Week 2:
Before I started IDD 480 three weeks ago I have to say that I was expecting just another IDD class. I say "just another" because after four years of sitting in Tator Hall 128 for hours at a time things can get repetitive and courses tend to blur...at least that's how I feel. Fortunately, this course has been proving to be very different than my IDD courses of the past. Aside from learning how to breath like a dragon in class, the readings for the course have been a pleasant and understandable surprise. Designing a Digital Portfolio has opened my eyes to the ways that a digital portfolio can speak to those who view it. In chapter two the book offered a few questions and answers for the reader to fill out to better understand what they want to express through their portfolio. I found the quiz helpful in assessing what I want my own soon-to-be created digital portfolio to express. I think that what I want my portfolio to do the most is reflect my personality while showing off some of my best work. I also learned from this chapter that the work I display doesn't necessarily have to be the work that I had the most fun creating I think that it will be a good discipline for myself to post in my portfolio some work that I personally find boring.
One thing that How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul brought to my attention in chapters three and four was the fact that I need to start thinking seriously about what type of graphic designer I want to someday be. I had heard about freelance graphic designer prior to reading these chapters, but sort of glamorized the idea of working at home without really taking into account all the responsibilities it takes to do so. These two chapters helped me realize that I may not be cut out to be a freelance graphic designer. I know myself well enough to know that I am not always the best at getting myself motivated to do work (check the time that I am writing this post and take into account the fact that it is due in less than six hours...). I think that I would be especially less motivated to do work if vices like television (I do enjoy a good morning talk show) and snacks around. I think that I would even be inspired to do housework in some circumstances rather than work work.
I also know that when I am not around people for long periods of time I tend to get a little strange. I do enjoy some time alone every day to reflect and think and just be, but I truly do enjoy company. I cannot imagine spending countless hours alone with my work with no one around but my cat to ask questions to or share little tidbits of life with. I want to experience the commute to work. I want to have a separate place to do work and to relax as much as I would want a separate place to cook and shower. I want to have a lunch break that's scheduled and have the chance to socialize over sandwiches at the local deli. I even want to deal with the sometimes difficult boss. I want coffee breaks and holiday parties and the whole nine yards. I want to be able to relate with films such as Working Girl and shows like The Office. I think you get the picture. Thanks to these two chapters I have stripped the glamorous layers off of my ideas of what it's like to be a freelance graphic designer and can now better place myself in a category of designer for the future!
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