Negar Nahidian

Negar Nahidian is a mother, artist, and faculty of art at Georgetown University. We discussed Negar’s inspirations as a child; how to foster creativity and aesthetic awareness; inspiring reads; how Negar deepened her study of watercolor and calligraphy; channeling grief into beauty; being patient while creating art; and not being attached to outcomes, instead focusing on the process. Admire or acquire Negar’s exceptional artwork on her website (n2dezign.net) or on Instagram (n2dezign).

Resources to inspire creativity and aesthetic awareness:

Skillshare

Procreate for the iPad with Apple Pencil

Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd

The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair

Marian Bantjes: Pretty Pictures by Marian Bantjes

I Wonder by Marian Bantjes

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Negar’s favorite art museums in D.C. and New York:

Hirshhorn Museum

National Gallery of Art

MoMA

Museum of Arts and Design