The History of 72pixels.com

Hello, I'm Paul Consiglio, Art Director, Graphic + Web Designer, Consultant, and Photographer. This how my life as a designer came about and how the site was born.

 

My story.

 

I grew up in Buffalo, NY. The very eclectic and artsy lifestyle of mine somehow steered me toward a degree of computer science at Buffalo State College. Within a year of number crunching and trying to learn a language from another planet, I decided to switch my focus to my real passion — design. After four lovely years I finally received my BS in Design.

 

My first encounter with a design job was with producing the spotless, wrinkle-free packages you see on commercials such as Doritos. One of those bags would take me about two days to complete just so someone could photograph or film a commercial. I never did get a free bag of Doritos.

 

After a couple of other design and freelance jobs I decided I needed a major change. I also had the urge to ski and snowboard on a real mountain, not an hill covered with blue ice. So with a little research I decided on the best snow on earth, Salt Lake City, Utah. Boy was I right on the snow, but what a culture shock.

 

So from here I pick up my design once again with working at a newspaper, a massage college, national marketing firm, and Equis (a Reuters Company).

 

Well i'm married now to my beautiful Emily and have a very nice little house in Sugarhouse. I'm picky and take my time with these things, no need to rush. All is good. Now i could relax. :)

 

Also, we have a little baby girl on the way.