Designing professionally since 1998Artist | Designer | Musician2026 PortfoliotdcollinsMy WorkMy MusicAbout Me My ArtworkWell, hello there. My name is Thom. I’ve been designing professionally since 1998. No matter the position- graphic designer, production artist, or art director- it makes no difference to me. I genuinely love creating. Work with both print and digital equally. I went to college for traditional art. There were no digital classes back then. I started my career as a photo restorationist and editor. Got my start at TakeTwo Imaging, which created image props and special effects for the movie industry.
We got our first computer with Photoshop 1.0 installed. Let’s just say, I found my calling. I soon started designing websites. A few years later, I dived deep into Flash. Those were the days, let me tell you. I started writing music and creating sounds for Flash. Did quite well, too! Won some awards for sound, music, and design. Yes, they are old, but I loved that era of work.
Other interests and things. I won Volunteer of the Year from the California State Senate. Won some design awards such as FWA, Cleo, The One Show, appeared in Belding Annual for design, got some Webby awards, MITX, and an Icon Award.
PAST CLIENTS Reebok • Sony Computer Entertainment America • Albertsons • Namco • RedBull • Nissan • Bandai Namco • Dollar General • ShopRite • Jewel-Oscoabout me2026 PortfoliotdcollinsRecommendationsCloseVintage WorkWorking under the name "topomusic", starting back around 2002, I created music for videos, websites, and special projects. Released 5 CDs of music loops and sound effects. (1) RED: High energy music loops. (2) GREEN: Fun and light-hearted music loops. And (3) BLUE: Soft, ethereal, relaxing music loops. There was also ARTIFACTS and ELEMENTS which were sound effect CDs. Hope you enjoy.My MusicCloseLoad Music“swimtaxi” is my band’s music. My musical influence is bohemian pop/rock with a splash of folk. I was the reluctant singer, guitars, and keyboards. Some footage in swimtaxi videos has been repeated. Don’t judge me!
You can visit our swimtaxi YouTube channel.YouTube
