Tanner Wayment
Graphic Design Emphasis
BFA Application Essay
As early as my memory permits me to remember, I
was a designer. It started with doodles, sometimes on the wall at home.
From there I began entering local art contests such as reflections,
D.A.R.E., Treetop, and several others. I won, a lot. I realized I
had a talent. As I entered Jr. High people began asking me to do special
projects for them. I designed and painted Wahlquist Jr. High School's
giant logo as a ninth grader to be hung in their gym. In high school I
was placed in charge of designing school t-shirts, banners and posters.
During my Jr. and Senior year I was invited to design and direct the
painting of our football team's end zones. To end my high school
experience, I graduated as Sterling Scholar in the Department of Visual Art and
Design. This award is given to only one student per year from each
school. And yet after all of these experiences, I thought that was all
there was...
Over the past year, my eyes have officially
begun to be opened. Beginning that fateful night in which I was asked to
consider my future, I began to be introduced to many of the facets of design.
Illustration, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Branding, User-Experience,
User-Interface, Web Design, etc. I learned of the cross-over that exists
between all of them, the tools necessary to master them, and perhaps most
importantly, the time it takes to learn and advance yourself. A day
hardly goes by that I don't design, practice, watch a tutorial or simply read
about it. Design consumes me. It has become an integral part of who I am,
and I couldn’t be happier about that. I may not know exactly yet where design will take me, but wherever I end up, I know I'll be somewhere I want to be.
