Final

           As a young graphic designer, I think “First Things First Manifesto,” means that people see graphic designs everywhere we go. Everything you see at the store has something designed to fit the product. But graphic design is more than that: we should be using our talents to create awareness for people. Not to say designers in the advertising world are wasting their time because they aren't, but these designs do not do much for the world. We could be putting these graphic designers to work where their work could be appreciated in many different ways. Let’s create designs that want to make this world a better place, not to just get people to buy things.

            I've grown a lot as a graphic designer this quarter, because my perspective on graphic designs has broadened. I didn't really know what ‘graphic design’ was coming into this class, but after seeing several examples and creating some of my own, I now understand what it is all about. I go out into the world now and notice more things and how they could have been created just from being in this class. Photo shop wasn't my strongest suit at first, but after working with it a lot, I feel a lot more comfortable using it. At first I didn't know how to take my ideas and design them, but as I continued I got better.

           

            I feel like I should get an A in this class. Even though my projects weren't top notch, I feel like I have grown as a graphic designer. I've really grown to like designing things on the computer, and this was the perfect class to build my foundation as a graphic designer. I think I could have put a little more into my projects, but I was just trying to get comfortable with the software we were using and actually transfer the thoughts in my head onto the computer screen. I would also like to thank Ben Gosnell for helping me in this class and with my photo shop ideas.