Kasparek Graphics & Design is ...me, Rick Kasparek. This site contains information regarding the design and graphic services I offer. The products and services range from websites, to full graphics creation services.
About Rick
My name is Rick Kasparek (or Kašpárek if you're Czech). I have been involved with technology throughout my career. I have worked with everything from electro-mechanical switching systems, and communications systems in my early days in the US Navy to digital switching systems, defense electronics and navigation during my career with the Defense Logistics Agency of the Department of Defense. In later years I have been involved with Internet technologies and broadband both as a webmaster and as a web accessibility consultant to SBC. The web is where my love of art & graphics and technology become one. I truly enjoy this work.
I have been creating artwork since a very early age, and have plied my talents in many venues. I have been working with Internet technologies since 1995, when I designed and coded my first award-winning website. I continue to be amazed at the technology and am continually learning new techniques.
After several years of living in some great areas of the United States I wound up in West Texas where I recently met and married my wonderful wife, Claudie. We live in Midland, Texas and I enjoy the pace, values and folks here! I have family scattered throughout the Midwest and Texas: 3 beautiful daughters (and super sons-in-law!) and a gorgeous baby granddaughter in Iowa (with another one on the way); terrific nieces, nephews, and cousins in Minnesota; my big brother & his wonderful wife, and our "Wee Darlin' Muther" (yes we're also Irish!) all in South Texas; and as an added bonus when I married Claudie, I gained more wonderful family members, friends and grand kids here in West Texas as well. I am indeed a lucky man!
I can be reached most easily by email.
Why the Ampersand?
This particular ampersand is from the collection of Linotype Poetica™ Ampersands - by Robert Slimbach. According to Wikipedia: "The word ampersand is a corruption of the phrase 'and per se and'" literally meaning: (the character) '&' by itelf (is the word) and. In other words, it focuses on the and, the extra, the unspoken value.
I like the symbolism because you can get web and graphics services anywhere at a range of costs, but here I try to give you the and, the extra, the unspoken value. This specific ampersand also has the attributes of the letter 'Q' for Quality. So — in a nutshell this particular symbol used for my work represents the fact that I also provide the unspoken, extra, value in a high quality manner.
