Eric Velasquez DES 505 Senior Project

Assignment #3...  ...was to draft research topics, problem statements, and purpose statements. This assignment was meant to jumpstart our creative thinking, but more importantly, our analytical thinking. By understanding what it is we need to research and what questions to ask, we can streamline our first step in choosing a project.   When it came down to choosing my three projects, I had one main criteria in mind: I wanted to help people. Three Projects stood out to me: Golden Oras, Bay Area Creative, and the SAFE Place. Golden Oras Golden Oras is a new organization of Bay Area creatives who wish to build up their local communities by establishing a series of free Bay Area Creative This org specializes in community outreach by helping youth specifically in creative writing, spoken work, and deepening their understanding of their culture and thereby empowering them and fostering positivity. The SAFE Place This project was proposed by the office of the Dean of Students. Th...

Bio :  Hello world, my name is Eric Velasquez. I am a senior at San Francisco State University School of Design. My major is Visual Communications Design. I have always been interested in art and design. For as long as I could remember, I would marvel at the skills exhibited in galleries, architecture, and sidewalk graffiti pieces. I always wanted to be involved in that world, looking at life through different perspectives, different stories, and different frames. I enjoy playing guitar, going to the gym, creating artworks, exploring life and pursuing different experiences.  "I realized that most people waste their lives earning a living, and I wanted to live. I love painting, so I keep painting. That's how I became an artist." ~ Pierre Soulages Inspiration:  I am inspired by people doing crazy things. Mountain climbers, scuba diving, survivalists, artists, musicians, wildlife photographers, and all things intrepid and on the move. People who follow their passions and pur...