Hello!

I’m Zak and I am a graphic designer/illustrator/game designer with more than a decade of experience working with clients of all kinds to create lots of fun stuff.

I live in Portland, OR, but I often work remotely with clients across the globe, and I am always on the lookout for new, exciting design opportunities.

WHAT I BELIEVE IN

I believe that designers and artists of all stripes have the power to change the world and the responsibility to do so for the better. I am strongly pro human made art and design. I do not use generative AI in any part of my creative process and am not interested in any projects that involve it.

HOW I WORK

I work by getting excited about the projects that come before me. If you work with me on something, expect me to have a lot of questions for you up front as I dig into the weeds on whatever you are making/selling/communicating. I get passionate about a lot of different things when it comes to my projects. Sometimes I am passionate about subject matter, or a unique idea/mission. Other times, I find passion in systems or formal considerations.

WHAT Kind of work EXCITES ME

Projects I find engaging involve exploration and play. A lot of my work these days is in the board game and video game industries because I like designing things that people are meant to have fun with.