Motion Graphics Designer- Lyle Owerko

Lyle Owerko was our second guest speaker and he is a hofstra alumini! Hes a motion graphics designer as well as a photographer and film maker. He told us about 'The design of attitude' which deals with developing a creative consciousness and making something out of it. He stressed the importance of understanding light and is very inspired by music and likes bmx skateboarding. Punk music taught him D.I.Y. He explained the demand for designers in todays market and how many people are selling their own designs over the internet on 'istock'. 2 years ago he switched to digital photography and he explained MORES LAW= computer power doubles every 18 months. Also 'the golden rule is to follow the gold' lol that was funny! Mr. Owerko showed us some of his project in Brasil which was very cool. Many were about beer or funny stereotypes such as hairy chests! He told us of his love for the engineering in Norway and the importance of exhaling when taking photographs. His September 11th photos were quite emotional so were his 'Thorntree project' photos from his trip to africa. However he managed to bring in some humor to the serious pictures by telling stories, for example when he said

that the chief was calling him a girl (in an African language) as he was photographing him. Mr. Owerko was very interesting and it was cool to learn about his experiences in the design industry and his traveling adventures.