Recently students have had a lot to think about when it comes to our future and what we need to do to get our career and future on track. So to get some insight and some very useful help I met with Gayle Tucker of Fast Signs here in Sioux Falls. Gayle studied graphic design at South Dakota State University where she found her passion for design. I asked Gayle why she chose to pursue this field. She started out wanting to be a fashion designer but learned how little she could do with it here in South Dakota. This is when she found graphic design where she could pursue her love of design and still hold a solid career. She also found it to be more fulfilling to be creative, where everything else seemed to lack or feel mundane. After school she did some moving around and ended up at a place called Best Sign Group in Arkansa. But …show more content…
So I asked her why Fast Signs? She wanted a job that was interested in her and what she had to offer, with lots of experience in sign production and design it just seemed like the right fit!. A lot of jobs are very different but her’s is mostly the same, working with customers to set up what they need and setup files for print and work with and operate sign printers and cutters. So with a fast paced job and job’s are still jobs I asked Gayle what dose she enjoy most about her job? She loves the verity and coming to work every day with new tasks to take down. Getting to take small print and graphics, and making them into large display sometimes the size of buildings. Then I had to ask what is your least favorite thing about your job. “Mainly the customer communication, like
In order to explain the life and accomplishments of George Boole’s life, the following questions had to be answered: Who was George Boole? What did George Boole have to do with mathematics? Did George Boole make any advances in mathematics? Who was in George Boole’s life? What all did George Boole accomplish in his life time?
Bryce Boelter, also known as the supervisor of the Guemer Pit and Valley Demolition Landfill, outside of New Ulm, MN, is one of the most dedicated and hard-working men I have ever met. He has a true passion for his job and is always willing to go the extra mile for his work to be successful. Ever since he was a young boy, he has been running the same machinery that he now works with every day. His father and grandfather were both in the construction business; therefore, it was a big part of his life growing up. Ever since then, Bryce has had a great passion for working construction.
Misty Copeland is a African American principal dancer who has worked hard to reach where she currently is now. The way she grew up, you would never think she is the person she is now. Even as a child she never that she would be where she is now.
James Turner was born on July 20, 1940, in Clinton, South Carolina, a small town about 25 miles south of Greenwood, where James and his wife, Vickie, currently live. His father worked in a textile factory as a machine operator, and his mother, for the most part, was a homemaker. When I asked James if he knew the origin of his last name, he said he never had any interest in looking into it. To his recollection, his great-great-grandmother on his father’s side was a Cherokee Indian, but the Turner last name is a common name originating in England, dating back as far as the 12th century. “They say if you shake the tree long enough, a monkey will fall out,” says James.
This last thought led me to seriously think about which area of design I should be researching for, and unless an opportunity arises for a graphic illustrator position soon after graduation, I foresee me doing freelance work. With this in mind I started looking into what being a freelancer entails, which led me to an article titled, ‘So, You Want a Creative Job?’ (Karjaluoto, 2012)
Nettie Stevens was an American women who was born in Vermont on July 7th, 1861. Her mother died when she was only two years old. Her father remarried and the family moved to Westford, Massachusetts. Growing up as a women during this time it was hard to get education. Nettie’s father was a carpenter and was able to afford giving his children the opportunity to go to school. Stevens was a very bright student. She attended a Westford Academy where she graduated 2 years before her graduating classmates. She became a teacher and supervisor but wanted to further her education.
Have you ever heard of Emily-Anne Rigal? Emily-Anne is an anti-bully teen activist , but what's her story from becoming a teen activist? Research shows, when Emily-Anne was in elementary school she was bullied by the “popular” kids. They called her fat and ugly. She had said “ I have gotten very isolated at school so I switched to an all girl school.” At Emily-Anne's new school she wasn’t being bullied. She said she didn’t want to risk of being bullied again. So she became a bully herself. According to Emily-anne, a girl wanted to walk with Emily-Anne and her friend, but they didn't include her for some reason and they started running and laughing. According to Emily-Anne, her friends didn’t want anything to do with bullying anymore,
Before debating whether formal education is a necessity for a career in design, it is worth exploring the components of a successful design education. Many mistakenly believe that in creative careers talent is enough to ensure success. However, even the most talented designers can benefit from basic instruction in the aspects of good design as well as advanced instruction on more complex processes, such as pre-press production and printing processes.
I’ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me. There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won’t let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a very stressful situation so why not sit down and take some time to do it? Be creative, don’t rush, give yourself plenty of time and really think about what interests you in life. My major is something that I will want to enjoy, something that I will be doing for the rest of my life. Why would I want to be miserable at something I do in life? In two short essays: “College? What’s in It for me?” by Steven M. Richardson, and “What It Means to Be Creative”, by S.I. Hayakawa, I can relate to my major very well. Athletic Training is something that takes skill, as well as being creative in your own way. No two Athletic Trainers are the same. The more creative I am at whatever I do, the better off I will be. I hold the keys to all the doors that can ...
I discovered many new specific aspects of her job that will better prepare me for this field. For instance, Sasha emphasized the value of cross-disciplinary courses such as marketing and advertising. In the past, I have not thought about taking these courses, but after learning that they are worthwhile and give me an extra advantage when searching for a job, I will likely consider them more seriously. Similarly, I had never considered how crucial communication skills can be in a graphic design workplace. I knew that designers often create things that communicate to their audience, but I ignored their communication with colleagues and other departments within the company. With Sasha’s help, I now understand that graphic designers need to be extremely effective at listening, speaking, and expressing their ideas, which are skills I will refine before entering this career field. Another piece of useful information I gained from this interview was the Questionnaire, which helps a designer understand a client’s needs, and the Proposal, which details the ways a designer can benefit the company. Since these documents are new to me, I will learn more about them and possibly applying something similar when I begin my own career as designer. With these new insights, my journey to become a graphic designer is now much more focused and propelled in the right
With all the independence and freedom that recent high school graduates possess, they should carefully ponder the possible options that exist. Through abiding by the “check the destination before the ticket is purchased” adage, high school graduates can competently guide their personal journeys in college life or the real world. Regardless of the path chosen, college students and those who immediately enter the workforce will ultimately decide their future destinations. In addition, while graduates pursue their dreams, goals must be set and diligently fostered. The necessity of a college and/or career game plan is crucial, and should not be disregarded. Before Dr. King ended his “I Have a Dream” speech he declared, “Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.” Similarly, high school graduation is not a finish line, but a starting gun.
As the profession of graphic design continues to evolve, there is much discussion on what today’s graphic design education should consist of in order to prepare students for professional employment. Graphic design pedagogy in higher education has seen shifts throughout its history from the master-apprentice model to the addition of fundamental courses introduced by Bauhaus to curricula based on formats of prescriptive learning. The current shift in the graphic design profession for designers to find new ways to solve highly complex problems has caused many in the professional and educational realm to call for additional courses to meet new competencies. This has caused some educators in graphic design academia to call for a five year-year design degree program.
This is our time to decide for our own future. This is also our time to be more responsible than we ever have been in our lifetime. I know that I will have to choose a career I want to pursue in my future. I plan on becoming a graphic designer because I am very experienced with technology and art. I have been drawing and painting on the computer for a very long time. I’ve also done both on paper. I feel that it is something I am very talented in and that I will be very successful doing in a career. There will be requirements and duties I will have to be responsible for, in order to excel in being a graphic designer. In the long run, I will be making some good money every time I work. Now let’s sink
“But most people have multifaceted interests and abilities and could probably be successful and happy in several fields,” notes McCoy. Reasoning with options, interests, and abilities provides a wide range of career paths and prevents one from becoming limited to a simple passion or love desired career path. When one is reasonable with abilities and interests in different career options, it is easier to find a career especially in the economy of the United States today. Susanne Peckham states, “During the past couple of years, college graduates have faced a very challenging job market.”(Peckham.2011) This elaborates on McCoys questioning of the commencement speakers advice to students to ‘Do What You Love’ during such a “tough labor market” (McCoy.2013). Reasoning with one's interests and options leads to a well thought out career path that provides what one needs to make an
In pondering what my life will be like when I am finished with college, I have to consider the rapid life-changing events and choices that I am facing now at the age of 17. In a short span of time I have had to make a decision about my future career and, based on that decision, choose where I would go to college. I realize that I am in a crucial part of my life now, and that the commitments I make today will drastically affect my status ten years from now.