Hello! I’m
Kristin Fowler and a 2011 graduate from Meredith College.
I’m a full-time
graphic and freelance designer. As a designer, regardless of medium and platform
of interest, I share an appreciation for like-minded thinkers and creative
processes. Therefore, my interest in fashion design is of no surprise.
However, as a
graphic designer, I’m in constant search of inspiration and various ways to
improve my skill set and detailed eye for design aesthetic. On any given
weekday, you can find me searching for informational blogs, quotes and websites
as well as geekin’ out over typefaces, color, compositions and articles about
design and its impact on the world.
My consistent
motivation and passion derives from the Raleigh community where I am a member of
AIGA Raleigh and on their elected board. I serve as the Co-Director for Emerging
Designer programming as well as being a board member of the Contemporaries at
the North Carolina Museum of Art. Within these roles, I’m privileged to engage
with community members and have the ability to soak up the creative talent of
what the Triangle has to offer. I sincerely enjoy being a part of something
greater and utilizing my talent to serve the good of those around me. From this,
I’ve found a sincere personal satisfaction of encouraging design-driven social
change.
As with every designer or creative, there is always someone to whom you look to as a role model. With that said, my favorite designer is Massimo Vignelli. Vignelli is an Italian designer and has set the standard for what great design is — you’ll find his design work ranges from furniture to packaging all the way to environmental, product and simple graphic design. I often share this quote, “The life of a designer is a life of fight: fight against the ugliness.” Regardless of the wording, the interpretation is what is of honest meaning: ugliness being aesthetic, worldviews, personal hang-ups, etc. In order to make a change, you have to fight for what you believe in. Therefore, this led me to the involvement with the White Out Lung Cancer Fashion Show.
When
Jordan asked me to be involved and to contribute design work for the event, I
was thrilled. This provided me with a realistic opportunity to design for good
and be inspired by her story, amongst many others. My grandmother passed away
from lung cancer without having smoked a single cigarette in her entire life. In
honor of Jordan’s mother and my grandmother, I couldn’t turn down the
opportunity to spread the word about such a meaningful event and encourage
others to do the same.
With
that said, being a designer, instills a sense of hope for the future. A hope
that secures a sense of peace in the minds of others that there will be a cure
for some of the most harmful diseases in the world. My hope is that I’ve
encouraged others to spread the message of lung cancer and feel the impact that
it makes on families around the world — to establish a support network of those who’ve felt this disease turn their lives upside down but to live with hope
knowing that a cure is in the future of those who aspire to design for change.
Please head over here to visit Kristin and check out her fantastic work for KFowler Design.
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