Who I am

I scroll, scroll and scroll until I come across something I like. Compared to others I feel as if I use my likes for many reasons whether they be educational or for self preference. I don't fall into the trap of liking everything that comes to my feed just because I follow them. I use that space to an advantage, kind of like a reference section in the chapters of my life. I like to organize my thoughts through out my Instagram feed. When I'm on Instagram I use it as inspiration for when I design or create illustrations. 

Sometimes I get some free time and I do try my best to attend art shows. I feel as if a lot of the mixed media I get to observe helps build inspiration and helps initiate my creative thought process. I have a great interest in graphic design and when I see crisp and prestigious works I appreciate all of the elements because of my experience in it. One of the things i've taken from it is patience. I have had moments where everything will be going perfect until I make one wrong design decision and it all goes to waste. I've had to take a moment and realize that things need to go wrong until you can succeed. 

The creative process provides me endless opportunities to succeed through trial and error. Even though I've learned it through graphic design, it relates back to my personal life where all i've really needed was patience. Always sprinting to fix the problem never really lets you understand what is happening. It's helped me find organization through patience.  Future wise, I think graphic design and the many mixed media inspirations are going to continue leading me in the right direction. For example, currently I am really passionate about merging my feelings toward what is going on in Venezuela, and my graphic design to make pieces against the Venezuelan illegitimate government. Amongst my creative process, I feel as if it's gearing me toward potentially working in the field of social design. I feel my designs are always a space where I can visually represent my opinions and critiques. 

My relationship to imagery is probably top 6 of 10. When I first started noticing I wanted to be part of an ACM program, I  was into photography. Most of my photos were inspired by personal interests and my everyday life. I didn't think about incorporating the documentary aspects of photography as I should have been. As soon as I realized it was a tool, I realized how my perspective behind the lens could tell someone else a narrative. After that most of my photos were related to a subjective perspective that no one could really read except for me. Graphic Design introduced me to imagery related to typography and I was really inspired by poster design. It was a loop hole to telling a narrative without fulling telling all the quirks and special remarks. For that I feel in love with my future career and realized my purpose. 

                         my social designs

A woman holds up a banner with a play on the word "calle" that reads in Spanish; "Don't let the streets get quiet," during a rally with human rights activists, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday. (Rodrigo Abd/Associated Press)