Lee, David, artist2024-05-012024-05-012024https://hdl.handle.net/10217/238218Colorado State University Art and Art History Department capstone project.Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.The artist's statement: My encompassing theme of my designs is heralded through a process of sketches and delineation. As I've grown as a graphic designer through the classroom curriculum, I've realized the importance of the precursor to the culminating execution. My work is an exploration of identity, mistakes, and innovation within a visual compass. I've always dreamed of creating vivid ecosystems of characters, worlds, and landscapes; however, only when I pursued design is when I found myself drawn to the elements of visual communication. My work is often inspired from my hobby of reading manga as I try to blend illustration with typographic styles. Artists such as Tite Kubo and Seung Eun Kim dictate my approach towards color and composition. I'm interested in creating panels with a certain clever depth while also delivering upon abstract and subliminal communication. I always start with paper and pencil, manifesting my ideas onto a surface. Through discussion and dialogue, I constantly want to evolve my sketches until it reaches its final version. Living in the age of social media, there is inspiration and history revolving around us day by day. I always try to keep a sense of action, movement, and performance in my designs while incorporating the larger goal of pushing a message and substance beyond purely aestheticism.born digitalStudent worksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.graphic designText