A brief history of Chris Pecora

 

 

 

1986 - 2004

Hailing from the jaggedy peaks of Golden, BC - Chris is born, trained on a toilet, and taught to gut a fish. He learns some French, gets beat up on the school bus, and to the delight of his parents, graduates high school.

 

2004 - 2010

Chris attends The University of Lethbridge and achieves his Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Media. Considers taking up plumbing or full-time ukulele busking. Instead, lands a gig doing graphic & motion design for The Brick, where he unintentionally inherits a wealth of "useful" knowledge about mattresses. During this time, he founds Generic Clothing Co. and teams up with actor/animator/funnyman Sean Dykink to create Plello, an artsy collaborative project consisting of photography, animation, music & parties.

 

2010

After lucking out on a CD album design contest with Sonic 102.9, Chris attends PixelBlueFX with a scholarship and achieves a diploma in graphic design. He spends pretty much the entire length of the program working on the "ampersand" logo that is currently in use on all Chris Pecora materials. When school ends, Chris sells his futon and moves to Calgary where he opens a studio and begins providing freelance "stuff-making services" to a number of Canadian clients.

 

2011

Chris continues to work from his studio is Calgary where he holds the title of "Chief Decision Maker" as well as "Custodian." He commutes daily by bicycle, eats hummus on a semi regular basis, & plays ukulele as often as time will allow. On occasion, he speaks to students on the topic of graphic design, and seeks out collaboration opportunities.

 

If you still need more information, it's going to cost you dinner.

 

George Bailey

Daily rider. Pride & joy. Named after Jimmy Stewart's character in the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life." George Bailey (the man), was noble & hard-working. George Bailey (the bike), lives up to the name.

 

The Studio

Located in downtown Calgary within Untitled Art Society, The Studio is a shared space with Daniel Cristini, maker & painter. There is no shortage of ampersands or other items deemed "awesome."