I found I could say things with color I couldn't say any other way...things I had no words for

Perhaps the thing I love most about being a design major is that when midterm time roles around, it's never a chore in that class. There aren't hours of cramming and studying in the library. Sure, I've got french and bio and other academic classes I've got to cram for so it's not all fun and games, but design midterms, even if we have to write an essay, always make me happy. For my design class this semester, I have to write an essay about some articles we were supposed to read. The first was about creativity and what methods we employ to inspire creativity. We also have to talk about the state of today's design awareness and how that hinders the ability of today's designers to create effective work. Isn't that quite possibly the easiest midterm you've heard of? I think that's how you know you've chosen the right major...when even something that's supposed to be tedious and overwhelming makes you excited. As I was reading this article about the process of design and creativity, I saw a paragraph that made me so excited that i get to be a designer. It said:

"It begins with deep digging. You're the excavator. Archaeologist. Explorer. You peek under the mundane to find the magical. Others can sit at desks and study demographics. You sit at Starbucks and study people. Others search archives. You search antique shops. You haul up buckets of data and information, but you're mining for insights. You don't just want ages, genders and zip codes. You want to know about their theme songs, water-fountain gossip and favorite hangouts. You don't just want to hear about personality sets. You want to know what makes them laugh, cry and scream. You stop, look and listen. You explore."


I have an academic advisement this thursday with my very scary and intimidating advisor. I like to go in with the classes I want to take already picked out so that I can get in and out of her office quickly without her biting my head off. Here's what I think I'm going to take in the spring.
*Writing 340
*Printmaking 1
*Advertising Design and Production
*Advanced Design Topics
*Digital Tools for Design