Blog 8: Independent Component 1 Proposal

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

What I plan to do for my 30 hours is first learn how to use every machine a graphic designer needs to know, and the way I can do that is because since my dad works for a company as a graphic designer he has the privilege to have the machines at home to do his job if he doesn't finish them at work. Once I have done that, I plan on helping my mentor doing some of the big orders that different companies have requested him to do. And once my mentor and I finish his work I want to make a graphic using one of the machines.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

What I am planning to do to meet the expectation for showing the 30 hours of evidence is to take pictures of how my progress is going along.
3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

By doing this as my independent component I will be getting hands-on experience so I can get to know what it takes to be a graphic designer.
4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

To be posted..

Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

This is the company where my mentor works at

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?
1. My mentor is my dad, Jose Crisanto, he currently works at a company called Victory Foam. He has worked for this company for over 15 years and is currently helping expand his company. What he does is that he meets clients and talks to them about what kind of logo or design they want on either a piece of clothing or on a object.
2.   What five questions will you ask them about their background?
1. How did you find the company you are working for?
2. What was one of the most challenging things you have faced while working at your job?
3. Did you know anyone when going into this field?
4. How old were you when you started working for this company?
5. Did you have any other job before working for your company?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?  

What has worked well for me is that I have a mentor for my topic and finding sources for my topic is easy because their is so much information when it comes to Graphic Design. And what made this a positive experience for me is that I picked a topic that I am really passionate about, and I want to pursue later on in life. 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

What I'm finding difficult as the senior project goes on is that I don't have an idea on what I can do for the independent component. A way I can adapt to make this better for me is to get more mentorship hours for the project. A way that the senior team can help is to let me know if I can incorporate my independent component with someone else and then go from their.

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

My mentor and me

Interview #1 Audio

Transcript

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

The most important thing I learned during my interview was which programs I can use when I'm barely starting out as a Graphic Designer. And what I would do different is to ask if he can tell me what different types of equipment a Graphic Designer uses and ask him more about the education to become a Graphic Designer. 

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

During my interview I did get some resources and that is the different programs my interviewee uses. For example, he uses a program called CorelDraw and he also uses Photoshop. And not only that but after the interview was over my interviewee told me some different places where they teach Graphic Design. But for me the most useful piece of information my interviewee gave me was to use the two programs, Photoshop and CorelDraw, because he said it would be good for me to practice using the.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 
What made my interviewee qualified to help my is because my interviewee know everything when it comes to graphic design and has had experience in this field for over 15 years. And not only that but he is also starting to get into different types of design like architectural design and a little bit on wb design.

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

This is something I hope to create later on in the year.

What I hope to accomplish with my senior project is to create an original design. The reason why I say this is because when I draw, I always base off my drawings on other people's work or I base them off of something I saw. So that's why during my senior project I hope to create something that I can call my own, and just overall be proud of my work.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?
I plan to interview my dad because I know that he has been working in this field for well over 15 years and knows the different types of materials, how to operate the machines properly, and knows how to use different software to make different designs.  
2.  Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask.  What additional questions do you plan to ask? 

• What made you pursue Graphic Design?
•  What would you tell someone that wants to be a Graphic Designer?
• In your opinion what is the best kind of software a Graphic Designer could work with? and Why?
• How is it like working for your company?

Blog 2- Summer Mentorship

1. Contact Name: Jose Crisanto

    Phone Number: (909) 272-8085

    Organization: Victory Foam

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice? 

    The reason why this person is qualified to be an expert in the topic I chose is because he has experience working in this field for over 15 years and he is currently helping his company expand. 

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.   

• What is the best kind of material to work with when it comes to making a design on clothing?
• What's the most effective program to construct models of projects?
• Is constructing miniature scale models better than using a program to plan out a project?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I have gained from my experience is that you have to have patiences when working with different material. The reason why is because if you don't have patiences then you run the risk of ruining your work. 

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.

My senior project topic is going to be graphic design. My mentorship helped me make my decision because at first I was hesitant on whether or not I should pursue this to be my topic but after a few days of actually working I started to like it. The reason why I was hesitant is because I thought the different types of machines I would be working with will just be too overwhelming for me, but after actually working with them it got easier over time. 

This is the first machine I learned to use; it prints out the image from the computer.