Don began creating information graphics in the early 1980s in the pre-computer days, airbrushing Florocolor and cutting out zipatone screens at The Gainesville Sun.

After 15 years of working for a variety of newspapers and news agencies around the country as a 'visual journalist,' Don began freelancing and has been a full-time freelancer for almost 10 years.

An avid sailor, Don maintains his studio on his catamaran, not far from his house in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Don at the helm of his previous sailboat, the Anonymous
His current sailboat, the catamaran Calypso, shown here off the Florida Keys. For more on the Calypso, click here.