About Nick La and the Studio
N.Design Studio was founded by me, Nick La, a Toronto based illustrator and web designer. I am also the creator of the popular blog Web Designer Wall, Design Jobs on the Wall, IconDock, and Best Web Gallery. My main focuses are designing stock icons, illustrations, and beautiful CSS websites. My work has been featured in many online portals and design publications such as: Computer Arts, Web Designer, Practical Web Design, Digit, and Web Design Index.
Background
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be a visual artist. I was fascinated with drawings, paintings, and art in general. During my high school years, I was introduced to Adobe Photoshop by my art teacher and I fell in love with it instantly. From that moment, I knew I wanted to be a graphic designer.
I attended Humber College for a two-year “Advertising and Graphic Design” program where I learnt about Photoshop, Illustrator, typography, advertising, color and design theory. After graduating, I realized advertising was not something I wanted to do for life. I started reading books and online tutorials where I gained most of my web design knowledge. With my background in visual art, I was able to create unique and artistic web design.
This site, N.Design Studio was actually one of my college projects where I just wanted to showcase my work online. Now, I’m very happy that I turned my passion into a career and business.