Hello there. I'm Mike Governale — the real Michael Governale — not the joker at www.michaelgovernale.com. I've been keeping busy these days being chased around by my very own 'mini-me' — my littler girl Ella Marieta. I'm also working as an Interactive Art Director for Partners + Napier, an ad agency here in Rochester, NY. Up until recently I had been keeping busy helping to develop and market some children's software. That got to be a little too hectic so I'm slowing things down a bit now — changing gears — to design and promote a series of posters/prints focusing on the city of Rochester. Did you know Rochester had a subway? Most people don't, but it's a very interesting story so I decided that a Rochester Subway poster should be my first project. I'm currently offering a very cool 24" x 36" large format print of this design at RochesterSubway.com. You can read the Rochester Subway Poster Press Release or get your very own poster online at www.RochesterSubway.com or ask for it at Mercury Posters, Poster Art, or The Center at High Falls gift shop.

My site has looked like this for the past 5 years at least. A common problem among web do-it-yourselfers. Everyone else wants me to build their piece of the internet so my house doesn't get built. But if you're looking for someone to design and build your site, design an identity for your business, or illustrate you a purty picture, email me. I'll be happy to send you a more up-to-date portfolio.

Who knows, maybe one day I'll have time to give my own site a face lift. For now, check out these terribly old links to other people's sites I've designed.

- 08.17.07