommends that we look at each other not as competitors, but as collaborators.
What’s your favorite art or design piece of all time?
CBS logo.
What’s your current creative addiction?
Pulling the trigger on personal projects as opposed to letting them float in your head. WordPress is the jam.
Thanks a ton Mig. Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World!