Tags for This Work

• Bold
• Different
• Magazine
• Youth

• Community
• Graphics
• Newtown

• Cover
• Illustration
• Publication

Inspiration for This Work

Home is where the heart is: (front cover)

This was a graphics project which aimed to create a publication for our local communities. The aim was to create a local guide for locals & visitors to the area.

With my Newtown magazine, the freedom & creative vibe of the suburb was captured through the quirky drawings & hand rendered titles.

Student Biography

Born in Lima, Peru. Growing up with a South American Mother & a British/Australian Father, who share a love of culture & travel, has broadened my horizons in so many ways.

Even from a young age, I have always had a passion for design, art, music, culture... anything & everything creative. For me studying design was an obvious choice & during my years at COFA I have come to specialise in graphics and textiles.

I take inspiration from everything around me & have a fresh approach to each project. I favour a hand rendered aesthetic, as I believe that there is something compellingly beautiful about objects & images that retain a mark of their creator. Computers can do fantastic things but images created solely in computer programs often seem cold and a bit soulless to me. I love to draw, photograph, photocopy, cut, layer, screen print; to use any form of analogue technique to create elements or starting points for my designs, which I then develop & finish digitally. My designs are best described as bold yet approachable.

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