Clifton Thomas

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Location
Southwestern Virginia
School
Guilford Technical Community College
Expertise
Automotive Industry, Mobile Devices, Laptops
  • Clifton has been obsessed with automotive design from a young age, creating marker renderings of his imagined vehicle designs while attending illustration classes.
  • He fell in love with mobile technology after purchasing his first smartphone, the Palm PrÄ“, in 2009.
  • The most harrowing drive he has experienced was slowly nursing a 1983 Toyota Celica GT with a failing third member from Mississippi to North Carolina via Interstate 40.

Experience

Clifton has over twenty years of experience as a graphic designer. He first wrote professionally in 2010 and transitioned to freelance writing full-time in 2024 at Static Media, with additional bylines at Gear Diary and XDA Developers. He has hosted, created, and appeared on several podcasts and currently cohosts a YouTube channel covering consumer technology.

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