Wow! What an amazing semester! I truly think I learned more about myself over these past few months. As always mentioned, I am a procrastinator but I truly owe it to this class because that has drastically changed. I learned the value of time management because with design projects, one really can’t wait until the […]
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Action Plan for My Domain
I have absolutely loved having this domain! I plan to keep my domain up and running after this class. Having a blog is sometimes essential when it comes to looking for jobs because it shows experience, as well as interest in the work force. It shows future employers your voice and how you use it on writing. It is also something to talk about during interviews, by explaining work I have done in class, as well as any new blogs…
My Medium for My Summary of Learning
For My Summary of Learning, it took me a great while to decide which medium to use. After a long debate, I decided to go with using Storybird to create a digital picture book of my story. For one, reading is one of my favorite things, as well as writing, so I think it is perfect to use this medium. If my job is to tell a story of my learning, what better than to use a story! No tools…
A Reading Through Time
Wow, what a semester! It was quite the adventure getting to go back through time. I first read my story backwards, then I did it chronologically. This was exciting because at the beginning, I was quite the typical lost student. Then now, I feel extremely confident. Back in the day, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign were nail-biters. I mean, InDesign actually made me cringe because of how confused I got. One of my favorite things was looking back on that blog…
Reflection on Week 2 of Unit 5.1
Wow! I say that with the biggest smile on my face after this design project. I spent countless hours working away on this newsletter and let me say, I really really like it. This week we were asked to finish up and complete our newsletters. I was excited about this because I really like my company, Delta Airlines. I decided to pick stories that revolved around positive and entertaining events that have happened for Delta. For example, them expanding their…
A Reflection on Unit 5.1
newsletter-pr2 Above is the “work in progress” dummy layout for my newsletter! While it may not look the best, I am extremely extremely proud of myself for this thus far. I took a glance back at my first assignment, the Typesetting one, and wow is there improvement in my opinion. I can look back and see how far I have come, since I now am way more familiar with InDesign. That being said, as usual, there is always room for lots…
A Reflection on 4.1
Last week I talked about how it was the best project I have ever done, and I have to admit I was very, very wrong. This week was the most exciting, most fun project ever! We were asked to pick another company or organization and do a design project on it. I decided to pick Neiman Marcus, a fashion store that is placed all around the world. It is one of my favorite stores, so what better than to…
Reflecting on Lesson 3.3
I have to say, this was one of my favorite weeks! I really enjoyed getting to work more in depth with each of my direct mailers. This week specifically, we were asked to continue to work on both of our direct mailers. I was excited about this because I had a few things I wanted to change. With my first direct mailer, as well as my second, I needed to add an address placement. I also wanted to add why…
A Week Reflection
First Direct mailer Second Direct mailer Above are what I have been working on these past few weeks! While I haven’t made many changes yet to my first direct mailer, I plan to this next week. I am quite proud of how my second direct mailer, directed to a parent who is an alumni, with a daughter going to college. My first stakeholder helped define my second because it is a family matter. My first stakeholder is an out of…
Brainstorming My Second Stakeholder
I have really enjoyed this assignment! It has been fun brainstorming different types of audiences to try to persuade. My first stakeholder, 17-19 year old out of state kids is one that I am going to change up a bit. I want to define more 17-19 year old girls, who are out of state, who also have a parent or relative who is an alumni. This being said, I want to make my second stakeholder a parent that went to…
