Today we’d like to introduce you to Doreen Desir.
Hi Doreen, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born and raised in Naples FL. I started to have a love for design at the age of 15. I was inspired by my youth leader who was making t-shirt designs for our church youth revivals. During my middle and high school years, I was designing items such as flyers for the tech club at my high school. After high school, I studied graphic design with a minor in communication. During my time in college, I fell in love with abstraction and landscape designs. After college, I did a internship at a church that I had volunteered for for three months. As soon as I went home, i got another internship at the time called remnant 144 a business development agency that creates impactful brands for small businesses, startups & career professionals. Today I am still designing as a freelancer and working a full time job at a store called harbor freight tools.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
my struggles began my freshman year in college I came to college thinking all I had to do was rush the basics to get to the digital aspect. I didn’t care much about the improvement of my artwork. Hearing critiques from the professors paid me no mind. In the end, I ended up failing one of my art classes. It leads me to get art probation twice. I had a very rude awakening from the decisions that I made.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am known for my abstract work in photoshop and my logo designs in illustrator. I am most proud of pursuing art in a digital aspect which I’ve been doing for almost a decade now. I’ve had people who want to work with me again after I’ve worked with them as an intern. What sets me apart from others is that I love to create art that changes the photo to something artistic and unique.
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
One risk I have taken is choosing graphic design as my career. Before I went to college, many people in my family were worried that I wasn’t going to make a lot of money as a designer and that there wasn’t a lot of opportunities out there for me. I pushed through and made it my mission to never give up cause I’ve been through so much. My perspective on risk-taking in an artist perspective is trying bold concepts that stand out.
Pricing:
- Per Hour 35$
- Logo- $150
- Website- $200
- Photo Manipulation-$150
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.doreendesir.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddesir56/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doreen-desir-118371198/
