Why Hello there
DAINA FAULHABER
(pronounced like Dana)
Designer, artist, living historian, outdoorsy wanderer, cat mom, genuine nerd, & taco enjoyer
The medium is only the means.
When it was time to ask myself what I wanted to be when I grew up, my diverse talents for art and music made it a challenge to answer. I've always been a jack of all trades, and everyone told me there was no place for that. The constant pressure to specialize in one niche still haunts me. However, I found at least one thing that seemed to make me unique. It involved:
The way I see the world and other people
How I always find beauty where others can’t
My ability to frame that beauty in a way others could understand and appreciate
I embarked my professional life’s journey by declaring a major in photography with the mission to share this vision of the world with others. I felt so proud when someone saw a portrait I took of them and the cold, bitter dread on their face melted into a state of warm, surprised relief. Photography became the first of many media I use to help people understand the world and each other.
I enjoy traveling, paddleboarding, and experiencing nature as often as I have the opportunity.
Design is the synthesis of art and language. A talented designer speaks to you without saying a word. She leads your eye in the right direction, sets the stage for a state of mind, and if she wants to, convinces you to see something exactly the way she intends. For me, this influence must come with a strong sense of duty towards authenticity, ethics, beauty, and genuine goodwill for humanity. Any environment that upholds these values fosters a mutually beneficial outcome with me when given the opportunity. And it turns out adaptability and multi-disciplinary talent is needed after all.
Things I do for fun, apparently: paint derpy flowers, dress up as dead people, and build fake castles.
My parents raised me to be a romantic, a Bohemian, an artist. I became a designer by accident. As it turns out, design was the language I’ve been speaking all my life. It took me a long time to learn that
the medium is only the means; the message is the end.
Contact
Let’s get tacos or something 🌮🌮🌮