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This space serves as a landing page for the miscelanous creative projects Sam works on in his free time. Including writings, design-lead ideas, and ambient music under the title Sound Image.

House of Longing by Sound Image
Music Project / 2023

A 3 track EP of ambient electronic music.

Spiral Index by Sound Image
Music Project / 2023

A 4-track EP exploring the emotional pitfalls of grief.

Memory Access, Demos by Sound Image
Music Project / 2022

A 5-track EP that was made while exploring memories as audible spaces. Recorded between August & November of 2022.

On The Lost Decade, and Where We’re Going Next
Writing Project / 2022

A dissection of a decade-long struggle to navigate cultural trends and identity within a new framework + an outline on how maximilism and fluidity are leading us into the future

Shirl’s Slot Machine by Sound Image Music Project / 2022

A 10-min ambient single exploring themes of family, home, and connection

123 (EP) by Sound Image Music Project / 2022

The first release of ambient demos under the moniker Sound Image

Good Start Community Project / 2020-2022

A 500+ member graphic design based discord community started by Sam Kotrba and Ryan O’Connor in 2020.

Now & Then Book Club Community Project / 2020

A loosely scheduled online book club developed during early days of the pandemic

Directing The Now Design Project / 2020

A undergrad senior-year thesis project exploring our position as proprietors of the future, via AR and Filter technology

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︎ : Kotrba.sam@gmail.com
︎ : @samkotrba

Thanks for visiting my site, if you’d ever like to connect feel free to reach out to me via email or anywhere online! I’m always interested in a conversation about design, vinyl collecting, skateboarding, books, chess, or your favorite wikipedia page.

Site last updated March 8, 2024

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The playlist below is a small collection of music and artists I’ve been interested in lately. It’s connect to my Apple Music account and will be updated frequently over time. Hope you enjoy!

Sam Kotrba (cuh-ter-buh) is a remote graphic designer living in Utah. Email: kotrba.sam@gmail.com Instagram: @samkotrba

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Sam Kotrba (cuh-ter-buh) is a remote graphic designer living in Utah.

Email: kotrba.sam@gmail.com
Instagram: @samkotrba