Give me a blank roll of trace, a black sign pen, and any kind of design problem…you’ll make me a happy man!

How do you take your coffee?

Macchiato or cortado – the Italians and Spaniards make the best coffee.

What's your favorite season?

Winter – because snow is magical and makes the world quiet, clean, and beautiful.

What inspires you?

Good tunes and sun streaming through the window.

Best live music show you've seen?

Buddy Guy at the then Harborside Pavilion climbing down into the audience with his electric guitar tethered to the speakers on stage.

If you had to use one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

Mercurial

What's your Kryptonite?

A Tom Robbins novel - I can’t put it down.

In a parallel universe, what is your profession?

That’s easy, a lit professor of Chaucer and Shakespeare