ABOUT ME
Forged in the eternal heat of California’s Central Valley, tempered in the plains of the frigid Midwest, and refined in the shadow of Utah's Wasatch mountains, Micah sometimes wishes he hadn't watched Lord of the Rings so many times.
My name is Micah J Bauer. I grew up in Fresno, California swimming, playing unhealthy amounts of video games and watching lots of bad action movies. During my high school years I spent most of my time avoiding eye contact with the popular kids and riding my BMX bike. After graduating I spent a couple of years in the Midwest meeting interesting folks and visiting impressive historical landmarks like the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD.
I went to school at BYU in Utah where I met my super hot (and easily embarrassed) Canadian wife, Bess. While working on a degree in English I stumbled into graphic design and instantly knew it was the profession I had been looking for. After a ridiculous amount of work I was accepted into the program and eventually received a BFA in graphic design. Today we live in Springville Utah with our four hilarious kids.
Random Facts
- As a kid I would pick up and save already chewed gum in my jeans pockets (to my mother's dismay).
- A painting I did in Kindergarten was hung in the principal's office (it was Superman planting the American flag on Mars).
- My favorite movie in sixth grade was Iron Eagle.
- In fifth grade I wrote and illustrated my own "Choose Your Own Adventure" novel titled "Fortress of Fear."
- I once wrote a college essay entitled "I Hate My Hair and Want to Die."
- I was invited to ride my BMX bike in the Vans Warped Tour in '97 after placing well in a jumping contest.
- I got second prize in a college poster design competition, which was judged by graphic design icons Seymour Chwast and Woody Pirtle.
- I am married to a Canadian.
- I kept an online daily graphic journal of my life for a year in 2003-04.