about me.
My name is Ari Cardoza. I am an artist from Maryland with four years of professional experience in graphic design and art direction. I live and work within the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area.
My design experience and education have given me an understanding of the core principles of design, and an extensive software know-how used in the design process. I excel in providing a listening ear to a client's needs while being adherent to the fundamentals of design.
Outside of work, I love working on my fine arts pursuits such as film photography, writing, and illustration. I'm a huge music collector (having over 25 vinyl records, and 150+ cassettes), and I love hanging out with my friends.
Thank you! I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
I thought it was important for me to list out of different people, groups, and ideas that have inspired me. This list will continue to grow as I age.
00s cynicism, 60s Hippies, 70s Disco, 80s Nostalgia, 90s Fashion, Aaron Paul, Action, Adam Driver, Adam West, Aesthetics, Akira Toriyama, Alan Moore, Alfred Hitchcock, American Dream, Andy Warhol, Anthony McCall, Black Comedy, Black Lives Matter, Black Panthers, Blaxplotation, Brian Yuzna, Bryan Cranston, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Carolee Schneemann, Cassidy Scott, Charlene Von Heyl, Comedic Horror, Communism, Cormac McCarthy, Cosmic Horror, Dario Argento, Dark Comedy, David Lenier, David Lynch, David Mack, Denzel Washington, DnB, Douglas Adams, Duane Michals, Early Internet, Edgar Wright, Erin Hunter, Ernst Caramelle, Extreme Marketing, Fantasy, Fight the Power, Frank Miller, Free Palestine, Funk, Garage, Genndy Tartakovsky, George Lucas, George Orwell, Giallo, Grace Lin, Graffiti, Grunge, Guy Ben Ner, H.P. Lovecraft, Hardcore, Harlan Ellison, Henri Matisse, Hirohiko Araki, Hiromi Arakawa, Horror, House, Hugh Laurie, Ian McKellen, Ilkka Villi, J.G. Quentel, J.R.R Tolkien, JRPGs, Jack Black, Jack Kirby, James Cameron, James Gandalfini, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jazz, Jeffery Combs, Jhonen Vasquez, John Byrne, John Cage, John Carpenter, John Cho, John R. Dilworth, Jon Favreau, Jungle, Kal Penn, Keanu Reeves, Keith David, Kevin Conroy, Kevin Smith, Lars Von Trier, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Martin Campbell, Martin Luther King Jr., Mary Pope Osborne, Maya Angelou, Metal, Michael Ackerman, Michael Cera, Michael Kenna, Mick Mignola, Halo, Nam June Paik, Naphtali Faulkner, Netscape, Nick Sousanis, Nintendo, Occupy Wall-Street, Old School Hip Hop, Paul Verhoeven, Pendelton Ward, Peter Farelly, Photography, Pipolotti Rist, Pop, Punk, Quentin Taratino, RPGs, Rap, Rave, Ray Bradberry, Retro, Retrowave, Richard Steven Horvitz, Robert W. Chambers, Sam Lake, Sam Riami, Sci-Fi, Sega, Seth McFarland, Seth Rogan, Shinichi Watanabe, Ska, Skate Culture, Socialism, Sony, Stan Lee, Stanley Kubrik, Stephen Spielberg, Surf Rock, Tara Strong, Tim Burton, Tom Kenny, Tony Sirico, Tony Todd, Trance, Vivian Maier, Weird Fiction, Wes Anderson, Wes Craven, William Shakespeare, World Wide Web, Y2K, Yoko Ono, Zach Hadel, anti-establishment, brutalism, Bobby Broccoli, Dungeons and Dragons, TTRPGs, Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Toshiro Mifune, Agnes Varda, Bryan Lee