Erik is the lead developer at deepPlay, a Portland, OR based interactive design studio . DeepPlay designs, directs and develops interactive experiences based on the belief that everyone deserves intuitive, effective and desirable design in their lives . Since 2002, deepPlay has been designing for Virgin, Adidas/Bonfire Snowboarding, Burton/Gravis Footwear, Allied Works Architecture, Macromedia, Wieden + Kennedy Advertising and Allsteel Office Furniture, Hewlett Packard, Nike, Johnson Fain Architects and many others. DeepPlay’s work has also won numerous awards including a One Show Gold Pencil, two British Design and Art Director Awards, four New York Art Director Awards, three Flash™ Film Festival Winners, several Communication Arts awards, and many others.