Before we bought Norsk Cross Country Ski Center I new almost nothing about the internet, websites, print advertising, brochures, etcetera. Due to our budget it became clear that I would need to quickly take on all of our design work. I bought a new computer, software such as Photo Shop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Quark, and set out to learn how to create the best website, ads, brochures and presentations that I could. A little help from friends old and new, and now I have become a competent designer.

I don't do a lot of web work or brochure design these days, and when I do I keep it simple. More often these days people ask me to spend a few hours reviewing what other people have designed or built for them, and to render an opinion about it. I think its fun to do, so when someone proposes something that I think I can do well, or if I think I can improve what another hhas done, I often take on the project.

It gives me something to do when we're not working on trails or landscaping. The creative challenge is fantastic and fun.