I've Come a Long way.
When I took computer graphics in high school, I did not think much of graphic design as an artform. It was not until I began to dig into the projects and assignments, I realized there was something there for me. Before graphic design, I was aimless, and did not know where I was going to end up. We would design T-shirts, logos, magazine spreads, and other projects and fell in love with the medium. I even ended up winning the school’s graphic design contest to get their shirt printed out and used by the school faculty. From then on, I was sure on what I was going to be. Someone who could look at the world differently, someone who can admire all the fine details of what makes a logo and branding, cogs in a perfectly running machine. I wanted to be a graphic designer. I wanted to know what it was like to be one, I wanted to work like one, think like one, and what it takes to be one. That is why I stand here today, wanting to become a graphic designer.
If it is one thing that is the most commonly stated in the critiques of my work, it is that I have come a long way. In the two years I have been working with people of the graphic design industry, I have learned so much. Although I still have much to learn, the process of deign is just as interesting as the product that is the result of said process. From black squares to the brand, there are plenty of challenges to overcome in this industry. So many more elements of design that I had no idea existed. Collaboration, composition, color, theming, message, expression, these were all elements had to understand and work with. That is why I want to continue, to endure more challenges, and become a better designer. What makes a graphic designer is how that despite everything, they have made it this far, and to never stop!
The past few months have taught me that even when things are at their most absolute darkest, you can and should keep on going. I lost two of my family members in the span of two months and getting through their deaths and working on graphic design showed me to keep on moving, strive for a better you, and don’t break down when self-doubt gets the better of you. I am a graphic designer, and I will strive for nothing but expressing what is truly me. That is why if you give me that waiver for GD2, I will learn and continue my journey on how to truly understand and even perfect that art of graphic design. I want to see this to the end, and grow as a better person, working with me peers to make something out of us, with better critiquing skills, and improving my art. Much like my projects, I have come a very long way. Why should I ever have to stop here?
If it is one thing that is the most commonly stated in the critiques of my work, it is that I have come a long way. In the two years I have been working with people of the graphic design industry, I have learned so much. Although I still have much to learn, the process of deign is just as interesting as the product that is the result of said process. From black squares to the brand, there are plenty of challenges to overcome in this industry. So many more elements of design that I had no idea existed. Collaboration, composition, color, theming, message, expression, these were all elements had to understand and work with. That is why I want to continue, to endure more challenges, and become a better designer. What makes a graphic designer is how that despite everything, they have made it this far, and to never stop!
The past few months have taught me that even when things are at their most absolute darkest, you can and should keep on going. I lost two of my family members in the span of two months and getting through their deaths and working on graphic design showed me to keep on moving, strive for a better you, and don’t break down when self-doubt gets the better of you. I am a graphic designer, and I will strive for nothing but expressing what is truly me. That is why if you give me that waiver for GD2, I will learn and continue my journey on how to truly understand and even perfect that art of graphic design. I want to see this to the end, and grow as a better person, working with me peers to make something out of us, with better critiquing skills, and improving my art. Much like my projects, I have come a very long way. Why should I ever have to stop here?
Thank you!