My name is Heather,  I love design, drawing, travelling  and carpentry. Anytime there is a paper in front of me it will be filled up with nonsensical scribbles/doodles. I have always loved design   but it always seemed like something  that was too big of a gamble to try and make a career out of so I pursued  other  career paths instead,  I wouldn’t trade those experiences but I am always drawn back to art/design be it graphic, architecture,  or industrial.

My name tag was made by Tramain. We spent a little too long in the interview/brainstorming phase. Our time management will have to be better next time.

My name is Shalimar but I prefer to be called Ezra. I am going to be 19 in a few days and I grew up for the most part in Queens, NYC and I’m Puerto Rican [Although most believe otherwise haha].  Growing up I was always into the creative side of myself and always caught drawing or doodling on any paper honestly. In middle school, I really began to attempt to take it seriously but it was then when I was in 8th grade I found my love for anime Japanese styled drawings. Following to high school I began to really explore more anime and found  myself loving Tokyo Ghoul, Fairy Tail, Deadman Wonderland, Magi, Mirai Nikki [Particularly dark/horror/gore anime/manga series and I’d name my favorite manga but then this would be too long] etc. Now as I explored the Asian culture more I found a super interest in  kpop/khh which translates to Korean pop/Korean hip-hop music which is a very big part of my life now for 6 years [EXO, Monsta X, B.A.P, BTS, AOMG, VIXX, GOT7, Bewhy, V-Hawk].

Currently, I draw digitally in anime style on my Wacom bamboo art tablet for about 3-4 years now. I hope to improve more and more in it but I have plenty of time until I can say I am personally proud of my work. Also, I’d like to mention finally I have an odd addiction to ice cream and if I can have any sweet I’d eat forever it’d be that. Also, I’d like to thank my new COMD 1100-1167 friend Christian for my name tag using my love for Tokyo Ghoul as inspiration!

Well I am 18 years old coming into this class and my main goal is to get good at this subject through practice and dedication. I have spent most of my life influenced by anime and video games. Anime like Dragonball Z and Naruto and video games like Mario Kart and Final Fantasy. My end goal in life is to be a game designer for a large company, which I feel would take an immense amount of effort but I am ready for the work. I also feel that something people need to know is that I don’t talk much and tend to only speak up if I feel comfortable. I am outgoing when I get into it though and will get things done.

The picture credits go to Anderley who wanted to do more and fix it up but we did not have enough time. We had at least three more ideas to add to each of ours but maybe next time.

I am 19  years old and grew in Staten Island, NY . Since I was a little girl I have always had an interest in nature, animals and all forms of art. I would consider myself to be a reserved and open minded person but a huge part of me is also dorky and not as serious as I may seem. Growing up, art and music has been a major outlet in expressing myself and molding the person I am today. Some of my favorite artists and musicians include Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Lou Reed, and Sonic Youth to name a few.  I got into graphic design in high school and it felt like a natural fit for me because drawing was something I enjoyed doing already and I felt like learning to do it on a computer would broaden my horizons.  Besides my love for art, I have an immense love for my family. I have very supporting parents, a twin sister and a cat and dog.  They are my support system and I am very grateful to have such a loving family.

I give credit to Niki who drew my name in a way that portrayed my love for animals and nature.

Hi. My name is Nicole Harripersad. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. And I moved to Staten island when I was 10. Staten Island is my new home now. My whole family is from Trinidad and Tobago. My mom was the first person in the family to go to college, next was my older brother, and now me. I’m really shy in the beginning but if you give me a chance I can be very fun and I’m friendly too.  I hope that we can all be friends. I’m a very creative person, I like to spend my time drawing on a Saturday pulling off all nighters, I like to bake a lot of sweets and decorate them too. I came to city tech because of the amazing arts and technology programs that were offered here, also my graphics teacher from my school Amrita Durga, went to City Tech to pursue her dreams. All of my other graphics teachers inspired me to be just like them. I want to be a graphics teacher and have a business on the side creating logos. Also I am very fond of using photoshop. I hope that once I graduate from city tech with my associates and bachelors I can pursue my dream further as a graphics teacher, and hopefully teach one day in a college as a professor. I would like to give credit  to Carmen for drawing my name. She did a great job drawing my name for who I am.