Quarter in Review

I remember the first day of design class. I walked in, sat down and looked around. I remember looking at people and thinking I didn't belong. When I think of people in design, I think of artsy or hipster looking students. I remember seeing a lot of these type of people in class and realizing that wasn't me. As class went on, my stereotype had nothing to do with the class or what we were learning. As more weeks went on, I felt that I fit in more and more. I liked learning about the information we covered but I wish I would of realized that I didn't need to take notes. I was always rushing trying to copy down the notes. Once I realized that we wouldn't be tested on it, I stopped copying the notes and listening to Gabe more. One of my favorite topics we covered was color. I also liked the assignments we had that forced us to go outside of class and take pictures of our surroundings. These assignments, like the faces and letters, helped open my eyes and really start to notice little details around me. I didn't like the Haskett book we read. I thought it boring and too generic. I liked the recycled book better but at times it lost my interest too, but that is probably because I hate reading. Working in groups created a better environment for class. I had the opportunity to actually get to knows my classmates instead of just sitting there in silence for ten weeks. Working in groups also helped me think outside of the box because I was able to see other people's ideas. This class was very interesting and I'm almost 80% sure that I'm going to apply to the visual communication design program next year. Thanks for a great quarter Gabe!