Michel is a freelance web/graphic designer, illustrator and photographer. He is passionate about Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, HTML/CSS, Web Standards and the smell of good coffee. When not designing websites, he can often be found reading articles about design, riding his bicycle or simply looking at the clouds in the sky. Want to know more? Check his personal blog or Twitter.
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