Reflection

1. What were you asked to do?

This week in PR Publications we were asked to begin the process of designing a business card for a company of our choice. We created Pinterest boards that helped us decide what kind of business card we had in mind and researched our competition.

2. How did you respond to what you were asked to do?

I was up for this task, however, I was worried about what my design was going to be because I really did not have a clear idea going into this week. I was able to figure out what kind of design I wanted by creating the Pinterest boards and seeing what kind of business cards were out there and what I wanted mine to be like.

3. How did react to what you actually did?

I was surprised I was able to come up with a design I liked and I felt like I would be able to make. When it came to beginning to do it on InDesign I felt worried because I have never designed anything before. I had to spend some time watching videos about InDesign to feel more comfortable. I would say I still have quite a bit of work to do and there is still a long process that needs to happen but I am pleased with the start of it.

4. Now go one level deeper: Why do you think your reaction was what it was?

My reaction of hesitation at first comes from this being my first design project. I feel like I am the kind of person who can appreciate art but I do not have much faith in myself that I can create something that looks good on my own. My approach to this is just getting use to using InDesign and Photoshop and trying to make something from scratch. And as I stated above this is still a rough draft of my project and I may change thing completely in the coming weeks. We will see how this project turns out.