More About Laurence

I WILL CRUSH YOU!

You seem to have a little more interest in me than the average viewer of my website, and for that I thank you very much for making it to this page.

I’ve always wanted to be an artist of some sort. I’ve always sketched or painted in some capacity growing up.

One of my fondest art memories growing up was getting sent back to kindergarden when I was in the second grade for acting up constantly (Would you believe I was a giant show off?) and my mother thought sending me back to kindergarden would shame me into conformity ( Thank god I grew up before this age of pills). I remember looking back at my second grade classmates, as some waved bye and some snickered, with me almost crying thinking this is gonna suck. Then I get to kindergarden and guess what I did? I did crafts, painted and even drank milk/napped with the rest of the kids. Oh it was awesome. I remember trying to get my paintings from the teacher after I had to go back to my second grade class and she never would give them to me… I am still mad about it to this day!

So early on I realized I was a visual artist. I tried music but wasn’t too good at it, I learned it when I was in my 7th grade band class trying my best to not fail at the trumpet. I had fun but apparently to my 13 year old mind I thought I would have more fun in 8th grade if I joined wood shop instead of band. I did end up making the coolest wooden box to house all my NES games.

I can be passionate about art and it results in strong opinions on many different forms of pop culture and modern art. Here are a few of my favorite things:

Movies:
  • Pulp fiction
  • The Godfather 1 & 2 (They are 1 film to me)
  • Children of Men
Books:
  • Neuromancer
  • Neverwhere
  • The Lord of the Rings
Music:
  • NOFX
  • Del the Funky Homosapien
  • Nine Inch Nails

I try not to watch too much television outside baseball. I mostly watch documentaries and armchair science shows on history, discovery, nat geo, etc so no real favorites.

There’s still plenty to learn about me, feel free to contact me below if you have any questions.


This is me - Laurence Orr

Laurence Orr
A local Santa Barbara - web designer + graphic artist + interface designer.

nfxdesign is my playground to try out and perfect new web and graphic techniques and technologies. I pride myself on being able to take a client's rough, verbal idea and transform it into a polished proof-of-concept that serves as a good foundation for finishing the project. I understand that, rather than mold the client's wishes to my vision, my work must conform to my client's needs.

Just some of my skills:

  • Proficient in the latest HTML & CSS standards and uses.
  • Experience with Javascript/JQuery and Wordpress.
  • Highly proficient in the Adobe suite of applications including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (though I prefer to hand code) and Flash.
  • Proficient in Adobe Flash animation and interactive design.
  • Experience with a lot of different print design, including posters, brochures, business cards, etc.

Contact Me

Please contact me for help with further development of your ideas or you can just 'like' my Facebook page: