Final Thoughts
Throughout this experience I learned that working with a client is really hard. Trying to get on the same page, creating a design with limited instructions, deciding which designs are good or bad, and trying new ideas and techniques even though they might not work were all difficult things for me to work through.
I'll take these ideas and use then in the real world and and at Santa Susana High School. I've learned that I'll have to go through trial and error with every project I'll do. I can't do something right on the first try, I've learned that having failures, even small ones, make me and my art stronger. I've learned how to think and express my ideas in different ways which has made me more creative in school and outside of it. I went into this project expecting to be making designs for clothes and accessories. I was in the mindset that people are going promote my art every time they wear my shirt or take out their bag. Having my product change from apparel to posters was very annoying and difficult to accept. And once I started to made my first few sketches, I was really proud of what I drew. I felt like I pushed myself to draw stuff out of my comfort zone. Having my drawings get pushed aside because it's not what the client is looking for is a really tough thing I had to accept. |
Like I said before, going from one type of product, apparel, to another, posters, was very different from my original plan. Creating designs for clothes and promotional business materials are very different.Designing clothes is very free form. You can design whatever you want, there are no real limits. With promotional business material there's a lot more you have to consider: layout, typography, color, composition, symbolism, and so much more. I also didn't plan on having a presentation at Santa Su, that was one of my client's ideas.
I drew as a scholar because I did all my art on my own. I improved my skill and independence as an artist. I didn't think I would've made it this far as a freshman in high school. I didn't even know I was an artist but now I can reflect on my work and realize that I have the ability, the skill, and the creativity it takes to be a graphic designer. I think I helped people with my senior project because it promoted the message of NOM. I gave people another place to seek help and support when they might not have had one. I do think I made a difference at Santa Su. |
I do feel like I completed this project with a lot of honor and integrity. I gave people a safe, helpful, and educational organization where everyone is excepted and loved. I think I offered this assistance in a safe and respectful way by promoting it as a presentation to seek guidance and help for substance abuse. No one had to share anything if they weren't comfortable. It was an environment that included voluntary activities. I utilized my art skills and my knowledge of this organization to help my school and my community. Even if someone who attended the presentation didn't find it very useful they can tell their family and friends so they might seek help.
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Slideshow Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qe7fxo4yUG818wsC9fAVK5PqLME2pR_P06ME9i3ipkI/edit?usp=sharing