Yesterday, I installed my first-ever window cling. I am not the biggest fan of production. However, this one was okay. We had to cut off the bleeds, attach an adhesive to the back, and then cut off any excess adhesive. After that, we brought it to the classroom, where it would be hung up. Because this…

On May 3, I will be graduating college… That is such a surreal thing to say and think about! This journey has been a rollercoaster. Starting out was very stressful for me. I had zero prior experience in any of the software. After the first few classes, I was sure this wasn’t for me, and I wouldn’t be good at it. However, I…

In April, I read 11 books. I was not expecting to be able to finish this many books this month simply because of how busy things were with finishing up projects and setting up for the Portfolio Show. However, because I worked ahead on a lot of stuff, I was sitting pretty for most of my assignments, allowing me more time…

Thursday, 25, 2024, was the day of the 2024 Portfolio Show. We have been working towards this day for the last two years. Every project, website, etc., had the opportunity to be used in this portfolio show. We had the freedom to display anything we wanted. For my board, I displayed logo examples and four…

One of our last assignments was a “project of choice,” meaning we could choose anything we wanted to do, whether it be an infographic, stickers, poster, etc., or, in my case, book covers. I love to read, and when presented with this assignment, I immediately wanted it to involve books somehow; it was suggested by a classmate…

Over the last two weeks, life has been so hectic. I’ve been working on finishing up assignments. After finishing those assignments, I started printing, which was very stressful, but I learned a lot. After printing all my stuff, I went to Michaels, bought a tri-fold display board, and taped my design pieces onto the board.…

This weekend has been crazy. I live in Brandon, SD, but I learned this weekend that my family will be moving 10 minutes away onto a 10-acre land. The house on the property is essentially two houses, one “apartment” upstairs and one “apartment” downstairs. I initially planned on moving out after college this year; however,…

Today was a hectic day. I drove all around Sioux Falls, hand-delivering invites to different design companies. My delivery included an invite to STC’s portfolio show and a poster giving information about the show’s details. It was very cool to see all the different design shops and talk to designers currently in the field. Many…

This week has been a rough one. My bird, Leo, an Amazon Parrot passed away on Wednesday morning. He has crossed the rainbow bridge. He got very sick with a respiratory infection, and unfortunately, we didn’t catch it in time. He was a great bird. He had so much life left to live; he was…

Yesterday, we took our portrait images for the portfolio show. I volunteered to be a photographer along with two other classmates. We came in early and set up lights into ‘butterfly lighting.’ Butterfly lighting is a portrait lighting pattern with the key light placed above and directly centered on a subject’s face. Setting up lighting, white balance,…