Culture
We are interdisciplinary zealots dedicated to blending creativity and code, philanthropy and commerce. Each of us is equal parts nonprofit patron, arts nerd, and tech junkie. We love what we do, and we love what our clients stand for. We are collaborative, inventive, inspired.
Meet the Team
Though confused by long division and cooking, Teresa can ideate, illustrate, and envisage like nobody's business. She is a trained goldsmith and pines for planishing hammers like most girls pine for shoes. She once met all of Pink Floyd, counted 17 shooting stars, and was seriously injured by a pot pie. When she's not directing FORM's design, she is probably etching silver, wandering around Utah, or smelling old books. She likes downtempo Icelandic compositional ambient music and spooning with her dog, Hugo.
As a child, Rachel admired the knife skills of Jacques Pépin. Today, she enjoys inventing new taco toppings and putting Old Bay on everything. She became a master of the bassoon because of her distaste for saxophones, and eventually performed Verdi’s Requiem for a PBS documentary in Prague. When she's not connecting with FORM clients, she sometimes sews puppets with no eyes, prays to St. Anthony for her lost Roku remote, and plays drums to Radiohead. She’s a big fan of public media, minimalism, and melancholia.
Michael is a man of few words and many board games (150, to be exact). In addition to writing code for FORM, Michael is a proficient hackeysack-er and skilled MIG welder. He does not recommend sleeping in a 2004 Ford Taurus before running a full marathon. He keeps a mysterious blackbird on his desk, is a proud descendant of Johnny Appleseed, and likes dogs named after pastries.
When Emily isn't managing our projects, she's busy neglecting house plants, sketching ex-boyfriends' cars, and crushing on Monty Don. She tries to grow vegetables and has eaten 730 cupcakes. A creative spirit and self-described lovey-person, Emily is a big fan of romcoms and keeps a beautiful, hand-drawn record of all the flowers her husband has given her. She knows how to collect honey from bees, can make a perfect frosting curlicue while dancing to Pitbull, and has a knack for finding the most inconvenient Airbnbs.
Ashleigh tells us that, though deep-fried worms taste like potato chips, her favorite food is frosting. A dedicated saxophonist, she has performed a halftime routine wearing only one shoe. When she’s not writing code, she's quarterbacking, scrapbooking, or playing Led Zeppelin on her Fender Cyclone. Though she was once mistakenly detained for grand theft auto, she is the proud and legally titled owner of a vintage Geo Metro. She’s a big fan of baking, bottle caps, and classic horror films.
As a child, Hannah was a noted marker artist, 4th chair trumpeter, and passionate porcelain cat collector. She was often in trouble for talking in class and named her toys with only adjectives. Studying in Europe, Hannah found that DaVinci’s Annunciation is larger in real life and that identifying shower gel from hand lotion is tricky when you can’t read Italian. When she's not designing for FORM, she enjoys live concerts, cafe mocha, and carving elaborate designs into pumpkins. Except for the Harry Potter logo. Because, come on, the letter “P” is so hard to carve into a pumpkin.
Steve is a supersmart, mostly pleasant guy with a penchant for sardonic vinyl toys and Diet Coke. He's an ardent music lover, and though his recent tastes skew toward post-modern shoegaze, he once willingly attended an Air Supply concert. It is rumored that he has quite a high IQ, which is plausible but unconfirmed by MENSA. Ever plagued by the notion that his brother is funnier and more popular, Steve is a lifelong overachiever. A serial early adopter, he is so enamored with technology that, though surrounded by the latest gadgetry, can’t part with his robust laser disc collection.
Megan’s 3rd grade, one-woman performance of Annie Get Your Gun drew crowds to the backyard. When she's not working on digital marketing for FORM, she enjoys planning charcuterie boards and elaborate theme parties. She prefers the time-step to the single-foot wing and once ran through downtown Tishomingo to rescue Blake Shelton’s dog. Though she does not like the looks of calamari she is a big fan of storytelling, camembert, and the Jonas Brothers. Megan arrived in Cleveland from Nashville with a cup of ambition. Because, Dolly.
Some of us suspect Kory is part robot, but since we rightfully fear robots, we're afraid to ask him if it's true. A real genius and clean code devotee, he drives FORM's programming and makes magic of the web. He's also one heck of a baker, guitar player and Apple junkie. He owns a bacon-scented air freshener and microwaveable pasta boat. He is digitizing his entire DVD collection (he's up to the Gs). There is enough music in Kory's iTunes library to provide astronauts a non-stop soundtrack for 9.3 trips to the Moon.
Josh is one of the few people we know who has lived in a shipping container. On purpose. Twice. When he's not leading FORM's design team or blushing about his pile of AIGA awards, he is probably communing with nature or learning to tie a fly. He once led a clandestine effort to poster Frankfurt with messages of work-life-balance. His doodling and handwriting are so geometrically perfect that some say he uses The Force to conjure it. He is the second-tallest FORMie, which comes in handy when retrieving Kory's errant Nerf darts. He loves stuff like outer space, red shoes, sriracha sauce, and Tycho.
Katelyn says the best of all chemistry constants is 6.02x10 to the 23rd power, and who are we to argue? A rare combination of mathematician, athlete, and artist, she holds a master’s degree in accountancy, runs marathons for fun, and plays the heck out of Chopin’s Revolutionary Étude for piano. When Katelyn's not managing our operations, she enjoys walking her dog, reading tiny dictionaries, and making lemon macaroons. She once broke a picnic table with her head and she's a fan of words, Warren Buffett, and the number 20,710.
Pencil
CloseThe creative brainpower is palpable when the studio stops for Desktop Friday, an exercise designed to reset our creativity. A random topic. An hour to create. Who will crack under pressure? Who will lose it all in an epic crash? Who will go rogue and design in Play-Doh?
Someone Said
Overheard and out of context. Hang around with us long enough, and you might find something you said posted here, too:
It's like an easy bake oven for adults who like chicken.”
I'm sorry I'm not a sock connoisseur.”
I'd go to a goat rodeo.”
Well. I guess we're having stock photos for lunch.”
I'm trying to use your design elements but I'm not sure I like them.”
Is that horse wearing shorts?”
It reminds me of an old calculator.”
Look at his bag of hot dog boxes on the floor!”
Batteries? Seriously? What is this, 1985?”
A pickle chip got caught in the wheels of my chair.”
It smells like the 80s.”
I only got to Utah before I quit.”
I'm gonna make websites out of wood.”
I think I'm gonna have to set something on fire.”
Can you Swissify it?”
Acknowledge my math!”
Murderer at nine o'clock!”
I'm bringing iFrames back.”
These people drive like animals.”
I'm thinking like four, maybe five steps ahead of you.”
Location ID = 23 Bread Bowl = False (AKA: The Breadbowl Module is Broken.)”
Lower case "m" is the best letter.”
I'm sitting down here with Hot Popcorn Hands.”
I can handle a lot of Jeff Bridges in one movie.”
It doesn't work in Safari.”
What don't you think should be converted into a fish tank?”
Look at the eyes on that Red-Legged Honeycreeper!”
I am the ghost of Tractor Supply Company. (spooky voice)”
I keep thinking about that wolf tie.”
There's wine on your motherboard.”
Steve, let's go somewhere, just you and me.”
Facebook's telling me I'm fat.”
Then I thought, why not just make it Helvetica?”
If the Long Island Medium were here, she'd freak out.”
Remember when you threw décor at me?”
Entertainment Tonight is where dreams go to die.”
I can still smell Steve.”
Is hot dog one word or two?”
I've never had much luck with rabbits.”
Teresa, you haven't given me an answer, you've only given me s*!%.”
I said something about sausage, but I don't remember what it was.”
Steve, you should come look at these sandwich pictures.”
I was working, until I got distracted by this Madonna song.”
There is no reason for Bob Evans.”
It's like Top Chef, but with vodka.”
I've been here before - I was looking for a baby!”
Mister-I'm-Never-Wrong!”
The meatball machine is broken.”
It's like, I read books, but I also party.”
One time I set myself on fire.”
How would you get DNA from Elvis?”
I'm going to pull out the Real Joe Pesci Hat.”
Your sweat smells like Dolce & Gabbana.”
There's a lot of dirt down here.”
This phone call is messing up my hair.”
It looks, feels, and smells great!”
It's too Skittly.”
I bought a Chewbacca shirt but I keep forgetting to wear it.”
I switched to the California Raisins pillowcase last night.”
'M', as in Machu Picchu.”
I just blew my nose in my notes.”
I can tell by the look on your face that you're not going to be of any help.”
Long story short... I'm a genius, and we don't need a new Roomba.”
Why'd you put me out like that about the Lion King?”
No cults or dying, please. It's Friday.”
I'm not giving my money to YouTube. YouTube is all horsey and gross.”
Your hat smells like bologna.”
Is this the collective smell of humanity?”
I want the whole tomato.”
I wish I could draw RoboCop.”
Stop counting the dents in my can of food.”
It's dark and gloomy with zombies, but I think I'll keep my sunglasses on.”
The donut button isn't working.”
I had some chicken wings in my car that I was going to give you. ”
This is too helpful.”
I've been to New Jersey?”
It's like if I had muscles but with quarters.”
An ice cream truck drove through this design.”
Her abs look like a turtle shell.”
They'll do anything for a ribbon and a hamburger.”
This sushi is quite delicious. If you like the taste of death.”
That's why I'm walking away while you look at pictures of Rob Van Dam.”
Don't come at me with your popcorn problems.”
You can't out-do the fish with sneakers.”
I just wanna eat this sandwich.”
Steve's probably listening to Fiona Apple.”
I don't like the weather tellin' me what to do.”
That horse looks like Burt Russel Crowe.”
Why'd you walk over here like stone cold Steve Austin?”
I'm out here changing the Internet.”
My goal is to live until 2085.”
Must. Resist. Cacao.”
I've been thinking about that wolf tie.”
Gettin' mean... in a nice way.”
I don't foresee whales having cell phones.”
That's just how I like my mugs: Cheap and Swiss.”
No. They don't have have budget for robots.”
(on St. Patrick's Day) Happy Thanksgiving!”
Try not to make it too caskety.”
It works!”
It'll be in the Someone Said that's in your heart.”
I try not to have too many hobbies.”
Salad's nasty.”
I'm just not used to Kory wearing pants.”
You're the Sherlock Holmes of the digital age.”
Come and get it, Sammy Hagar!”
It's too Skynrdy.”
It's like, the Jedi.”
I wanna smell how cold it is.”
I'm programming in my head.”
Michael do you want something pumpkin-spiced?”
I'd rather be Garamond than Papyrus.”
What's that band? 100 Haircuts?”
Can I be Josh for Halloween?”
I had a pencil sharpener shaped like a boat.”
I've looked at that alpaca all day.”
Wait 'til I get this gas station food, then order in.”
The 80's called and they want their wine back.”
If you had a hot dog roller and went shopping for sausages, things might change.”
It's like a statue of my dog with a mustache on it.”
Eating peaches with a spoon stinks.”
Oooh, it's propagating!”
I'm not trying to make my turnips rot you guys.”
I mean, how much Jeff Bridges can you have in one movie?”
The wild cheeses grow aplenty here.”
It's not urgent, aside from the building being on fire.”
It wasn't like that a minute ago.”
Beige is not an image.”
My middle toe went numb and I thought I had something in my shoe.”
Whoa! That's the monkey!”
We have flippage!”
Helvetica Light makes me think you're lying.”
Never get into a fistfight with a puppeteer.”
I've never seen the 80s.”
I got this whole thing of Silly Putty stuck on my sleeve.”
Please ignore me collating behind you.”
I'm going to look up thesaurus in the dictionary.”
I know how I like my files: Large.”
It's broken.”
It's like a clown car of drawers.”
Something is wrong with the server.”
Activate the chicken!”
I'm no stranger to a rotten banana.”
He's magic. He's practically a leprechaun.”
It's too sausagy.”
That's why I don't eat it out of a can; I eat it out of a bag.”
There are four purses in my purse.”
I can't solve a three-year-old's bee jokes.”
This knob makes me want to get drunk.”
You do seem like the type of guy who'd drink pickle juice.”
It was working a minute ago.”
I'm wing-dingin' it.”
Was that Rod Stewart?”
Move. You're where my Diet Coke goes.”
It doesn't work in IE.”
A person can be positive, AND also inappropriate.”
I don't like wearing pants.”
There's a lot of outer space.”
Rhinos are a big deal.”
I don't know who you think you are, coming up in here with a taco.”
The air doesn't taste like pancakes!”
I feel like I just try too much sometimes.”
No amount of money is worth your husband having a mustache.”
Those weren't professional quality mustaches.”
My version of a beard is a hat.”
C'mon. Lemme see your turkey burgers.”
I want a corn dog scented candle.”
You wanna do hot dogs Friday?”
I don't recall there being an h in leprechaun.”
It should be a little Burt Reynolds.”
Oh, sorry! I'll just rewrite the Web.”
Are we going to a place I can wear slippers?”
1-2-3 Cheeseburger Lane!”
How much bread would it take to feed a scorpion for a week?”
Beige is not a color.”
I'm gonna rock that perm!”
They're switchin' browsers and clearin' cookies!”
This tastes like Steve's car.”
You just have to hope for the best until it doesn't happen.”
How am I supposed to get through my workday when I have to take care of all these tiny people in my phone?”
But, Saul Bass already used all the good shapes.”
Is that a convertible hearse?”
You can't ship pickles.”
I can't wait to put that on a T-shirt.”
It's like, the future.”
You're always picked last and your pasta smells.”
I'd try human. (on the topic of cannibalism)”
Why is the llama-cam shaking?”
I'll die if I smell like a hamster.”
It's like The Sixth Sense, but with tacos.”
What can I say? I have uncontrollable eyebrows.”
Squirrels don't have pants.”
I just smelled fries in my head.”
Those stupid little pickles.”
I don't think real cowboys do this much ironing.”
I don't want this bacon on here any more.”
I don't want to chase the red sweater. I just want to buy the red sweater.”
...And that is why you don't wear sandals to Blossom.”
I'm sorry about the div.”
This is not your grandmother's website!”
Our sponsors are our butter, our members are our bread.”
Did you say "jQuery" or "Katie Perry"?”
If it's not moist, I'm not interested in having it thrown on my desk.”
I'm not at a place in my heart where I can eat a bear.”
I’m getting a full-on chest plate tattoo of FORM riding on the back of a magical unicorn to show my appreciation.”
Sassy Cap'n McBeef O'Brady”
You see that giant hot dog?”
You look at your astronaut food. I'm gonna work.”
All caps, all the time.”
It's a torsional thing.”
The cats came with the man.”
PBS is very : colon-y.”
Internet Explorer is ruining this.”
It's like a pair of pants, for your car.”
Well, we have mustaches upstairs.”
Why is there a piece of cheese in my purse?”
400 pounds plus adrenaline, and I could flip a car, easy.”
Emotionally, my hands are in my pockets.”
Always cut toward your innards.”
Pockets full of coffee.”
If this were a book, I would totally read it.”
I can't juggle a fish, that's for sure.”
I'm dealing with some very important kangaroo things right now.”
No, YOU need megadoses of vitamin D.”
Fancy code is the only kind I write.”
Have you heard about the whaler-pirate guy?”
Let's see, so the chicken goes in the middle...”
In Belgium, there's a tax for things that are too multitasky.”
Are pigs becoming extinct?”
Like, the food kind, or the magical kind?”
I hate Internet Explorer.”
I didn't want to spend $40 on a banana costume.”
It's a pickle wearing a cape; I think it's self-explanatory.”
I just keep making ears by accident.”
Did you just raise the roof on jQuery?”
You reach into your heart and pull out a potholder.”
IE is the DMV of the Internet.”
