Title: Past and Present Connections – SIGGRAPH 50th Anniversary
Artist (Student Name): Haylie Anicama
Instructor: Edwin Cuenco
School: Angelo State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts, San Angelo, TX
Artist’s Statement: I am a freshman college student pursuing a Graphic Design Degree, planning to become a freelance designer. My work constantly changes with new and coming ideas from myself and the world around me. My passion for art and design has always been a part of who I am and through creating art, it’s a way of expression of myself. My work is mostly made up of digital artwork, but I do not limit myself to medium, style, or concept. When describing my art, the most important elements are the use of lines and the use of vibrant colors to make the work an eye-catching sight, but also through those elements, it allows my work to tell a story that I let the viewer interpret through the subject’s interactions within the pieces. With my art and design, and as Graphic Design Club President for my university, with every piece I make, I strive that through my design, it gives the viewer a look into my world as an artist.
Technical Statement: My poster design uses the apps of the Sketchbook IOS app and Photoshop for the final edits of the digital work. The idea for this poster comes from the theme of celebrating the 50th anniversary of SIGGRAPH and I wanted to connect a storytelling element to it. I design the layout in a comic-book style with the main characters of the piece interacting with each other. On the left side are characters that are from the beginning of the technology that on the right shows the advancements it has made in computer graphics and interactive techniques throughout the 50 years SIGGRAPH has been in session. Through the vibrant colors and elements added throughout the design, it gives the viewer more of an insight into some of the advancements technology has progressed through such as how animation advanced but also video games/virtual reality.