FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING (FIDM)
Dmitri Walker is a Los Angeles-based freelance graphic designer who currently attends FIDM as a graphic design major. Prior to studying graphic design, Walker graduated FIDM in 2011, but came back because he wanted to pursue a field with more creative freedom. Recently, he was a semi-finalist in the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) “Student Challenge Competition – Big Pitch.” Walker will do whatever it takes to break into the graphic design industry. His goal is to own a creative graphic design firm that specializes in marketing for brands.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Born and raised in Mid-City LA
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl for sure. I love the night life.
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU’VE ALWAYS IDENTIFIED WITH?
Spongebob Squarepants
ARE YOU MUSICAL AND/OR DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
Love music but no instruments
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?
“I Love Lucy.” I’m a sucker for classics.
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”
ANY PETS?
Two dogs, Oliver and Trixi
WHAT LANGUAGES ARE YOU FLUENT IN?
English
FAVORITE MOVIE?
The Wiz
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Keith Haring
FAVORITE CHARITY?
The Boys and Girls Club
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Cooking!
LAST COMPLIMENT YOU GOT?
Being helpful
DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING?
Shoes
COLOR USED MOST OFTEN IN YOUR DESIGN?
Blue
TYPEFACE USED MOST OFTEN?
Gotham
GREATEST STRENGTH/WEAKNESS AS A DESIGNER?
Being a perfectionist is a gift and a curse
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
Chef or food critic
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Fear is the greatest incapacitator – Jenny Holzer
