Hello, my name is Ethan Bodnar. Here you will find my thoughts, ideas, and stories on design, the internet, life and more.

I am graphic designer, blogger, author, and entrepreneur
I am a high school senior and plan on attending college for graphic design.

To design, draw, photograph, and ultimately, to create. To connect with people sitting next to me and across the globe. To be a creative thinker and solve problems and imagine change. This is what I live for and this is who I am.

I have collaborated with well-known artists, published authors and respected bloggers from around the world on projects that I have created myself. Furthermore, I have developed a network of web designers, bloggers, artists, entrepreneurs, authors, and more in order to connect with them and have conversations about creativity, trends, and ideas.

I have been invited to speak at conferences, take part in digital books, start businesses, take part in internships in California and New York City, and have attended conferences for design and online advertising.

I live in a suburban town with my parents, two brothers, and four cats. Thanks for coming and I hope you enjoy the blog.

Grab Bag Book
I am the author and curator of a collaborative visual book that is being published by F+W Publication’s HOW Books. It is a book about 100 artists who explore their creativity by trying new disciplines and mediums and will be available in Spring 2009. Learn more at www.grabbagbook.com

Backwards
This is a book about what is wrong in the world and how to fix our problems. It takes a look at my original ideas on how we can create new systems and re-work old systems to solve global issues. Learn more at www.backwards.ethanbodnar.com

Videos for Creative
This is a website and blog that I made which features videos from the online creative community. Visit the site at www.videos.ethanbodnar.com

Thank You
Who I am and what I have done would not have been possible without some great people. Thanks to my Mom and Dad, for they are the ones who raised me, provided me with so many things, and have taught me so much. Thanks to my teachers, they are the ones who have educated me in the many subjects that make up this world. Thanks to my readers, you are the ones that I have created this place for. Thanks to all of the people that I have met and connected with online, I am ever so grateful for what you have shown me and inspired me to do. And thanks to the people that I will meet someday, the stories, ideas, and thoughts that we share will be the best gift anyone could give me. And for that future when our paths cross, I am grateful. Thank you.

The Story
A year and a half ago I discovered blogs and the new internet. Since that day, I have read many blogs and have explored the new internet made up of web application, communities, and people. For a year after that I had dreamed of starting a blog that I could call my own. This place would be where I could share my stories, thoughts, and ideas with people. And, here it is. Thanks for coming.

The Future
I look forward to pursuing an education in graphic design and using my creative thinking to have a positive impact on the world through design in both conventional and new ways of expression. I wish to imagine, learn, and explore the world in which we live and the many aspects and people within it.

Colophon
Made on a Mac, using Wordpress and the K2 theme.

Visit my main website at www.ethanbodnar.com
And of course you can see where else I have content online, from videos to photos, in the sidebar under “Elsewhere”.