Today’s aritst spotlight is on Fatima Jimenez, a Los Angeles based graphic artist. She shared her colourful lyric visualizations with us, and chatted about her graphic design inspirations.

Also Cool Mag: Tell us about your graphic design work & how you got into it.

Fatima Jimenez: Hi! I'm Fatima, but all my friends call me Fat. I am a graphic artist. I mix my love of music, film, and television with my love of typography and colour. It actually took me a while to realize my passion for graphic design. When I was younger, I was doing "graphic design" without even knowing it on MS Paint or Powerpoint. Believe it or not, I had no idea what Adobe was until I got to college. Based on what I had learned in school, I had this idea that graphic design was just branding work for others. I did that kind of work here and there, and still do, but I never did it for fun. 

I wanted to practice and play around on Adobe Creative Cloud programs. So, last year, I started a project called The Audiofiles. This project was the beginning of my journey as a true graphic artist. Every day I'm learning something new, and I'm really just having fun with it. Whatever happens, happens! 

AC: Have you always wanted to be a graphic designer, or do you experiment with other mediums as well?

Fatima: I'm the type of person who wants to try everything. I've experimented with writing, photography, web design, painting, DJing, drawing, video editing, nail art, but graphic design is my focus right now. I still do most of those practices for fun, except for web design; I studied that in college and absolutely hated it. 

AC: What's the story behind your quotes in this series? How did you choose the songs/movies for each quote?

Fatima: I love music, film, and television. It's a way of connecting all my favourite things, using a medium I'm comfortable with. A lot of the quotes are from my favourite songs, movies, and TV shows. If a quote stands out to me, I use it! Sometimes I'll be listening to a song or be watching a movie, and when I hear a line I really like, I get to work right away. I can't live without my Notes app, and I have a ton of lyrics and quotes saved for later.

AC: Who are some of your graphic design inspirations right now?

Fatima: @subliming.jpg, @polygon1993, @ericaofanderson, @roycranston, @mad.leif, @mimizhuxiyuan, @yourbuddymeg, @markyoder.designs, and @mishko.co 

AC: Where can we keep up to date with your work? 

Fatima: Follow me on Instagram at @babyfat_, but I'm really hoping to be able to get rid of that underscore soon!

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