Answer 2

        

1.  What is your EQ?
My EQ is, " What elements are most important for a graphic designer to be at the forefront of his industry?"
2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
The best way to answer my EQ, " What elements are most important for a graphic designer to be at the forefront of his industry?", is having entrepreneur skills.
3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
The second bet way to answer my EQ,  " What elements are most important for a graphic designer to be at the forefront of his industry?", is to have clear communication with your client with the project at hand.
4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
Three reasons why this answer is true is because having clear communication with a client means that the client will be satisfied with the end product. It also means that client will want your services again for future projects because you have built a great relationship with them. And finally it opens the doors to other potential clients, which means more business for you in the future. 
5.  What printed source best supports your answer?
The best printed source that supports my answer is a book called Show Me, Don't Tell Me written by David Holston, this book helps the designer develop and execute a conversation with their client.  
6.  What other source supports your answer?
Some other source that support my answer are sources #12, #36, #39, #42, #43, and #44 from my working bibliography. 
7.  Tie this together with a concluding thought.
Having clear communication between the designer and client is the most important element for a graphic designer to be at the forefront of his industry because every project starts with communicating to a potential client, and so, having clear communication means that both parties end up happy with the end result.  

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Approval

                                           

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
What I plan to do for my independent component 2 is to create a graphic design portfolio to show to people what type of designer I am. I'm going to do this by creating and showcasing my designs in a professional and neat manner for the public to see.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
To meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of evidence, I would take pictures of my Portfolio to showcase the work I have done. 
3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.
By doing this component it will help me understand what a graphic designer needs to do to, not only, get his name out to the public but to also getting hired for a potential graphic designer job. And so, by creating this portfolio for the public to see, or anyone, I would want to put my best work in it so it can truly show what my abilities are. 
4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.
Independent Component 2 log

Independent Component 1

                                  

• LITERAL

• (a) Write: “I, Isaias Crisanto, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 37 hours of work.”

• (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• "DMC Creative World." How to Embroider A Complete Overview of Embroidery. DMC, 2014. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.

• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• Independent Component hours

• (d) Explain what you completed.  
•   What I have completed for my independent component, is that I helped my mentor with his work by embroidering three designs on a piece of fabric. Not only that but towards the end I helped my mentor by completing an assignment he had received from a client. 

• INTERPRETIVE 

• Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  



Embroider #2






Embroider #1



Embroider #3






Client's sign

• APPLIED

• How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• This component helped me understand my topic because I actually got to do the work of what a graphic designer actually does. Plus I learned that when choosing what you want to do as a profession, you have to be certain that it's something that you really like.want to do because if your doing it for the money you will get tired of it and eventually you will get bored of what you do.

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
What I am most proud of is that this was the first presentation where I actually felt confident about, because I had all my visual aids prepared, and I had an activity that really involved the audience's participation.

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
       P, I believe I deserve a "P" because I had everything well prepared, and I mentioned my mentorship, so I basically had everything that I need to have to get a "P", the only problem is that the way I executed my presentation wasn't the best. I stuttered a lot and my nerves got the better of me, so my presentation didn't flow a well as I wanted it to. 
    
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
What I think worked in my lesson two is my activity that I did, I had everyone participate and I had some people share out what they created. 

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
What didn't work in my presentation for me, was the timing, I was so close to go over time. So, if I had a time machine I would have rehearsed more so I can get the timing a little bit better. 

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
What I want my answer two to be is, I want my answer to deal with something, along the lines of communication between a client and a graphic designer and how to make it better.