Video Chat, 5/7

Don’t forget, today at noon will be our secondly weekly video chat session. Again, we will be using the Big Blue Button on the iLearn page for our 2020 design class.

I did want to add…. Tuesday was, in my opinion, a very successful experience. As you all have heard me talk about it before, I try to incorporate work based learning assignments into the class so you can all hear from working professionals. So, on Tuesday, our video chat consisted of watching a professional graphic designer work on a commission piece, while explaining her process. To summarize it, she worked on a piece for a client (character sketch work), while also showing some process work for previous files and illustrations that she had worked on. She explained her process from researching reference, sketching positions, doing color compositions, and then the final finished piece.

My goal is to have her come in again next week (maybe even today, if I can get a hold of her), and explain her graphic design work that she does for the company she works for. You guys can feel free to ask questions as she is working or navigating her files. Even if you are not interested in graphic design or illustration, I hope you take the opportunity to learn something from her presentation.