Chad Lyons

By Britney Freeney

            Perspectives, angles, creativity and eagerness, are all qualities of a graphic designer.

Chadwick Lyons is a Graduate Student at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is originally from Longview, TX. Lyons Said he decided to attend this university because it was not too close or no too far away from home.

Lyons Major is Graphic design. At the age of 12 he gained a passion for drawing and creativity.  He once won a ceramic contest because his teacher thought that his project could win the competition. “I wasn’t expecting to win, in fact, I didn’t take the assignment seriously I just played around with some things and came up with a nice piece of work,” said Lyons.

When first attending SFA his major was computer science because he wanted to learn how to make video games. One day while taking notes in class he realized that he would draw when most of his professors would be lecturing.  “In class I always ended up drawing, so I decided to make a profit, gain some money and even a career, “ said Lyons.

Lyons decided to change his major to graphic design his sophomore year with a minor in creative writing. Despite the new and challenging course work Lyons never switched his major again. “This field of study is quite challenging but I gave it my all and I’m bout to graduate soon,” said Lyons.

Lyons Junior year in college he had some hands on training in his new field of study. There is an annual Fashion & Motion fashion show that takes place every year at the university. Lyons was able to shoot videos and create graphic arts for the fashion show. Lyons stated, “this experience allowed me to look at the world in a new perspective, and gave me a childlike sense of wonder when I was designing the graphics.”

When Lyons graduates college he wants to be a graphic designer. “I see myself as an artist, designer of logos, and a creator of album covers,” said Lyons. Lyons also has a passion for photography. He said that if he can’t be in a suit designing graphics for a company then he would have a small photography studio somewhere in the city.

His advice to future graphic designers is to take their time and enjoy the smaller things in life. Lyons said “when you take your time you can see a whole new light that allows you to see the beauty in things, and by doing this your work will be more creative.”