my dear friend sarah quinn is the magic behind my logo and pretty much all design work done for whirly girl and modern megpie. sarah is a designer/artist who is receiving her bfa in visual communication design from the art academy after already obtaining her bfa in sculpture and art history. sarah thinks outside the box of the computer when designing. she uses a variety of media, including paper, fabric, paint, and string. it is this handmade quality in her work that draws me to her as a designer and has made her such a perfect match for whirly girl.
i had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek at her thesis show entitled underlying and overlapping. she describes her thesis work as spatial handmade installations within a design context, evolved from thinking about various personal life experiences and circumstances, that while outside her control affected her deeply. she says the work is also about the internal struggle to keep her head up and make decisions that will get her closer to her goals. the work combines colorful graphic shapes as well as handmade elements and typography.
personally sarah is one of the most incredible people i know. she is a strong, beautiful woman with an incredibly compelling story to tell. her humor is irreverent, wry, and wonderfully goofy and her laughter is infectious. you will see all of that in her work!
to see sarah's thesis exhibition head to the art academy friday, april 2nd from 5-8pm. and for more photos check out my
flickr.
