Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

Label:  Mentorship
Due Date:  Friday, January 8, 2016 by 8AM.

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

In my mentorship, I am creating my Independent component and even practicing other side projects as well! For example,  If you look above, this shows how much Ive improved on both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. My independent component is a surprise in a way, so I wont say much about it.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

My contact is LuLu, a government graphic designer. She has been working in this field for awhile, and has done so well, that she was able to work for the government to create more designs and such. She has created a various amount of projects, knows how to use more than once graphic software, and has meet all of her clients standards. 

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

I have done way more than ten hours of work on my own, If you look above, Ive spent about 30+ hours (check mentorship hours) with all the projects combined. Ive spent approximately 5 hours talking back and forth with her through email asking her questions / suggestions about the designs above.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

I have worked her less than what I would've liked too, but for her sake and I, I did agree to myself that I wanted to learn a lot of stuff on my own. Thats how Graphic designers work, independently and learning only when they need the help. So by doing this, it has helped me figure out more questions to ask her in the future (when she comes back from break) and how this can potentially improve my design skills. Although, working with her with the time we had has guided me to research more specifically upon my EQ, and has pushed me a lot closer to my answer. Her guidance was sufficient enough to make me work harder on the side, even if she wasn't there. I do plan to keep her in contact as my project progresses, and accumulate more hours of conversation with her. 

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

Label: Research

Due Date: January 5, 2015 by 8AM

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

I recently got a new computer for christmas, so all i've been doing is downloading my programs, and also researching more about the others I have recently found out! My mentor recommended me to use "InDesign CC" because she often uses it for creating simple graphs and tables for clients and such. I looked into it and bought it, so i'm excited to use it in the future! I have also kept up to date with "AIGA" a graphic design magazine, and also "Creative Bloq" another graphic design magazine. Ive been nothing but a busy bee!

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

I learned a lot about "InDesign" and how it is useful to graphic design. I also learned how to paint with more ease on "Photoshop". It did help when I decided to create a few paintings for my friends as their Christmas present. Learning the fundamentals from any of these programs is important to me and to this project.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

I plan to talk about more about the chemistry between the client and the designer itself. Then I will be focusing on the chemistry between the audience and the design itself, or the designers chemistry with the audience (who they may never meet!)