Bryce Yzaguirre
At Mississippi State, senior graphic design major Bryce Yzaguirre found a home to showcase his talents.
The Northport, Alabama, native enrolled in 2021 and began working at The Reflector, the university鈥檚 student newspaper. There, his newspaper designs, cartoons, illustrations and graphics have earned numerous awards, including Best Artist/Illustrator at the 2024 Southeast Journalism Conference. He also was picked to illustrate 鈥淭omorrow Charlie,鈥 a children鈥檚 book written by 91传媒 Department of Communication Instructor Josh Foreman鈥檚 mother, Elizabeth, and released this past fall.
鈥淚 really like to blend abstract forms and exciting, energetic shapes with a realized subject matter that is really identifiable,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t is important to have mentors who give you inspiration and teach you how to use new tools and faster ways to do something. Mississippi State has a lot of great resources for printing鈥攅specially in the art department, where there is a lot of cool technology.鈥
A self-described 鈥渃reative kid,鈥 Yzaguirre credits his father for introducing him to art at an early age.
鈥淗e was always drawing with me, and we would do drawing battles to see who would have the coolest drawing. Being around that kind of creative side of my dad really fostered my own creativity,鈥 he said.
After graduation, Yzaguirre said he would love to sell his work and have a studio where he can keep creating things.
鈥淚 would love for others to enjoy what I want to make. Even if my art is for somebody else, I try to find a way to make it something I enjoy, too,鈥 he said.