In Five Years...

Whewww, scary to think I am about to graduate and will be looking for a job in less than a year. The projects we have completed throughout my time at Peace have laid a ground for where I might see myself in five years. I really like working with typography and placing things where they need to go on a page. If I could pick right now, in 5 years I could see myself designing invitations, cards, shopping bags, logos, etc. I want to work in a fun, easy-going atmosphere and want to be excited about going to work everyday. I want to love the people I work with and be able to talk with them about my projects, getting helpful feedback and critique. I feel like our critique sessions throughout my time at Peace have gotten me to where I am today. These sessions are very critical and help each of us move forward with our designs. I hope that I will be working somewhere, where I won't hesitate to ask them for feedback. With the economy the way it is, I am leaving my options open to anything and will be willing to work in any position. Not every day you get your dream job, right?

Stamps

I decided to create a series of 16 stamps, celebrating the life of Michael Jackson. I wanted to bring iconic representation of Michael Jackson and also work with typography. I want to encourage Michael Jackson followers as well as music groupies to to use these stamps during Michael Jackson's birthdate month (August) in remembrance of him. I feel like Michael Jackson was the perfect candidate because of how well known he is, and how much of an impact he had on other people. The color choice I have chosen is, black and white. I was going to add color but I feel just leaving it black and white represented Michael Jackson more strongly and makes the stamps stand out more.

Digital Media Map

For this assignment, we were to record every time we used digital media within 24 hours. I realized after recording things I did digitally that I use my phone a lot. Whether it be calling people, texting, playing words with friends, etc. I looked at this project in a clock manner trying to match the activity with the correct time that I did something. But, when 'Facebook' came up, I realized that I would need to put it many times throughout the map. So, I just decided to put one icon of each to narrow it down.