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Brittany Moore: Graphic Designer
Graphic design is not merely a post-grade school career choice so unenthusiastically chosen for the simple fact that, for the medium’s rapid progression in the new millennium, it is sure to earn me an enormous income with hardly any downfall. No, this medium has spoken to me since I was a mere 7-year-old girl who experimented for hours upon thrilling hours with MS Paint. I’ve had eleven years to familiarize myself with computer art, and I did not waste any of them to do so. You could say that graphic design and I are destined companions.
My creative process remains the same through several digital design programs, from simple GIMP to complex InDesign: lightly outline the main elements, fill with base colors of the appropriate mood, shade and lighten to the proper illumination, and adjust endlessly to ensure perfection. My main observation of most artists’ digital works is how they take advantage of the tools’ sharp, luminescent effects that physical artistic tools cannot possibly compare to. That said, the aforementioned perfection I wish to accomplish lies within simple psychological questions: what objects should be sharpened and emphasized to express the single rogue emotion in an otherwise consistent environment? What deep shadows should contrast with bright highlights to symbolize the light and dark emotional aspects within the work? How does this parody or lie parallel to current reality, and how can I allow the general population to observe the hidden distortions of society?
I’m always excited to find my audience asking the same questions about my works as much as I do, for I find it my duty to parody the outer world in my own visions, which usually capture obscurities of the popular perspective. I strive to find humor and light within reality’s cold, unfeeling features just as I do to reveal the unfortunate sides of an otherwise optimistic atmosphere. With all the current new-age conflicts that society has, I say there’s no better way to parallel those conflicts than through a modern media such as graphic design. Audiences can hopefully gather the opposite array of thought I present to them, and furthermore be encouraged to ponder upon their own interpretation of life.
With the aforementioned goal in mind, I don’t fear anonymity, for I believe my audience should concentrate on the most important focus of any of my work, the content itself. As long as I strive to create, I’m willing to explore other boundaries beyond my own artistic vigor. Throughout those underground ventures in the artistic universe, I don’t mind leaving a trail of anonymously created art behind. All that matters is how my designs are accepted and pondered over.
My creative process remains the same through several digital design programs, from simple GIMP to complex InDesign: lightly outline the main elements, fill with base colors of the appropriate mood, shade and lighten to the proper illumination, and adjust endlessly to ensure perfection. My main observation of most artists’ digital works is how they take advantage of the tools’ sharp, luminescent effects that physical artistic tools cannot possibly compare to. That said, the aforementioned perfection I wish to accomplish lies within simple psychological questions: what objects should be sharpened and emphasized to express the single rogue emotion in an otherwise consistent environment? What deep shadows should contrast with bright highlights to symbolize the light and dark emotional aspects within the work? How does this parody or lie parallel to current reality, and how can I allow the general population to observe the hidden distortions of society?
I’m always excited to find my audience asking the same questions about my works as much as I do, for I find it my duty to parody the outer world in my own visions, which usually capture obscurities of the popular perspective. I strive to find humor and light within reality’s cold, unfeeling features just as I do to reveal the unfortunate sides of an otherwise optimistic atmosphere. With all the current new-age conflicts that society has, I say there’s no better way to parallel those conflicts than through a modern media such as graphic design. Audiences can hopefully gather the opposite array of thought I present to them, and furthermore be encouraged to ponder upon their own interpretation of life.
With the aforementioned goal in mind, I don’t fear anonymity, for I believe my audience should concentrate on the most important focus of any of my work, the content itself. As long as I strive to create, I’m willing to explore other boundaries beyond my own artistic vigor. Throughout those underground ventures in the artistic universe, I don’t mind leaving a trail of anonymously created art behind. All that matters is how my designs are accepted and pondered over.
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