"Packaging and design have always been a part of my life, as long as I can remember. I see the objects around me as inspiration: different shapes, sizes, colors and textures which stimulate the senses. Whenever I get creative ideas, I would find any sheet of paper and start sketching. Pencils and pens are the tools which I am most comfortable with as I am able to put in gradients and tone easily, but slowly I am trying to get out of my comfort zone and put more effort on acrylic, pastels and also digital. Doing artistic works and sketches is the only time where I am able to freely express my inner thoughts and feelings, the feeling of harmony and peace. What I like about art is that there are no boundaries and restrictions which limit my thinking, as being compared to other subjects. Art gives me great satisfaction and sensation which is why I want to pursue my career in packaging and design."
Rafif Santoso is a recent B.S Packaging Science Graduate from Rochester Institute of technology. As an aspiring engineer, he is always looking, hoarding, mining for ideas - And of course, always striving to turn them into reality.