...Easy (?)
Well, that's what I hope, but in order for that to happen, I need to plan in advance!
As of right now, I'm planning to take 2 Maymester classes at Syracuse after Spring Semester ends. I need 2 more studios to graduate, so I can either take them over the summer or as a Senior. The benefit of taking the classes over the summer is that, as a Senior, I will only have to take 12 credits, and I can focus solely on CommDesign.
So summer classes are definitely going to happen.
However, that also means that if I am going to get an internship, it needs to be in Syracuse. Luckily, JPMC is offering two paid graphic design internships to continue the work our CMD 352 class is doing for them, so if I could work for them in Syracuse, I'd be set!
If that doesn't work out, there are a few other design opportunities in Syracuse that I need to start applying to.
List Time!
Summer:
Classes (2 Studios & need to register)
Apply for Summer Financial Aid (take out additional loan)
Apply & Secure an internship in Syracuse
Possibly have workstudy job at VPA *crosses fingers*
I can make this work!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Updates...
...On the Internship front:
Students who applied for the Hallmark internship are beginning to hear back from the company. I unfortunately was not "selected to advance to the finalist round for this year's internship program" (at least for graphic design), but I also applied for the creative writing position and haven't heard back from Hallmark (I'm hoping no news is good news :)) However, my good friend & housemate Margaret actually has an interview with Hallmark this afternoon! Margaret is in Industrial Design and will hopefully *crosses fingers* be working for Hallmark in their Visual Marketing Department during the summer!
...On the Design Career Fair:
The Design Career Fair is still scheduled for April 2nd and 3rd. There will be 11 firms attending, a panel discussion during the day, and a networking mixer in the evening.
...From AIGA:
Our SU AIGA group will be having a peer workshop on cover letters, resumes, and portfolios this Saturday (March 28th) in preparation for the Design Career Fair. My CMD professor has a box of resumes from CommDesigners who have graduated, and he let me photocopy a bunch as reference material for the workshop. It was really helpful for me to see how designers organize their resumes (what's important, what's not, etc.), and I think the AIGA members will find it useful as well.
Hmmm, I think that covers all of my extracurricular bases for the week...
Students who applied for the Hallmark internship are beginning to hear back from the company. I unfortunately was not "selected to advance to the finalist round for this year's internship program" (at least for graphic design), but I also applied for the creative writing position and haven't heard back from Hallmark (I'm hoping no news is good news :)) However, my good friend & housemate Margaret actually has an interview with Hallmark this afternoon! Margaret is in Industrial Design and will hopefully *crosses fingers* be working for Hallmark in their Visual Marketing Department during the summer!
...On the Design Career Fair:
The Design Career Fair is still scheduled for April 2nd and 3rd. There will be 11 firms attending, a panel discussion during the day, and a networking mixer in the evening.
...From AIGA:
Our SU AIGA group will be having a peer workshop on cover letters, resumes, and portfolios this Saturday (March 28th) in preparation for the Design Career Fair. My CMD professor has a box of resumes from CommDesigners who have graduated, and he let me photocopy a bunch as reference material for the workshop. It was really helpful for me to see how designers organize their resumes (what's important, what's not, etc.), and I think the AIGA members will find it useful as well.
Hmmm, I think that covers all of my extracurricular bases for the week...
Monday, March 23, 2009
Second Verse, Same as the First
Still steadily applying for internships, but no word back on anything yet. I'm also gradually getting back into the swing of university life, but it's harder to concentrate on work when the weather is nice.
Last week in 450 (my CommDesign class that is a mix of junior & senior students) was research and presentation week, where everyone in the class presented their ideas for new projects. Juniors are required to do a publication for at least one of our projects, so I'm designing a magazine about hip-hop. The focus is going to be on the culture of hip-hop, but not just the commercialized veneer. It's going to celebrate DJs, MCs, style, writing, break dancing & graffiti, while delving a little bit deeper into the socio-cultural-political issues surrounding this lifestyle.
I'm so excited about the topic because the magazine is a sort of crossover between my design classes and the writing class I'm taking (Black Underground Music & Technology). My hope is that I can showcase both my writing and design in my portfolio, and this seems like the perfect way to do so! I need to flesh out the concept a bit more, but this week is "Visual Reality" week, which means I have to work on logos, covers, article layouts, and departments...whew! Better get back to work!
Last week in 450 (my CommDesign class that is a mix of junior & senior students) was research and presentation week, where everyone in the class presented their ideas for new projects. Juniors are required to do a publication for at least one of our projects, so I'm designing a magazine about hip-hop. The focus is going to be on the culture of hip-hop, but not just the commercialized veneer. It's going to celebrate DJs, MCs, style, writing, break dancing & graffiti, while delving a little bit deeper into the socio-cultural-political issues surrounding this lifestyle.
I'm so excited about the topic because the magazine is a sort of crossover between my design classes and the writing class I'm taking (Black Underground Music & Technology). My hope is that I can showcase both my writing and design in my portfolio, and this seems like the perfect way to do so! I need to flesh out the concept a bit more, but this week is "Visual Reality" week, which means I have to work on logos, covers, article layouts, and departments...whew! Better get back to work!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Back to the Grindstone
Spring break was a wonderfully relaxing week for me. I went home to PA, stuffed myself with my mom's home cooking, slept in, spent some time with my dear friend Katie, and watched SU upset UConn in 6 overtimes. My younger brother is a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh (rival basketball team, boooo), and even he was secretly rooting for Syracuse :) It was nice that we had the same break this year, so we could hang out at the house together.
I also spent some time filling out applications for internships this summer. In January, Hallmark had given a presentation at Syracuse about their company and the opportunities for students, but I didn't get around to completing my resume, cover letter, and portfolio until break. I applied for both the graphic design and the creative writing position, so keep your fingers crossed! I want to apply to as many companies/design firms as I can, so right now my goal is to complete two applications per week. I'll keep you posted on any new developments!
I also spent some time filling out applications for internships this summer. In January, Hallmark had given a presentation at Syracuse about their company and the opportunities for students, but I didn't get around to completing my resume, cover letter, and portfolio until break. I applied for both the graphic design and the creative writing position, so keep your fingers crossed! I want to apply to as many companies/design firms as I can, so right now my goal is to complete two applications per week. I'll keep you posted on any new developments!
Friday, March 6, 2009
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program....
Back!
Midterms were intense, but I have survived! I wouldn't call it a triumph just yet, but as far as I know everything went fairly well. And even if it didn't, the benefit of being in CommDesign is that the professors don't officially grade your work until the end of the semester, so I can "Just Re-Do It" (the CommDesign way).
We're starting a new project in Fibers class where the goal is to take a cultural symbol (Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, Blue Jeans, etc.) and subvert or twist the image so as to communicate your own message about America. I'm going to silkscreen an image I created. It's going to involve Superman, but I'll leave the final idea as a surprise :)
The Remix project I was working on for Writing turned out really well. The assignment was to select 8-10 quotes from one of the texts we had read and remix them with sound, images, and video to convey a different idea--like writing an essay through technological means. The video is here for anyone interested.
Midterms were intense, but I have survived! I wouldn't call it a triumph just yet, but as far as I know everything went fairly well. And even if it didn't, the benefit of being in CommDesign is that the professors don't officially grade your work until the end of the semester, so I can "Just Re-Do It" (the CommDesign way).
We're starting a new project in Fibers class where the goal is to take a cultural symbol (Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, Blue Jeans, etc.) and subvert or twist the image so as to communicate your own message about America. I'm going to silkscreen an image I created. It's going to involve Superman, but I'll leave the final idea as a surprise :)
The Remix project I was working on for Writing turned out really well. The assignment was to select 8-10 quotes from one of the texts we had read and remix them with sound, images, and video to convey a different idea--like writing an essay through technological means. The video is here for anyone interested.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Polaroid Project
VPA is doing this really cool Polaroid project in which students from VPA (usually the workstudy students) check out a Polaroid Camera & take snapshots of their life at SU. I have the camera this week, so I'm definitely going to take pictures of the warehouse space (it's starting to look like a creative explosion occured with everyone's projects). I've also taken pictures of our dog, my room, the house I'm living in next year, crit in CommDesign, and the Warehouse 3rd floor. I have 7 shots left, so I'm trying to conserve them so I can get pictures for a variety of activities.
The link is here for anyone who wants to check out the website. The Polaroids are nice because they're immediate & tangible, so the other thing VPA is going to do with them is make a book for visiting students and their parents to look at. Check it out if you get the chance!
The link is here for anyone who wants to check out the website. The Polaroids are nice because they're immediate & tangible, so the other thing VPA is going to do with them is make a book for visiting students and their parents to look at. Check it out if you get the chance!
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