brett andrew miotti

I became interested in print, and design in general, initially as a child browsing through my father’s collection of vinyl records. This led to my love of music and a continued fascination of how that music would be adorned and advertised.

My aesthetic is influenced by a sense of nostalgia and a dash of kitsch here and there for good measure. Not one to be content with rehashing old ideas, a love of things that are modern and forward-thinking find their place in my work, as well.

In 2007, I was an intern at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, TN. During my time there, I worked on several presses and experimented with numerous letterpress techniques. I enjoyed the “hands-on” feel and tactile quality that the medium produced. During my tenure at the shop I had the fortune of working on various projects for clients that ranged from the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Live Nation, Shoney's, Lenz Marketing, and others.

I am currently finishing up my BFA in Visual Communications at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During the Fall 2009 quarter I will be interning at Turner Broadcating/Adult Swim in their Trade Creative Services department.

Wherever the road leads next, I hope to always explore the avenues of design and the ideas it can communicate. It is my desire to continue to experiment with the many textures and techniques of printmaking and marry those methods to design whenever possible. I am always striving to learn more in order to meat any design problem head on.

Inspiration often comes from: art; music; film; coffee; faith; being 25% Italian (yet still very much a mutt;) Thai food; the city of Chicago; and reading Batman and Fables comics. Also the music of Jawbox, Fugazi, Miles Davis, The Cure, John Coltrane, My Bloody Valentine, The Mercury Program, Mogwai, and countless others.