stephen creates

I’m on a mission. I’m here to inject heart and ethics into what I build, to be mindful, to be aware of how I affect the world with the things I put into it.

Some of what I do is telling stories to computers, that then tell stories to people—we call that coding. And if you’ve done a proper job then your audience—your users, they’ll tell others a good story about you.

That’s building, stories on top of stories.

And the rest of the time I’m telling stories with lines, and paint, and panels, and pixels. I’m molding a visual narrative. I’m building an experience.

The work that I do is an objective of clarity, where function matters, and empathy is paramount. The world is as it is, because we designed it that way. We told stories, and then we kept telling ourselves and each other those same stories.

I’m on a mission. I’m here to tell stories, whether they be in code, or prose, or panels, or designs. Stories matter.

What story can I help you tell?

Current Projects

Past Projects

Availability

I am currently available for work.

@stephencreates • hello{at}stephencreates{dot}com

About Stephen

I’m a designer who codes, a coder who designs, an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer.

I love borderland spaces.

Elsewhere

06.14.18

Dear Reader,

Recently, I started a new project to add more art to web folks, and add more web to art folks. It's called finalfinal.art and I'd love for you to check it out.

P.S. This portfolio site is still new, so if you spot something odd, let me know. @stephencreates

—Stephen