Developing Minds, Profound Impact

By: Jeffery Lovett, Digital Design Teacher at Atlantic Community High School Website: www.ahs.palmbeachschools.org

This is a very bright student who completed this piece in her first year in Digital Design. She was also one of the first to become Adobe Photoshop certified in her class. I’m expecting great things from her over the next two years as she completes the academy.

The emergence of artistic expression is more important now than ever. My students use artistic expression to tell and show the world how they feel about the current situations plaguing society today. Yet, as adults, we sometimes don’t consider what this generation has lived through and experienced in the last 4-5 years and its profound impact on developing minds.

Elijah is also a bright and upcoming designer. The piece that I selected for him is actually one of the five winning competition pieces selected from Atlantic Community High School. Elijah is expected to complete his Adobe Certification at the end of this year no later than the beginning of next year. He is also one of the few students that have been approached from outside sources to purchase his artwork.

JoeDan Is another one of those naturally gifted graphic designers. Like the others, he is also certified in Adobe Photoshop and working on his Adobe Illustrator certification. Even though he rolled into my class late, he quickly became one of the Rising Stars last year. This year he is definitely one of the top three out of all students taking Digital Design 2. He is very thorough, and his artistic pieces are very intricate. It is very hard to tell just how much work is put into every piece unless you open the working file and see just how in-depth he’s willing to go to create his artistic expression. The piece I chose for him (Happy Halloween) came from a movie poster assignment given to digital design students every year. However, his poster concept and design is one of the best ones I’ve ever seen produced by a student.

Viktoriia is what I would call a genuine artist. It doesn’t matter if she is drawing, painting, or creating images on the computer. She has a natural talent for color selection balance and creative expression. She has shown in multiple pieces that she is not afraid to push the envelope. With all the natural attributes that she brought with her to my class, the sky’s the limit for this student.

Janaya Stephens is one of my best overall graphic design students, besides singing, acting, and playing multiple instruments. Janaya is a two-time district art competition winner and is close to having multiple Adobe certifications. The art piece “Redemption” I chose to submit for her is one of those winning art pieces. Her natural artistic capabilities show through with every piece of artwork she attempts. Her name is one that you definitely may want to remember.

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