Sirena Lémany
Martinez
Sirena is a senior graphic design major at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She double concentrated in web and print design with a minor in advertising. Sirena is the Graphic Design Club's President. She also held the position of PR/Social Media Manager for two years prior. While at FDU she was a Graphic Designer and tutor for Academic Support, a Graphic Designer for Campus Life, and a Student Ambassador for the Graphic Design Program. She has illustrated 4 graphic novels about ocean conservancy and plans to sell them on her website. After college she wants to work in package design and branding. Her goal is to one day start her own business and return to FDU as a professor teaching the next generation of graphic designers.
Love, Oceana
The inspiration behind this piece was from the first episode of the Little Mermaid TV show that premiered in the 90s. This episode was the only episode my mom had recorded for me on a VHS tape and I remember rewatching it repeatedly because of how much I loved it. Orcas are my favorite animals and they were the inspiration behind my thesis project; Orcadescent. This illustration is very personal to me as it connects back to my love for these creatures, the little mermaid episode, and my namesake (my name is the word for Mermaid in Spanish). This illustration was also modified and will be placed on to my graduation cap. Love, Oceana was illustrated in the Procreate app. The title of this piece is also a hint to what my series of graphic novels will spell out. My hopes for this piece is that it reminds people that the ocean is beautiful place and all of its creatures matter.
Sirena's Work
