Phil Whiting is a graphic designer from Des Moines, Iowa. As a child, he was always drawing and took every art class available. His parents saw his passion for art early on and worked hard to provide art supplies despite money being tight. After first jobs as a sign writer and getting his first taste of graphic design in the late 1990s, Phil has been self-taught for the past 20 years. He has held various jobs intersecting with his passion for art, including sign writer, wood worker, and furniture builder. Phil views building experience from different jobs coupled with education as the path to success in graphic design, though it can be difficult with pitfalls and risks. He now works as a graphic designer,

1. What
Do YOU
Want
to BE?
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2. I
Always
Wanted
to BE
an
Artist!www.flickr.com/photos/129082806@N03/15072705933/

3. My Name
is
PHIL
WHITING
&
I am a
GRAPHIC
DESIGNER
Photo by Phil Whiting

4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/38461784@N03/6102154896/
I live in Des Moines, Iowa

5. Money was Tight growing up
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6. My
Parents
Saw My
Passion
Early On
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7. https://www.flickr.com/photos/10409325@N03/6736697179
They Worked Hard to provide
Art Supplies

8. As a child I was Aways Drawing
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9. I took Every
Art Class
Available
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First Job
Sign Writer

11. First taste of
Graphic Design
in the late 90’s
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12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/84018923@N00/328467657
Self
Taught
for the
Past
20
Years

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Lots of
Different
Jobs

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Sign Writer

15. https://www.flickr.com/photos/barelyfitz/49812932
Wood Worker

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Furniture
Builder

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Freelance Artist

18. Different Jobs
All Intersecting with
My Passion
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19. https://www.flickr.com/photos/armchairbuilder/6196473431
Building a Foundation
of Experience

20. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/3355829768
Coupled with
Education

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The Path to Success Can Be Hard

23. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/3052462372
It Can
Be Full
of
Pitfalls
&
Risk

24. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kosalabandara/16200640903
But without Risk,
There is No Reward

25. I am a Graphic Designer For
Courtesy of Tiny Mammoth Graphics

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I Want to Connect with YOU!
Exuberant, Progressive
Graphic Designer