rich is great

he is the greatest

as rich once scrawled in sharpie on the back of his denim jacket

read obitiary

i > c

rich was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 colon cancer in 2006.


initially given a prognosis of 1-2 years,

he defied the odds and lived for 7 years.

born and raised in rainier valley, seattle - rich loved the emerald city and all its teams. 🏀🏈⚾️⚽️

when you're at life's lowest, feeling bummed out, can't make yourself happy, just say "PENIS". It'll make you smile, no matter where you're at.



-rich goade

good work.

Pizzutos Italian Restaurant
Line Cook

Calculated Research and Technology

Director of Internet Services
1995 - 1997

Microsoft

Product Design Lead (Graphic Design)
May 1997 - Mar 2005


Starbucks

Product Design Lead (Graphic Design)
Mar 2005 - Nov 2006


Apple
Senior Product Designer (Graphic Design)

Nov 2006 - Feb 2008


Family Search

User Experience Lead

Feb 2008 - Nov 2010


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

User Experience Design Lead

Nov 2010 - Feb 2012


TripShare
Designer

Feb 2012 - May 2013

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rich was a talented and gifted graphic designer with a love for modern minimalistic design.


he thought helvetica was the perfect font.

  • color: orange + blue
  • Music (especially old school rap, R&B, and Jazz)
  • A clean house!
  • Holidays
  • Snow falling 
  • Sunsets
  • His cars: blue mustang, blue impulse, light blue convertible bug, white convertible Porsche, Dark Blue Silver Mercedes 
  • Swiss web design
  • Mid century modern architecture and home decor
  • Standing in line to get the new Apple device first!
  • Cruising down Rainer avenue along lake Washington in a great car with his seat back, base turned up, window down, on a sunny day
  • Shaking his leg quickly, sitting on his office chair, while listening to some rap and designing something

quotes

  • everything you like, i liked 5 years ago."
  • "people are just speed bumps on my freeway to destiny"
  • “Don’t have any fun”
  • When you’re at life’s lowest, feeling bummed out, can’t make yourself happy, just say “PENIS”. It’ll make you smile, no matter where you’re at.
  • thankful