Growing up, I knew from an early age that I wanted to do something with art. Throughout my time in High School, I took all sorts of art classes, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and drawing. Sometime my senior year, I can upon the realization that I wanted to be a Graphic Designer. It was a combination of the two studies of my life (art and computers) and I could make a good living doing so. I had my dream set.

I would start college with my sights on one thing, getting into the design program at University of Central Florida. Which was a small and somewhat elite program to get into. (At the time, they only let 48 students a year in the program.) Once in the program, I loved it. Every facet of design I craved…type, color, composition, balance, form…I couldn’t get enough of it. I also love reading about the agencies and their philosophies about design. That sparked another dream, “to someday own my own agency.”

Which brings us to today. All of my dreams are here. I have my own successful agency with one of my closest friends and I love doing it. But as I reflect on my dreams here on Martin Luther King Day, I must pay homage to him because he just didn’t dream for himself. He dreamt for us all, no matter who you were. He inspired us all to not just achieve our dreams but to rise above them and evolve into a better person, a better world. He gave humanity one of our greatest assets…hope.

And for that, we thank you Dr. King.