This is going to be a tad more self-therapeutic than usual.

Steve Jobs passed away today, and I am still just realising it. I’ve looked at Apple’s front page many times during the course of this day, and I must admit that every single time it pinched a little.

I have never met the man in person. I have no stories about encounters to tell. And somehow it still feels a bit like I’ve lost an old friend.

Here’s what I keep telling myself: I shouldn’t be surprised. This man not only helped invent many of the tools I’ve been using for the last 15 years, he truly inspired me.

I love graphic design and music with all my heart. There’s no telling how all of this would have turned out if Steve Jobs and his colleagues hadn’t built the Macintosh. But I am incredibly grateful that they did.

Thank you, Steve.