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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
