What drove Von to Design?

(SOUND). We're here on set today at lynda.com talking with graphic designer and illustrator Von Glitschka. Von, thank you for being with us today. >> Thanks. >> Yeah, so how did you get started in design? Why did you gravitate towards drawing? >> a fear of math. (LAUGH). That's basically, (LAUGH) that's basically what it comes down to. I mean that sounds kind of pathetic now but it is kind of true but my mom, I grew up my mom's really creative. So she kind of inspired me a lot, but it, it was mainly the art that was embedded in pop culture that really influenced me growing up. So Mad magazine, I loved Mad magazine. I just was enthralled by the artwork and the, the stories and stuff involved in it, and all the other. There's a lot of pop culture kind of artistic stuff, subversive underground comic books really played a part in inspiring me. So you know but even lesser radical type art like Richard Scarry that was. I remember my parents bought me that book as a little kid for the rainy…