- Michael creates images and visual strategies that are often stripped down to their most basic form in order to get through to an audience that is drowning in stimulus. There is always an attention to attitude and personality in his work. "New projects, especially branding projects, are sort of like raising a child," he says. "The process gives the idea a life its own." That process is one comprised of listening, research, and experimentation. "My favorite part of any new project is the first client meeting. Extracting the idea from one person's head and getting it out on the table is not only exciting, but crucial to the design."After earning his BS from Drexel University, Michael worked for Red Flag Media, where he learned to generate many ideas on stressful publishing deadlines designing Decibel magazine. He has since worked for WetFeet, Guitar World, Guitar Aficionado, and Guitar Legends magazines all while maintaing a busy freelance schedule. He most recently started Paper Weight, a design and print co-op in Philadelphia, and Top Shelf Interactive, a web and branding consultancy in New York. Between these two groups he gets to satisfy his love for all things digital and print. "Both are extremely challenging, but it gives me the chance to learn more and try different things. It doesn't hurt that I am an internet junkie." He is currently open to accepting work worldwide.You can email Michael at m.calvin.wilson@gmail.com
