For the longest time I never really had an interest in graphic design or even art. Originally I wanted a career in science. More specifically I wanted to be someone who studied biology, paleontology, zoology, basically anything that involved life sciences in some way. But as time went by, it became very obvious that I just wasn't suited for a scientific career. For a time this left me a bit dissapointed and disillusioned with my life. I didn't know what I wanted to be. However after a while of 'soul searching' I realized that I had the potential to be an artist. From there I wanted to do everything I could to be better, but it seemed once again that I wasn't fit for that either. That is until I realized there is another path. At some point in my life I was guided to the idea of being a graphic designer, someone who could not only make art, but could do so for any kind of client for any kind of price. From there I've been pushing and pushing myself to be better at graphic design as I could. And while my true passion may line more in Fine Arts, it doesn't mean that I can't still find a way to put myself out there and make a name for myself. Who knows? Maybe some day the designs that I make may become more iconic than I could possibly imagine.
Honestly at this point it would be easier to list the amount of things that don't inspire me. As someone who was so interested in science, and as someone who is very interested in art today, I like to keep my mind open to all of the variety that art and science can offer me as something to wonder and explore. When it comes to sciencce I guess the biggest inspiration for me were sci-fi movies. Movies like Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Alien, and so on wanted me to dig deeper into the science of mutations, prehistory, astronomy, biology, and from there I wanted to know and understand more about the world around me, and to this day I still strive to learn as much as I can about the natural world and everything it has to offer. As far as my first sprouting inspirations for art that would most likely be all of the cartoons and animated movies I watched as a kid, and continue to see as an adult, in fact there's so many that it's really hard for me to pick a favorite. But if there is one specific person that I want to emulate in my life it would be the man, the myth, the cartoon legend himself Genndy Tartakovsky! From the moment I watched his shows I knew I was watching something special. His style of animation like in Samurai Jack, The Star Wars shorts, and even recently in Prima are nothing short of amazing! If I could be even as half as good at animation as he and his team are then I'td be awesome.