Hi! My name is Dylan, but my friends call me DK. 
I recently graduated summa cum laude from the UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts. I transferred to UMass after finishing an associates degree in general education from Cape Cod Community College. When I'm not in school I spend most of my time woodworking, bartending, traveling, and taking care of Red, my Australian Shepherd.

I specialize in brand identity design, and I've worked with a variety of local businesses around Massachusetts. I've also finished a six month graphic design internship with LifeSouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville Florida. I ran multiple successful marketing campaigns with LifeSouth which resulted in noticeable increases in donations.
My work with The Cambodian Community of Fall River has earned multiple awards, including a mayoral citation from the city of Fall River, and the UMass Leduc Center Art and Civic Engagement Award. My logo design and brand guidelines for their organization are being implemented now.
Between my time at UMass, my work with LifeSouth, and my experiences as a freelance designer, I've received a well rounded education which would make me valuable on any design team!
I'm open to all sorts of work and collaboration opportunities. Please don't hesitate to reach out.
If you want to know a bit more about me, check out this project I worked on below! I made a collection of icons, each to represent a different a part of my personality.
"Always remember, you're fireborn." My personal branding is all inspired by fire and lightning. I grew up in New England, and my parents heated our home with a wood stove. The yearly cycle of gathering, cutting, splitting, stacking, drying, carrying, and burning wood taught me a lot as a kid. I've always loved watching flames, and the radiant warmth of a good fire is one of my favorite things on earth.
Freedom among the stars! For my whole life I've been obsessed with this idea of having an individual spacecraft, and being able to jump between galaxies with ease. I just love the idea of absolute freedom and exploration. Not a dream for this lifetime, but maybe my great great grandkids will actually get to live it.
This one is actually to represent a quote by Robert M Pirsig from the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance that I really love. 
"Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you're no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn't just a means to an end but a unique event in itself. This leaf has jagged edges. This rock looks loose. From this place the snow is less visible, even though closer. These are things you should notice anyway. To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here's where things grow." 
I always pictured it like living with a manual transmission. Downshifting when I feel exhaustion, and upshifting when restlessness creeps in. It's a way of being present that I try to live by.
Even in times of peace, keep your weapons sharp! My family takes pride in having a strong work ethic, and it was really hammered into me when I was a kid, no pun intended. The hammer and anvil has always been something I pictured when I was working hard, and trying to create a rhythm.