In my freshman year of college, I went to Buffalo State. After attending, I wasn’t so impressed with the city of Buffalo and missed the big apple terribly. I realized I wanted to be more involved and surrounded in the arts/design/fashion/music atmosphere, so I went back to NYC. In turn, transferring to City Tech was a good decision because the majors and programs caught my interest. Graphic Communications attracts me because I enjoy how this media outlet can choose its audience. I don’t have a specific career goal as of now, but I know I want to relate to others in some way. I’ve been fascinated with particularly designing page layouts since working on my high school yearbook. At the end of senior year, I was pleased that my fellow classmates finally got to see our yearbook and its artistic expression highlighting our memories over the years. I’m glad I was a part of a project that people will have for years and years to come.

Last semester, I took a class in graphic design principles. In this class, I was exposed to a lot of new vocabulary and ideas. I was introduced to the school of Bauhaus’ concept “less is more”. With this knowledge, I’ve noticed that the “less is more” approach is applied to so many established companies, fashion lines, furniture etc. I also learned that the use of positive and/or negative space within a piece can create a certain degree of tension. This concept of tension is achieved in Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam section of the Sistine Chapel ceiling with Adam and God’s hands almost touching. Though my career choices change a lot, I tend to stay within the art/design/fashion fields. I draw most of my inspiration from vintage fashion, architecture, interior decorating, nature, fashion runways, and magazines. My absolute favorite magazine is NYLON magazine not only for content, but I enjoy the overall edgy, urban, organic, DIY vibe. The page layouts always work in almost unexpected ways, and the covers simply draw me in. I’m easily inspired by the little things in my surroundings. It could be tiny drops of dew laid on blades of grass, or even a graffiti mural painting featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur in respected memoriam.