meHello! My name is Mathew Ballard and I am a 22-year-old Graphic Designer from Kentucky. Growing up I had a real passion for both art and computers. As I moved into my teen years I began to realize that the chances of me making a good living from art weren't too good, so I decided to try my hand at becoming a computer technician. When I made it to my senior year of high school I realized that that career just didn't suit me and it wasn't what I really wanted to do the rest of my life.

So, I set out on a quest to find the perfect career, it was a very short quest, because within days I discovered a class called Graphic Design Communications. It was there I discovered I could combine my two passions, art and computers, into a lifelong career. I haven't looked back since.

Five years later I find myself in the middle of a recession pushing my career along. Even though it has been a struggle to establish myself, I've still managed to work with some great people and use my skills to help many people pursue their own ventures.

When I'm not in front of the computer creating or soaking up more knowledge from the internet, I spend my time playing videogames, going on photo journeys, hiking and spending time with my girlfriend of four years.

What I Use

Macbook Pro Running OS X Snow Leopard

Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Acrobat Professional, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash)
Adobe Lightroom 2 and Lightroom 3 Beta

What I Create

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