So basically...

"Why Fit the Mold?" is a brand created by Jack Hemphill as an umbrella for all his creative ventures. It's a label... and a mantra... and it's his philosophy on creativity summed up into one question. Simple? Not really... but hopefully you get what I'm saying.

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Now that you know what the heck this "Why Fit the Mold?" thing is, let's learn about Jack Hemphill. 

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Hey! I'm Jack. I'm from the Twin Cities of Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul). I'm a Junior at the Savannah College of Art and Design AKA SCAD, in Savannah, Georgia. When I first came to SCAD I didn't really know what I wanted to do. All I knew was that I loved art, was good at it, and that I NEEDED to get out of the arctic tundra where I was born.

After switching my major a few times within the first semester at school, I decided to study Advertising and Branding for the next four years. Now I wish I could say that this is because I have wanted to be an Advertising Art Director since I was a child, or that I had a dream one night and knew at that moment that I was supposed to be an Art Director... but the truth is, I was watching Black-ish, and the main character, Andre, works at an Ad agency. Watching that show I thought "Hmmm... this looks cool" so I did some research and found out that people who work at ad agencies typically make decent money, have a platform to do good and effect change, and lastly, do both those things through art and creativity. So I really have Kenya Barris to thank for my career choice.

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Now... I love sports... especially basketball, football, and track & field... but really anything athletic I'm a fan of, so sports-centered advertising is my dream job. More important than sports, however, my favorite thing in the world is helping people. Artistically, I am very drawn to the work of Hiro Murai, Donald Glover, Jordan Peele, PG Lang, Cole Bennett, Kim Gehrig, Dave Meyers, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kendrick Lamar, and others. I love being involved in humanitarian efforts, mission trips, and helping people start and/or improve their businesses.  I also am very passionate about traveling, staying active, and learning new trades/tools.

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Speaking of, let me tell you about all the things I know how to do. (Wow I'm good at changing the subject) but seriously, check me out. At a very young age, I started drawing and coloring and all of that, just your typical artistic kid. After a while, I "learned" how to do some graffiti, eventually some painting, a little woodworking, and plenty of other things. I wasn't taking anything very seriously until I turned 12 years old when I got tired of my mom's haircuts and decided to learn how to give myself a fade. After a few bad haircuts, a few okay haircuts, and a few good ones, I finally perfected the self-fade. After that, I thought to myself "Maybe I should learn how to do some more things!" At about 14 years old I started to get really into painting and drawing, partly thanks to my cousin who motivated me a lot. Then at 16, I started getting interested in tattoos. It probably wasn't the best idea, but at 16 and a half I decided that I had watched enough YouTube videos so I tattooed Tupac's Queen Nefertiti on my thigh. Since 16 I have worked on everything from painting to barbering to animating to tattooing and everything in between. As long as it's a visual art form I make it my goal to do it and do it great.

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I am Adobe certified, with experience in After Effects, Premier Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and I have worked with Figma since 2023. I am a dedicated, hard-working, cooperative designer and I make things look good... really, really good.

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