Originally, the plan was to create designs as a side hobby and focus on a different venture, but after doing research on how the world sees graphic design at its current state, I wanted to try and use my skills to make things that define a new norm. This and a combined interest in business and marketing eventually led me to focus on designs that visually sell viewers and get them interested in the actual process and creative nature of graphic design. Graphic design is more than just a logo, cover and packaging, there’s a story and a mind behind all designs, and I feel that it isn’t really talked about enough when discussing graphic design. My goal is to work on building a vision for the future of graphic design, and learning from success and failures I face during the process. My current vision for graphic design is to make designs that are simple and contemporary, but have a lot of character and thoughtful crafting that some feel are missing in today’s world. I support this vision by looking at evolutions of all kinds of designs over the decades and really look in to how they have changed based on the world around them, and applying them to my creative process.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT SOFTWARES DO YOU USE?
I currently use Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and am getting into Premiere Pro and After Effects. I used paint.net before college. I also want to learn Canva and Figma, and maybe Blender.
DO YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS?
I am taking commissions for YouTube and Twitch banners, screensavers, and thumbnails. I am also interested in working on small organizations graphics for a low price. Contact me if you are interested.
WHY IS YOUR DOMAIN NAME AND HANDLE TOOAST?
There really isn't a deep and interesting reason for it. I just had the name "Toast" on YouTube since I was 10 because I thought it sounded cool and just rolled with it ever since.
The extra o is because Toast was taken.