For starters my name is Allison Aiese, I’m 21 years old and from Brooklyn, NY. Upon graduating with my liberal arts degree, I didn’t feel it was enough to get me going in life. I started my advertising communications and design degree in the beginning of 2012 and have been enjoying it so far. Since I’m so new to this field, I’ve only taken one class which was graphic design principles. I enjoyed that class a lot because it allowed us to be hands on and be creative. I love being able to hand draw most of my work so this class was all intensive drawing which was incredible–plus my teacher was a huge mentor and a big help. I’ve always been fond of photoshop–messing around with it since I was young. I would say I know the basics, but when it comes to being a pro with it; I lack in that department. In the classes that I’m taking now I am learning both illustrator and indesign which are both interesting programs. I’ve been eager to learn them since I taught myself photoshop. When it comes to inspiration, I usually get inspired the world around me, people, artists, emotions, animals, and even miscellaneous objects. Almost anything inspires me and gives me the push I need to create something extraordinary and something I can call my own. Believe it or not websites such and Tumblr seem to inspire me quite a bit. There’s always so many different types of posts on there that give me a jolt of creativity! As for my goals, I hope to achieve my bachelors in advertising and someone steer my way into a creative ad agency. My dream is to work for companies such as Viacom, Google, and Tumblr and I hope that will happen soon.
