Ariana Dela Vega

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               About me

 

                                               Hey there! That heading wasn't meant to sound narcissistic, I                                                        promise.  I'm Ariana Dela Vega, a freshman at Montclair State                                                     University and I'm a graphic designing major! My favorite color                                                    is orange because of Sailor Venus from Sailor Moon-I guess you                                                 can say I'm a bit of an anime nerd. Along with anime, I love                                                           video games, Marvel and DC Comics. I'm only 5 feet so I am travel sized. I have a habit of using different voices for fun and I love to create things. The only sport I know anything about is fencing, because I did fencing for three years as a foil fencer. I do a lot of different arts and crafts, such as drawing, origami, sewing, jewelry wire working/wire beading, basket making, sculpting and more! Last but not least, I am friendly and I love to have fun and help others.
Artist statement:
     As a graphic designer, I hope to produce noticeable and rememberable pieces for billboards, magazine spreads, posters and more in the future. Studying at MSU will give me the knowledge I need for the adobe programs and improve my designing skills. My favorite program to use is Adobe Illustrator and I look forward to learning more about Photoshop and InDesign. I want to understand how to create a successful and lasting design, improve my layout methods, gain more skill in editing photos in photoshop and how to bring all of these wonderful elements in InDesign-which I believe is the hardest program to learn, but of course not impossible. 
BIO:
     During high school I 

• Co-founded and was in charge of fundraising for the Graphic Design club, where we taught students about the Adobe programs and created designs to make the school more beautiful.

• Have had a few of my pieces hung up on a wall by the Loft Salon, who even used one of them as an advertisement on Twitter, which got surprisingly popular. 

• Made a lot of posters and displays where I was hand picked by my teachers and faculty members.

• Won two high school contests to design banners.

• Co-created a powerpoint presentation with the Principal and my twin sister to show the Board of Education. 

• Have been recognized and congratulated by Dr. Gonzalez on the Board of Ed.