Sara Haas

UCLA DIGITAL + MEDIA ARTS

I’m Sara. I’m a Design + Media Arts student at UCLA, graduating in Spring 2017. I’m passionate about making things, whether that’s graphic design, video, animation, or illustration. I believe in the power of design to communicate ideas and create experiences that words alone cannot. I care about creating design that is clear, conscious, individual, and tells an interesting story. I believe in the power of design to do more than sell products ‒ to make a positive impact on our world. I’m constantly inspired by nature, science, and the magic in everyday things. When I’m not in class or designing something, I enjoy cooking, tending to my growing number of potted plants, film photography, linocut printmaking, and hiking.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Lubbock, TX / Los Angeles, CA

LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
night owl and lover of strong, tar-like coffee

FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU’VE ALWAYS IDENTIFIED WITH?
Hermione Granger

ARE YOU MUSICAL AND/OR DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
I love music and appreciate other people’s musical talents so much because I can’t do it myself.

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?
BattleBots and Mythbusters

LAST BOOK YOU READ?
The Meaning of Freedom by Angela Davis

ANY PETS?
No, but I want a cat.

WHAT LANGUAGES ARE YOU FLUENT IN?
Only English right now, but I’m working on French.

FAVORITE MOVIE?
anything sci-fi

FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Pipilotti Rist and Alex Prager

FAVORITE CHARITY?
the ACLU

FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Film photography

LAST COMPLIMENT YOU GOT?
“Nice slippers.”

DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING?
concert ticket stub

COLOR USED MOST OFTEN IN YOUR DESIGN?
Pink

TYPEFACE USED MOST OFTEN?
Berthold Akzidenz-Grotesk

GREATEST STRENGTH/WEAKNESS AS A DESIGNER?
Being thorough /indecision

A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
YOLO

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