Favorite Typeface: Quimby Mayoral
Favorite Software: Adobe Photoshop
Dream Job: Illustrator for a community based organization
Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Marcela has been earning their BSD in Graphic Design while also working as a barista. Besides developing their graphic design skills, they’ve also enjoyed expanding their illustration skills, and exploring display design and multimedia work. Outside of academics, Marcela has gotten to work with different clubs, developing the clubs brand identity and managing their social media. In their spare time, Marcela loves creating music playlists, scrapbooking, curating their pinterest boards, and spending time with their sisters cats. Lately, craft hangouts with friends has been their favorite hobby.
View portfolio here.
Plant Native
The Joy and Need for Native Planting
What inspired Marcela to focus on this issue, is their time living as a tenant of a house with a small front “garden”. From bare empty soil, to a few (native) plants added, they saw how much of a difference it made. Where there was stillness, there were now butterflies constantly visiting. Despite there being National Parks and other protected land areas, they are too small and too far apart for preserving native species at the level they need. Environmental destruction through events, like urban and suburban sprawls, exacerbate the biodiversity issue. By rebuilding ecosystems where you live, work, or play, you can personally take part in addressing this crisis.
View senior book here.