As a political activist and writer, he protested against the Iraq war and supported such organizations as the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International. He also wrote screenplays, a novel and short stories, and created the comic book "Floaters" for Dark Horse Comics.Wrote screenplays, a novel and short stories and created the comic book "Floaters" for Dark Horse Comics.Grew up in Long Island and Manhattan, N.Y, and graduated from the High School of Art and Design. Had one sister, Deidre, four years younger.His greatest success came as a Web designer. His clients included Good Vibrations, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Netopia and Wells Fargo. He also served as an art director with salon.com.Produced "You Decide," a popular KQED Web site that encouraged critical thinking -- and usually impassioned debate -- around issues of national significance. It won a number of awards, including a Webby, the Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism and an Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet Golden Dot award.