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Sam Malone
The Art Institute of California - Sacramento
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Sacramento
Designers StatementThe design concept for my entry is pretty simple: Art is the door to your soul that allows your imagination to flow freely. I’ve gone through numerous concepts for this scholarship, all were far too complicated, had too many concepts in one poster, and all of them fell short and just didn’t feel right. So, driving home one day, I had an epiphany. I decided to restart my poster, scrap everything, and just let flow my definition of art in a simple yet effective manner. I want to enter the graphic design field because it is the best method to express myself. I love hand drawn art, but I’m not the best sketch artist or painter. I’m choosing the digital route because of the infinite possibilities that come with it. Nothing can hold me back - except my own imagination.
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Madelaine Aviles
The Art Institutes International Minnesota
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Minneapolis
Designer's StatementAs I thought about the theme “Life is better with Art in it,” I couldn’t help think that art can be anything. You can look anywhere and see art in the form of architecture, fashion, patterns, designs, nature and even in music. That is why on my poster I drew various aspects of life around the word “art.” I intended to have all the people, animals, nature and buildings around the word ‘art’ to be black for a reason. I wanted viewers to imagine their own colors to fill in the darkened silhouettes since every person has different opinions on what art is. This way, the word ‘art’ is dependent on the person looking at my design and not just from one single point of view. I decided to make the scenery from the Earth’s point of view, looking further out into space to show that art really has no limits.
In elementary school, I would often sit on the computer and design art. As time passed by, I found out that this hobby I was interested in was called “graphic design.” The more I learned about it, the more I improved upon it. Through time and dedication, I find myself understanding graphic design in a more professional way, especially after finding out that it can be my career! Even as a child, my heart has always belonged in the art of graphic design. I would help create designs from invitations to fliers for both my friends and my family. I would edit photos for people and help create Web sites for others and myself. Now I feel fully prepared and excited to enter the professional world of graphic design.
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Miguel Robledo
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Los Angeles
Designers StatementMy design incorporates the theme “Life Is Better With Art In It” shown by the little boy spreading the beauty of art through a world that lacks it. This design demonstrates the value of art in creating a better life, as without art life would be dull. I cannot imagine life without color and everything else that is art because art is what makes life beautiful. I have been drawing since before I could walk and as I have gotten older I have discovered new methods to express myself and all are of great significance to me. Being able to study design would help me in pursuing my life-long dream of living for art and by art.
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Joshua Rocamora
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Fort Lauderdale
Designers Statement"Life is better with Art" is a true statement. Art is expression, creativity, originality and innovation all in one and my life has been better because of it. I want to enter a career that allows me to express my artistic personality in any way possible. I believe whether I'm involved in graphic design, digital media or even musical endeavors, I will be happiest in an artistic career field. The Art Institute appears to be the place where I will get my jump start into that artistically driven career I want and I’m excited to know that it’s possible. This poster displays the lifted feeling I feel when I'm involved in artistic activities and when I am being creative. All artists can relate to this feeling of a higher being when they are fully immersed in their artistic trade.
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Leah Crumbling
The Art Institute of York - Pennsylvania
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - York
Designers StatementWhen I got this assignment I spent a lot of time thinking about what I could possibly create to convey the message “Life is better with art in it”. Of course anything that someone creates with the intention of it being art, is art. But how could I possibly express art in general? I have so many thoughts, ideas, and opinions that I want to share with everyone, but how could I possibly fit all of that into one poster that shows the true emotion of how art makes me feel? I believe that art is your mind on a canvas. It is anything that you can imagine and there are no limitations. Art does not have to fit into the aesthetic principles of what is beautiful, art can be black and white, and it can most certainly get ugly at times. What is beautiful about it is experiencing the raw emotions unuttered by the artist. So, for this project, I decided to display the act of undisturbed, yet turbulent imagination. With my passion for art I greatly want to enter the graphic design field so that I can share my thoughts and ideas, learn from others, and prosper as an individual.
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Kathleen Smith
The Art Institute of Indianapolis
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Indianapolis
My “Life is better with Art in it” poster design was inspired by a television commercial. The commercial was advertising paint for interior purposes and the paint bucket tipped over, spilling paint. Soon after the commercial I came up with different images for the poster competition.
I had the paint buckets tilt and spill out paint to fill up the letters “A” and “T” to show that without paint or color the word is empty and plain like the letter “R.” The word “Art” also has a drop shadow to help show that the letters were once plain like a picture in a coloring book until the paint flowed into the other letters.
In the word “Life” I used a drop shadow and other effects to show that the word has a lot of life in itself. The word has a glittering effect to it, as life does to me. Life, as it is now, is full of different types of art so the word could be used in any way, but this is how I would like to express the meaning of life by using art.
In the words “is better with” and “in it,” I decided to use a type font that would make the words look as if they were written quickly with a paint brush. I also made the words italic so it would add some style to them so they wouldn’t appear plan.
As my background I used spots of color to help bring out the other colors in the poster. I like slash art, so I decided to make the art as my background. I had so much fun designing this poster and I will take any other opportunity to design another one or design something for another project. I hope to pursue not only knowledge in graphic design but also in media arts and animation. These areas of art are the most interesting to me and I enjoy every moment to get to design something in graphics.
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Carter Brown
The Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Nashville
Designers Statement“Life is better with art in it.” This simple statement is one that rings true in my life. Everything in our lives is made better by art. Colors and design are all around us and manage to make our world a more exciting place to live in. Art gives us an escape from dullness or plainness. I used these ideas about art in my project to show how art really does bring the world to light. When I first thought about my design, my mind instantly wandered to a musician whose music, another creative form of art, brings color and excitement into the world around him. This picture of a guitarist’s music exploding in fiery color and light in front of him seemed to express the idea of life needing art and art bringing forth life and creativity. The ability to take an idea or feeling that I have and turn it into a design is one of the great things about this field and one of the reasons that I am so interested in the world of graphic design. This field gives you the resources to creatively express your every idea and turn it into your own design. To imagine that my job could be creating and designing art sounds wonderful. I love and have always loved art and would love to be able to do it every day and make a career out of it. The world of graphic design seems to be a perfect fit for me and my future.
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Yasmin Watson
The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Hollywood
Designers StatementThe design I created symbolizes “life is better with art.” The black lifeless tree centered in the middle of the design represents how dull life would be without art.
Art is all around us, from different mixtures of spattered pant to a complex cheetah print. The cheetah is designed as a multi-color image because it stands for the mixture of different ethnicity types that take pleasure in art; the splattered paint represents the wonderful beauty within art.
I wish to enter the graphic design field because I enjoy working with the different types of applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Illustrator is the main application I work with when it comes to designing a piece of art. I have an aptitude in graphic design that comes to life as I express it in my creations. I also enjoy creating images and giving them a different look and meaning. In the past couple of years in the Graphic Communication Academy I have created plenty of artwork such as cover letters, business cards, posters, logos, fashion magazines and also school completion t-shirt design. Each design was always better than the last. I feel The Art Institute of California - Hollywood will give me the skills and ability to mature my talent in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign as well as photography. I am a fast learner when it comes to graphic design. I have a unique taste in graphics, from making magazine covers to posters. Everyone has a purpose in life. I feel my purpose is to get a message across and give the world what they want in graphic design.
I have been in the Graphic Communication Academy since September of 2006, and will complete the course in June of 2009. What the academy has given me will help me share my vision of art to the world.
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Lang Dobson
Miami International University of Art & Design
Poster Design Competition 2009 Local Finalists - Miami
Designers Statement:Hello my name is Lang Dobson. In my heart and soul, I am a graphic designer. I love what I do! Many have the job title of graphic designer, but they do not live and breath the art of graphic design. I do, and that’s the reason why I want to enter the graphic design field. I feel that I have a talent to contribute to the world. I want to be able to show the world my skills and receive reviews that my work is "great," "unique," and "eye catching." I look forward to emphasizing the great beauty and soul of every living thing through my work.
Design ConceptMy design concept is a small window from a dream. Have you ever been in a place were you felt bored, sad, or unhappy? If you have, you know that when you close your eyes and think of something you love, you can enter your own world. In the world that I live, a world that can sometimes be confusing or depressing and somewhat dim, my escape is art. When art and life combine, your imagination can take you on a great trip to a world where you will always be free, a world filled with colors and lines, and equipment to express your emotions through every curve and detail. Expressing yourself through art and the world of your imagination can transform you and is the reason why life is better with art in it!
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