Hollis_ Wrap Up Post

This year flew by. When Hedges said that we would be done before we knew it, I did not believe him. I kept looking at the amount of projects that we needed to do and felt that it would never end. I had never used InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. and was terrified that I would never get the hang of them. I had talked to some of my friends who had taken graphics the previous semester and they said that I would be spending night after night in the computer labs getting projects done. They made it sound like it would be horrible. Well guess what ... they were wrong. I really enjoyed this class and quickly got the hang of the programs. They were right about the time commitment but I found the projects fun. I had a hard time with the poster project because I did not have a lot of time to go to the office hours and then I realized that I just need to make the time.

I found myself critiquing posters and magazines and signs that I saw on a daily basis. I learned a lot about what is considered visually appealing and I came to appreciate the hard work that graphic designers go through in order to get to the pristine final project. The projects started to become easier. Yes I spent many nights in the computer labs, especially after I lost the beginning of my interface project when my flash ejected itself, but that was the only bad experience that I had the whole semester. I can now distinguish specific typographies and feel out the mood that is trying to be portrayed.

I know that the skills I have learned will come in handy as I continue into the workforce and throughout my future. I hope to design another logo for myself and use it when I can. I also enjoyed the class discussions and would talk to my other friends about the stuff I learned and got them interested in graphics as well. If I have time in my busy schedule, I hope to take another graphics class. This class helped me become a more creative person and I can now put together colors and type on posters, magazines and websites and make it look good. My grades only improved and so did my understanding of graphics. I feel very lucky that I had Greg Hedges as my professor because he made the class very interesting and fun. He will be greatly missed. Thanks for everything!