[3] He attended the University of Oregon (UO) in Eugene, later noting that he had "used college as an excuse to move to the Northwest" to pursue music and snowboarding.
[3][4] After several years working in the Pacific Northwest he moved to San Francisco in 1996 to study design at the California College of the Arts (CCA).
[6] After gaining notoriety with his poster art, Stiles attracted the attention of brands like Nike, AT&T, Birch Fabrics, IBM, and the X Games.
These include Put on Your Shoes!, Baby's First Book Blocks, and Today I'm Going to Wear... Stiles appears in the rock poster documentary film, Just like Being There (2012).
[8] Stiles utilizes colorful geometric shapes in a style that has been described as "punk rock modern" and "pop folk.