Visualize your own Aggie art!

Aggies are everywhere in the visualization industry, creating films and video games, designing high fashion and training for emergency response. We’ve hidden Easter eggs for different sectors of visualization Aggies work in, as well as the names of a few cinematic properties that Aggies have been part of, in this activity sheet featured in the May-June issue of Texas Aggie magazine. Coloring can help reveal what’s hidden! Did you find them all? Hint: We’ve included the A&M visualization program’s “V” graphic on some items to help you as you search.)

If you don't receive Texas Aggie, request a copy of this special issue here. Print out just the activity sheet here. Upload your colored sheet here, and we might send you a piece of swag!

Show us how you made this sheet your own by posting it on social media with #AggiesInViz. We may use your creation in a future issue of Texas Aggie or online, and a few might even be mailed some swag!

The Coloring Sheet

The idea for this isometric illustration of a cityscape was the brainchild of Ella Ziober '23, a student assistant for The Association of Former Students. She will graduate with her bachelor's in visualization with a focus in interactive media design this May.

"Isometry is the perspective of looking at an object from above and in front," she said. "It gives you the perspective of how large an area is. You can see everything in the composition. There’s so many elements, but nothing gets lost. It’s a good way to see many different elements in a scene."

In this cityscape, she incorporated Aggieland landmarks and items that symbolize industries where Aggies are using their visualization degree to make an impact.  

"It’s like putting a puzzle together," Ziober said. "I draw all the shapes and look at grid and dimensions. You put everything in so the buildings fit together. There is a method so that nothing gets hidden." 

She's already landed a job as a graphic designer with a creative agency, which she will start in May.

"With viz you can kind of carve out your own path," Ziober said of how the program helped propel her to her desired career. "Wanting to do graphic design, I had so many directed electives that could focus on graphic design. On my track we focus on web and app design, but to get the more traditional graphic design experience I had to take a few extra courses. It really prepared me for all the interviews I had and wrapped up all my knowledge and show what I leaned and have intelligent conversions with job hunting.

"It’s what you make of it," she said. "You could just do all the required classes or specifically focus coursework on what you want to do."

Spoiler alert: Below are some items hidden in the coloring sheet. Color yours to see if you can find them all, then check below to see how you did!