rich is great
he is the greatest
as rich once scrawled in sharpie on the back of his denim jacket
i > c
rich was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 colon cancer in 2006.
initially given a prognosis of 1-2 years,
he defied the odds and lived for 7 years.
born and raised in rainier valley, seattle - rich loved the emerald city and all its teams. 🏀🏈⚾️⚽️
when you're at life's lowest, feeling bummed out, can't make yourself happy, just say "PENIS". It'll make you smile, no matter where you're at.
-rich goade
good work.
Pizzutos Italian Restaurant
Line Cook
Calculated Research and Technology
Director of Internet Services
1995 - 1997
Microsoft
Product Design Lead (Graphic Design)
May 1997 - Mar 2005
Starbucks
Product Design Lead (Graphic Design)
Mar 2005 - Nov 2006
Apple
Senior Product Designer (Graphic Design)
Nov 2006 - Feb 2008
Family Search
User Experience Lead
Feb 2008 - Nov 2010
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
User Experience Design Lead
Nov 2010 - Feb 2012
TripShare
Designer
Feb 2012 - May 2013
rich was a talented and gifted graphic designer with a love for modern minimalistic design.
he thought helvetica was the perfect font.
- color: orange + blue
- Music (especially old school rap, R&B, and Jazz)
- A clean house!
- Holidays
- Snow falling
- Sunsets
- His cars: blue mustang, blue impulse, light blue convertible bug, white convertible Porsche, Dark Blue Silver Mercedes
- Swiss web design
- Mid century modern architecture and home decor
- Standing in line to get the new Apple device first!
- Cruising down Rainer avenue along lake Washington in a great car with his seat back, base turned up, window down, on a sunny day
- Shaking his leg quickly, sitting on his office chair, while listening to some rap and designing something
quotes
- everything you like, i liked 5 years ago."
- "people are just speed bumps on my freeway to destiny"
- “Don’t have any fun”
- When you’re at life’s lowest, feeling bummed out, can’t make yourself happy, just say “PENIS”. It’ll make you smile, no matter where you’re at.
- thankful
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questions, comments, and concerns can be directed to rich's daughter, madison: madi@brandnewdesignconsulting.com