In the second episode of a College of Liberal & Creative Arts video series, student Ricardo Baltazar discusses his senior thesis, an educational campaign aimed at supporting LGBTQ youth transitioning from high school to college. Our “Next Stop”: the School of Design.
Titled +US, Baltazar’s campaign uses graphic design to create a safe space for the LGBTQ community by educating students about LGBTQ identities. He says the School of Design — formerly known as the Design and Industry Department — taught him the value of accepting failure when creating new work.
“We need to try multiple things before we get something that works, something that can make a difference,” Baltazar says. “And if you’re afraid to fail, then you’re not really going to be able to develop a good concept that will be effective and that can make an impact on the world.”
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Video directed by Hannah Anderson and produced by the College of Liberal & Creative Arts’ Communications Team.
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