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.

Third Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
I am currently searching for someone to interview..
2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 
To be announced... 
3.  Phrase open-ended questions that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.
What has helped you the most when you were first learning about graphic design?
What are some books that you have read, if any, that have helped you learn more about graphic design?
Is their anybody that you know of that I should do research on when talking about graphic design?
How do you keep up with trends in this industry?
4.  Phrase open-ended questions that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).
How do you grasp the attention of the public with your work?
Is their anything I can do, such as visiting a company or talking to another expert, that would help me better understand how a graphic designer can be ahead of their industry? and if so do you recommend anybody I can talk to? 
5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 
What elements are most important for a graphic designer to be at the forefront of his industry?
Is their any other types of design I can study, such as architectural design, that would help me be ahead in this industry?
Do you have any tips for someone that wants to set up their own business as a graphic designer?
In your opinion, how can a graphic designer excel while working for a company? 

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am doing my mentorship both at my mentor's work and at home, I'm doing some of my mentorship at home, because my mentor has some of his equipment at home so I can learn at both places.
2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
My mentor is my dad he is a graphic designer for a company called victory foam, and what makes him an expert is that he has experience working in this field for over 15 years and not only does he know about graphic design but also, a little bit about architectural design.
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).
During the school year, as of right now, I have a total of 29 hours.
4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
For my mentorship, my mentor has thought me how to use some of his equipment and has let me help him with his work that he does for his job. So far my mentor and I have been working together pretty well, he shows me how his equipment works and is always helpful when I have questions for him. I plan to complete my hours, by keeping on helping him with his work so I can get hands on experience in graphic design and to see how their workload is too.  

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

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 learned how to swap some parts out of each machine and re-stocking them with some of materials that it needs in order to operate properly.
2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
I think the most important thing I learned is how to handle each machine properly. What I mean about that, I learned how to change the parts for each machine and I learned how to operate the machines in a safe manner.
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 would like to talk to a different graphic designer to get another opinion about what possible answers I can have for my EQ, and I don't know yet who I plan to talk to, I am still looking for someone.

Blog 11: Lesson 1 Reflection

Presentation Time!!! :/

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?
I am most proud of my materials that I brought to show the class and I am also proud of the research I did. The reason I am proud of those two things is because they related to my presentation and they weren't just there, just to show off or just mention it once and moving on.
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.
I would give myself an AP because yes I did have all my information and I did have props ,but towards the end of my presentation I just froze and then just ended my presentation abruptly. Not only that but for me my hook activity lasted a bit too long.
3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?
Rehearse a lot more and also organize my presentation a little bit better. Also think of a shorter hook activity and have my hook activity be more interactive with the audience. Finally, just mentally prepare myself by not being so nervous when I do go up and present. 

Blog 10 - Interview 2 Reflection

Interview

1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else?  Are you shadowing?  Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic?  If so, what?  Are there other people who are experts in the location?  Etc...)

The way I'm spending my mentorship time is actually at my house and sometimes in his workplace, but for most of my mentorship, it took place at my house. The reason for that is because since my mentor has been working at his company for a long time now, his boss gave him the privilege to not only work at his office but also where he lives. So, my mentor has all the machines he needs to do his work right where he lives. For my actual mentorship and I my mentor makes me do a hands on type of mentorship meaning he shows me how he does his job and then later on I attempt to do what he did while he is supervising me. I am able to do the task that are meaningful to my topic because my mentor teaches me skills of what a graphic designer does, like creating a design and putting it on a shirt either by a sticker or paint or by using a machine that sews in the design, and he also explains some of the experience he had while working too. As far as I know, I do know of some experts but they don't live in the same area as I do, some live in Pasadena and another one lives on the far side of Fontana. 
2.  How did you find your mentor?  How did you convince this person to help you? 
It was a coincidence on how I found my mentor because even before senior project began, I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up. When I was growing up I liked to draw a lot and I knew when I grew up that I wanted to draw and design my on stuff. It was funny too because at that time I was about 7 or 9, I had the opportunity to go to work with my dad because of the whole "bring your son to work day". At first, I was a little bit skeptical on going because I thought my dad just worked at a normal office job but I ended up going and it was a pretty cool experience I had. So when I got a little older I watched what my dad did and I remember that I always would ask him if I could help him because what he did was so cool to me, but it bothered me because I knew what he did but I just didn't know what his official title was. So fast forward to now, when we got to do the senior project I knew that what I wanted to do was what my dad did, because of how I was so fascinated with the work he did, and so when it came time to pick a topic, I asked him what his official tittle at work was and he told me that he was a graphic designer. And I just asked him if he can be my mentor for the senior project and he said yes, and at first I thought he would say no because he is the kind of person that doesn't like giving people hand outs, he rather see you work for it. 
3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship?  How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person?

I would rate my comfort level with my mentor at about an 8 at this point because, for one, my mentor is my dad so it can be awkward for both of us when he is trying to teach me something. Also since he is my dad I feel that he expects so much for me because I am his son and he doesn't want me to fail and just wants me to do the best that I could. It has gotten better since the mentorship over the summer because my dad isn't the type of person that talks a lot plus not only that but when he asked you to do something he already thinks you know what to do. So, as time went on with the mentorship he stop thinking that way and he also was open to questions I had about what he did.

4. What went well in this interview?  Why do you think so?  What do you still need to improve?  How do you know?  How will you go about it?

I don't think my interview went too well because my mentor didn't seem so into the interview. Also he answered in short answers which made the interview way too short. I need to improve on asking more in depth questions that don't have a yes or no answer. I also need to have a conversation, and not just asking questions. The reason I say that is because I also just asked questions without having a actual conversation and I just went from one question to another which made the interview go so fast.

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Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).
I currently have a mentor for my topic and I have also scheduled my interview already with my mentor.
2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.   
Two areas that are seeming more promising in my topic is, for one, searching about what a graphic designer can avoid being stagnant and keeping up with what's new. My second area is about the psychology part of graphic design like the type of designer I am and how a design affects a person's subconscious.  For me does two areas are the most promising because, for the first area, their is so much articles and books about what's new in Graphic Design because of how much graphic design is always changing. For the second article their is also a lot about what affect a design has on a person whether if its the color or the shape or how it's presented. 3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?
The kinds of sources that I think would help me for next month to gain more research depth are books about graphic design and also articles.4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.
What is the most important thing a Graphic Designer can do to be above everyone else?