Ass#2 "Today Conquering Dawson, Tomorrow the World"

The subject of this photo is Christina Garofalo who is a graduate of Dawson's Illustration and Design program. She has used her degree as a stepping stone into the Design Industry. There is some debate whether she considers herself more of a designer or an illustrator. When she first graduated and began her business, she would have said "Illustrator". But after working in the industry as an illustrator she seems to have learned that the creative control given to the designer is as important to her as the ability to execute the illustration. While her work is very general, she does a bit of everything that clients require, her pet projects are the true stimulus that fuels the design part of her business. She works very closely with local actors and has a love of costumes and props, which sometimes greatly influences the style of her design choices and niche market. This is why I photographed her in this renaissance Quebec garb, it both gives an accurate impression of Who she is, and What she does.