Hey CM Chicago, Say hi to this month’s Featured Community Member, Andrea De la Torre! Andrea is a visual communications student at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and works at watchLAB. This is actually Andrea’s first time attending CM, she heard about it through an AIGA event last year.

In case you’ve been out of the loop, we started a new series on the blog where each month we’ll shine a light on one of our attendees. It’s another way we try to strengthen our Chicago creative community more every month.

• Favorite part of your average work day?
  The morning walk from the Monroe blue line to school.

• Favorite thing to do outside of work?
  I enjoy taking pictures of the industrial scene of Chicago, in neighborhoods such as the West Loop and the Fulton River District.

• Your answer to this month’s icebreaker tag?
  (If only I had..) unlimited worldwide travel. There’s so much to see, I even have a travel blog where I document the interesting places I travel to.

• What’s your favorite part about CM?
  What made me want to come out was the opportunity to listen to other artist’s experiences. I left inspired and motivated to create something amazing.

• If you get the opportunity to speak at CreativeMornings, what’s something you might be interested in speaking about?
  Environmental Design. I would talk about the importance of creating a pleasing and engaging environment. Every space we interact with on a daily basis should be beautiful––our home, the train station, the streets downtown, the classroom, the office, and so on.

Make sure to check out her work on cargo and her photography adventures. Cheers!