Ayesha Syed: capstone
Date
2014
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Syed, Ayesha, artist
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The artist's statement: My work is not something that can easily fit into a contemporary category, instead it's affected by my perception of society and our natural environment. What I love about Graphic Design is that the topic in which I'm designing for will always change. This gives me the chance to experiment with different kinds of media and the variety of textures that comes along with them. Colors are very important when designing a poster. I've used both hard bold colors, as well as soft, luminous palettes. It could either alert the viewer or put them in a world of ease. It's nice to have change once in a while. Change enhances the creative mind. This brings me to my next point. My most important aspect of designing would be achieving a variety of knowledge. Knowledge is like its own tool in art, what we don't know we can't use. I can hack into my creativity by educating myself with the topic. All topics follow themes and styles. If I can't understand my topic, then I'll end up with a blank poster or a design that can't speak for itself. If I do understand it, I can piece together a style or theme that relates to the topic. For instance, my posters are very different in style. If I'm doing a poster for an environmental group, I will automatically think of using an earth toned palette. Another example would be a political poster. My design will probably promote bold colors and hard typefaces. Hierarchy is huge in poster design. One word can reel the viewer in with it loud presence. For one of my projects I was inspired by European Propaganda designs when making a poster focused around Nazi Germany. I immediately thought of a bold red because it went with terrifying times of the Holocaust. All of my posters are extremely different. I wouldn't say I have a certain style and this is why it's difficult for me to fit into a contemporary category. I don't lead the designs, the topics lead me.
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Colorado State University Art Department capstone project.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.