My name is Meredith Purdy. I am a designer and artist who currently studies at Appalachian State University as a Graphic Design major.
My whole life I have been an artist interested in doing it all. As a kid I would have multiple projects simultaneously out at once, bouncing between assembling a hotel with custom artwork/furniture out of cheese it boxes, to playing the piano, to competing with my sister for who could draw the best. I would draw in class but would never give myself the label of an artist. Getting tied down to one specific craft or area of knowledge feels debilitating. But throughout all my endeavors my motives have stayed the same; creative communication.
My work attempts to merge some of these worlds to create unique compositions. Illustrations for a national museum, publication design for a lit magazine that houses some of my original artwork , branding and photography for a band I play bass in. The beauty in the merging of worlds is a sense of collaboration which contributes to the strength of the message I am tasked to communicate.
I would like to continue this merging of worlds, and am particularly drawn to music/visual collaboration as well as “child” “adult” collaboration. A lot of my work prior has dealt with these topics intanglement with each other.
At the moment I am continuing my design internship with
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum but am available for short term commissions or contracts.
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum but am available for short term commissions or contracts.