If storytelling isn’t a large component
of your creative project, how exactly
are you communicating?
Who is this guy?
I’m Wilhelm, an all-around creative fella who bought this URL so I could have a cool email address. You can find my creative work around the internet in the shape of graphics, my podcast Wilhelm Presents, and a number of design projects I’ve done for an assortment of savvy folks.
I am not looking for any freelance projects at the moment, I’ve got enough on my plate with a Novel and my podcast. But in the event you may have heard of me… this is my little corner of the web. Welcome.
Illustration
Is one of my favourite past times. I’ve been illustrating since the early 90s. I’ll draw nearly everything and anything. I prefer to have one foot always in whimsy where possible – but barring that I’ll draw whatever I can.
I studied at College to fine-tune my skills. The single most important lesson learned was not just how to see the world but to have no fear when creating. Then you’re willing to try anything. Negativity is the enemy of creativity – David Lynch said that and it’s totally true. Keep it light and always flowing.
Voice Over Work
In the pandemic years I invested in a mic for work from home meetings. And meeting after meeting people kept asking “who’s got the radio voice?” And it turns out it was me. One meeting, someone said that I had to start a podcast, that they could listen to me talk for hours. So, I did. In 2020, Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales was born. Drawing from my love of old time radio drama’s like the Creaking Door, and The Whistler and adding to it what I picked up reading bedtime stories all those years to my boy, I somehow invented Frighteningtales.com.
Listen… if you’re brave enough.
Writing
Over the years I somehow picked up a love of writing. Primarily horror, but anytime I can weave a story, create some context, and attach it to your life experiences I’ll do so. Through my podcasting I’ve enjoyed writing many of the stories I’ve shared and been overwhelmed by the responses that people have to the outcome. Hearing from fans that I scared them, or just distracted them from their lives for a little while means a lot.
If you haven’t noticed by now I’m really big on story. I believe it is the single most important creative thing that can connect people. Dating back to our days in caves sharing stories around a campfire to the tales we spin on social media. Stories are a part of the human condition. We create them, share them, collect them and treasure them.
“Vanquishing banality
with sharp imagination.
These are the
monsters I slay.”
Graphic Design
I’ve been a professional Graphic Designer since 1998. I started designing in ’94 and over time I became a Senior Graphic Designer. Originally I wasn’t drawn to graphic design. It was thrust upon me by a world that didn’t need illustrators or rather didn’t pay them all too much. However, design work was readily available at the time and in my area. Over the years I’d come to realize how versatile the art form was, how integral and influential it was. I’d recognize the importance of creating brands, and marketing pieces that created context and involved stories. I’d get excited over font faces and color swatches. Over creating interactive experiences and adore good, solid UX. I’d advocate for accessibility and build it into my web design regardless of the work that needed to be done. In time I came to love being a design and now I wear the moniker proudly.
Merch
Some of the artwork I’ve created over the years has made for some decent clothes. If you’re looking for something a little different to wear. Perhaps something in my store will connect with you.