Learning about Design 2

 I have always felt the urge to create and make art. Unfortunately, I wasn't encouraged to develop my skills or pursue a career in art. I was told that finding work in the field would be difficult, especially if I didn't move to a major city. As a result, I started to suppress my creative side, stopped drawing, and lost confidence. I ended up studying radiology, but I wasn't passionate about it. Eventually, I asked myself what I truly wanted to do and what made me happy. I rebelled against the opinions of others and decided to pursue a degree in graphic arts and design at Keiser University. 

I began going to school for radiology and while there was a genuine interest in radiology it was not something I was passionate about.

 One day I finally asked myself what I wanted to do i mean want to do? what makes me happy and what I enjoy. It was a feeling that was refreshing and I almost felt like I was rebelling against my parents as well as a few others I was close with in thinking these things. But, I decided this is my life that I am living for me and I make the choices as to what is best for me so I made one large choice and that was to go to a new school much different than what I had become accustomed to in my time at polk state and pursue a degree in graphic arts and design. My parents were not thrilled but they understood my reasoning and mostly supported me.

 Now I have not been attending Keiser University long and life has dealt some serious curb balls and punches in my first few months there have been many times I felt like I should just give up. But I can and I won't. I have learned so much from my peers and my instructor who are all at various stages of a similar journey and I feel blessed to get the chance to interact with them and see how they grow as artists or designers seeing other students' perspectives and ideas helps me tremendously.  but I think time management is something that is a must to be successful as a student and any kind of career in this industry and so that is something I am currently working on mastering in both my academic and professional career. 

I have learned the importance of meeting deadlines in the industry and it is a crucial part of any business being successful so all employees need to deliver on that 100% like a well-oiled machine. 

My classes I have taken so far I can say I honestly would have loved to have more time in each of them the condensed 4-week classes are intense here and I enjoy them but would love more time I'm thankful for a professor who is patient beyond understanding and has a genuine desire to teach and puts in effort to see that each student succeed. I have learned so much in. adobe creative suites and I think that is what I have loved the most getting a chance to work with Cinmea 4D and After Effects was a treat I watched countless tutorials for hours on end and practiced till I fell asleep on my keyboard. to try and re-create what I envisioned and what I would find tutorials on in hopes of learning one of the many thousands of effects or camera angles and lighting combinations that when combined correctly produce jaw-dropping results. I have learned there is an entirely new amazing world of art and artists out there I never knew existed and above all else, I found there are thousands of positions. people who wants to pursue a career in graphic arts and design available from entry level and up. I can't help but smile as I browse the many employers seeking applicants with the skills I currently am working on obtaining because I got this and I know I can do this