Evan Roth

Evan Roth came to Hofstra to speak to us about his success as a graphic designer. He formally was interested in architecture but realized he could use his creative side in architecture so he decided to become a graphic designer. At a young age he becomes very interested in curse words. His first experience was listening to a rap group named NWA. In college he recreated the NWA album and instead of remixing it he reduced it. He only left the curse words and created a song from it. I knew he was rebel soon after. Evan was also interested in graffiti. He studied graffiti tagged on buildings from lower Manhattan. He created a whole database so that people can dissect the letters and read the graffiti. He also created a graffiti laser tag where there is a projector and a laser in which a computer reads. With this device you are able to project writings on buildings. He did this experiment in different cities around the world (Hong Kong, NYC). He also created LED throwies which are magnetic LED lights. Some tips he gave me about publishing my works of art are, don’t be afraid, get your work out there, even if someone take your works they don’t have the same ideas as you, you’re the one with the idea, people have taken his work by the gets the most hits and is known for his work. Evan Roth was very inspirational and I enjoyed his presentation.