About the Artist

Hello! My name is Nyha Havana Pedraza, I'm a graphic designer and illustrator and this is my portfolio website. Currently, I am a full time design student at Northampton Community College. I am set to graduate in the spring of 2022 with my associates degree in communication design and intend to transfer to Temple Tyler School Of Arts in the spring of 2023 to further my education in pursuit of a bachelor's of fine arts in graphic design.

Artist's Statement

Do you know how kids will sometimes reach over and pick things off the shelves without their parents noticing while they're grocery shopping? Well, that was me as a kid, too. Sometimes my mom would end up buying something we didn't like just because the packaging caught my eye. I think that was one of the first signs to her that I was going to grow up to be a designer. I still love picking out new things to try in the grocery store if the package design catches my eye to this day. I want to create things that have that same effect on people with my designs, drawing in their inner child's curiosity. Art has always served as a form of escapism for me, so I enjoy telling a story with my designs, bringing a little bit of magic into everyday life within the world of art that's all around us. I am heavily inspired by art deco style designers with their brilliant use of flat colors and excellent shape language. My design style is contemporary, using both typography and principles of flat design to draw the viewer in and tell those magical stories with its shape language.