This year, I have been selected to be the Art Director for the 26th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA. The JazzReggae Fest is one of the largest student run concerts nation-wide. The festival is also one of the most diverse of its kind by merging entertainment with education (focusing largely on sustainability and the environment).
The event will be held Memorial Day weekend 2012 - a great way to kick off the Summer!
Visit the website for more information!
As of this year, I am the Design Editor for UCLA's Undergraduate Science Journal. The publication will be released in Spring 2012, look out for it!
Check us out: Undergraduate Science Journal
For Summer of 2011 I have been working as a Summer Intern at Hong Kong Discovery - a Hong Kong based outdoor and environmental publication.
As an intern I have collaborated with them to redesign their company profile, to produce a wide variety of web advertisements and banners and to produce information graphics for their bi-monthly periodical.
The below image is an info-graphic I made for them which celebrates their 11th Anniversary Issue.
11th Anniversary Issue
I have been selected to be one of this years Dean's Scholarship Recipients in the Design Media Arts department at UCLA! The scholarship will go towards funding my tuition and my academic studies. I am really honored and grateful to be given this award. It is truly humbling to be given an award among such talented students, especially being the only freshman to receive this scholarship. I am really thankful that my work this year is being recognized. I wanted to thank and give a shout out to the UCLA DMA faculty! Thank you again.
The award reception was held on the 18th of May in the EDA at the Broad Art Center @ UCLA.
Scholarship Receipients
Simone Legno, designer of Tokidoki, speaks at UCLA to aspiring artists and designers. He gives us insight on his journey and path to success as well as behind the scenes highlights of the industry. Meeting such a young successful designer was truly refreshing. His work continues to inspire many and make our world a more colorful place.
Scott Stoddard, game designer and creator of internet and phone phenomenon Robot Unicorn Attack, spoke to UCLA Design and Media Arts students about his journey and creative process to create such a successful game. Scott discussed the importance of flow and how game 'Canabalt' influenced and inspired his ideas to create Robot Unicorn Attack. The game has over 25 million plays and continues to be popular among a large target market and range of players.
He taught a gaming workshop to UCLA Design Media Arts students.
Check out the game Robot Unicorn Attack!
Banksy's latest piece splattered on the back of Urban Outfitters in Westwood, Los Angeles this week. The piece evokes a sense of corrupted innocence which is portrayed through a child soldier depicted in an elementary style background drawing. Incredibly thought provoking piece. The graffiti has created controversial stir about whether or not it should be sprayed over and resurfaced.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Speaks at UCLA to aspiring artists and media-artists on the 8th of November!
As of Fall 2010, I will be a design intern at the Daily Bruin (UCLA's collegiate newspaper). I will be designing news spreads and layouts for various aspects of the newspaper from the front page to the opinion section.
Check us out at DailyBruin.com
