Brain Butter Creative | About Me
Why design under the name Brain Butter Creative?
My name is Ryan Dvorak and having a last name like "Dvorak" is sometimes difficult for some to remember, much less spell it correctly. So the challenge I had was that www.RyanDVORAK.com didn't really roll off the tongue that well as a domain name, and surprisingly was already taken by a politician. After a lot of brainstorming and a few pots of coffee later I came up with the name "Brain Butter" to simplify things. I developed and created the Brain Butter name in order to represent my work in a unique and creative way that would be easy for one to remember, over the past few years I added "Creative" to the end of Brain Butter as a descriptive word to let people know what I do.
Who is Brain Butter?
My design passion first started out in the late 90's at a band warehouse where we had inherited a few ragged out MACINTOSH PERFORMA 5200 (1998's version of an Apple computer) which had Photoshop 6.0 and Illustrator 9.0 installed on them. I spent hours upon hours hypnotized with those two programs, little did I know at the time that I was laying the tracks of a lifelong design career.
I wear many hats as a creative human being, some of those being Digital Designer, Creative Director, Art Director and above all Graphic Designer. I aim to deliver quality work for my clients. "Less is More" has always held value in my approach to design. I love to create minimalist and clean design. I'm a strong believer that minimalism is the key to great design.
When I am not at my desk designing, you can find me sculpting little creepy monsters that I photograph and post to my Instagram account. If I am in the mood for some loud noise you can find me woodworking in my garage building various things or enjoying the calm outdoors with a fishing pole in my hand. I have always had a hunger since a child for finding new ways to improve as a creative individual.
What is Brain Butter?
I guess you could say that the term "Brain Butter" is the final result in my design process from conception to completion. After churning so many ideas in a brainstorming session they always begin to take shape, the best ideas are the ones that turn out smooth and creamy like butter and that’s when I put two and two together and came up with the term Brain Butter, then added the word Creative to the end as a descriptor and it’s been downhill from there.
Some of the services I offer
To give you a better idea of what I can do a designer, here is a list of some of the stuff I work on daily. I do my best to offer competitive rates and to work within my client's branding and design budget so don’t be shy to give me a shout about your next project!
Brand Development & Guidelines
Logo Design & Revamp
Print & Advertising
Business Card & Letterhead Design
Brochures & Catalogs
Stationery & Collateral
Brochure Design
Label & Product Design
UI Design
Vector Artwork
Infographics
T-shirt Design
Sticker Design
Signage Design
Banner & Trade Show Booth Design
Photo Correction & Manipulation
My Process
Consult
Research
Build & Create
Test & Launch
Each project I work on is quite different, I tailor my process to work in a way that suits the project's needs, generally an average project takes around a week to a month to complete, but bigger projects can take up to 6 months to a year to complete. It all starts with the results you want and the goals we set so you can launch your brand's potential and get you back to the stuff you really care about and that’s running your business.
One of the main benefits is the time you will save due to the experience I have in design, whether it is building a new website for you, creating a new logo & branding or just updating an old business card you have, no job is too small.