My name is Patrick. I like dogs, hockey, art, and effective, well thought-out design. I love to illustrate, I love type, and I love putting it all together to make something meaningful—something that communicates a specific message to a specific audience.

If there's one thing that's usually on my mind, in one form or another, it's design. Everything I see makes me think of grid, kerning, and firing up Adobe Illustrator. Design is my passion, and there isn't anything else I'd rather do. It wakes me up (from CMYK and/or RGB dreams) and it keeps me up. This is what I was born to do, and I'm grateful every day that I'm able to. Being free to do what you love the most: How cool is that? It's the best.

Dog Opus.com is where I put my design. It's where I blog. It's where you can contact me. It's where I'll eventually put whatever it is I'm currently churning out from head to paper to Mac.

Want me to do some design for you? I'd be happy to hear what you have in mind. Your ideas are good, but I can make them better. When there's no ambiguity about what you're trying to say to someone, communication flows. That's the idea.