Katherine Tombeau is an artist, graphic designer, world traveller, and resident of
Ann Arbor,
MI. Furthermore, she somehow manages to combine a genuine
geek chick sensibility with a stunning command of
style and
etiquette, and has gone a long way toward teaching some semblance of decent
social behavior to some of the many
geek guys she knows. Her courtesy extends to everyone, even
cats and
infants who she treats with proper respect. This has something to do with her
Quebecois and
Canadian heritage, even though she was raised in the
United States. She uses words like "flat" and "lift" without thinking, even in places like
Chicago.
It is perhaps difficult to explain why you should know Katherine Tombeau (although, of course, I don't pretend to know whether she should know you), but you can examine her Web site at www.tombeau.com. I recommend the comix in particular.