Design Can Change the World
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The document discusses how studying design can help one in their everyday life and career. It provides tips for art majors on customizing portfolios, networking, gaining practical work experience through internships, and developing business skills. Graduates in creative fields share stories of unexpected career opportunities that arose from passion projects, internships, and professional recommendations. The key message is to be flexible and don't expect a straight path, as creativity can lead places in unexpected but positive ways.
Design Can Change the World
- 1. Design Can Change the World (or at least your world) How Studying Design Will Help You in Your Everyday Life By @EmilyMiethner
- 2. Hello and welcome! -Introductions By @EmilyMiethner
- 3. What I Do -Social Media Marketing Coordinator, Sterling Publishing -Founder / President, NY Creative Interns By @EmilyMiethner
- 5. How I Got There -Career fairs / Career Center visits -Internships -Events (at school and outside of school) By @EmilyMiethner
- 6. LI BUSINESS A41 Job hunt talk MORE STOCKS ONLINE newsday.com/business LOCAL STOCKS gives hope SPOTLIGHT LI BUSINESS YTD COMPANY CLOSE CHG. CHG% CHG% P/E to art majors AcetoCorp 5.64 +.12 +2.20 +9.50 94 AMdAlt 6.70 +.07 +1.10 +1.10 29 ArborRT 2.46 +.11 +4.70 +23.60 ... ArrowEl 28.92 +.01 ... -2.30 23 AstoriaF 13.37 +.07 +.50 +7.60 25 Audvox 8.01 +.06 +.80 +13.00 ... BY PATRICIA KITCHEN he was contacted for an in- BRT 5.21 +.05 +1.00 +2.20 ... patricia.kitchen@newsday.com tern position, which seemed BovieMed 7.56 +.11 +1.50 -3.20 ... to “come out of the blue.” BridgeBcp 24.15 -.10 -.40 +.50 17 When it comes to finding a Another key message: Honor BroadrdgF 21.28 -.14 -.70 -5.70 13 job, Mosa Parris, 21, faces your passion even if you’re not CA Inc 22.70 +.04 +.20 +1.10 17 three challenges: 1) graduating sure where it’s taking you. CPI Aero 6.73 +.23 +3.50 +12.00 13 into a tough job market; 2) Yvonne Dagger, a 1994 Hofstra CVD Eqp 4.00 -.05 -1.20 -3.60 40 having catch-up work to do grad, told how her love for ani- CablvsnNY 24.15 -.17 -.70 +13.30 25 NEWSDAY PHOTO / THOMAS A. FERRARA after switching majors last mals led her to paint portraits of CedarSh 6.91 -.03 -.40 +1.60 41 year; 3) switching to a major shelter dogs and cats. Her hus- Chyron 2.15 +.03 +1.40 +3.40 ... not known for being in univer- band asked what she was doing; Comforce 1.22 -.01 -.80 ... 12 sal demand, fine arts. she said she didn’t know. But Comtech 32.93 +.36 +1.10 -6.00 25 Still, the Hofstra University soon after, MarthaStewart.com DealrTrk 15.10 -.03 -.20 -19.60 ... senior left Tuesday’s career learned of her work, which is FalconStor 3.82 ... ... -5.90 ... event, “Not All Artists Are now featured on the site. Fst LI 24.77 -.37 -1.50 -1.90 13 Starving,” full of hope and en- Also, develop a practical side, FlushFn 12.67 +.07 +.60 +12.50 12 thusiasm. A former pre-med several speakers said. O’Kane Fonar 1.20 -.03 -2.40 -23.60 ... student, she said, “It was in- told of his increased apprecia- FreqElec 5.04 +.03 +.60 -1.90 ... spiring, revealing and every- tion for things like health bene- Emily Miethner, a Hofstra senior and marketing/events intern at Gentiva h 27.97 +.97 +3.60 +3.60 15 thing I need to hear.” fits, which he has on his job, and Time Out New York magazine, puts out literature for her “Not All GettyRlty 22.59 +.02 +.10 -4.00 12 One key theme from several the need to “give practical mat- Artists Are Starving” networking event at the university Tuesday. Globeco 7.69 -.03 -.40 -1.70 37 of the seven speakers, all former ters a thought.” One of the hard- Griffon 13.01 -.02 -.20 +6.50 34 arts majors now working in the est things for an artist is to do field: Don’t expect a straight self-marketing, said Dagger, yet TIPS FOR ART MAJORS HainCel 16.41 HaupgDig h .88 +.27 +.04 +1.70 +4.60 -3.50 +2.20 ... ... path to finding a job or building it must be done. Also, if you HSchein 56.56 -.41 -.70 +7.50 17 a career. “If you have a plan, ex- want to be a painter, her advice Customize your portfolio Some jobs HiTchPhm 23.35 -.71 -3.00 -16.80 12 pect it not to happen, and that is, “Don’t quit your day job.” to the job you’re going after, they’ve found JennConv .84 -.01 -1.20 -37.30 ... doesn’t mean it’s a negative,” The event was coordinated by said Mark Whalen, promotions JetBlue 5.20 +.01 +.20 -4.60 25 said Amy Dresser, a 1998 Hofstra Emily Miethner, a Hofstra senior art director for Time Out New Photo assistant KSW Inc 3.76 -.01 -.30 +2.70 14 graduate, now a freelance photo and marketing/events intern at York magazine. If at the insis- for magazines Kimco 14.00 -.02 -.10 +3.50 ... retoucher and illustrator in Los Time Out New York magazine, tence of a client you did a Photo researcher LakeInd 8.59 -.14 -1.60 +5.20 72 Angeles. She told of having to de- in conjunction with the school’s project you hate, you don’t have Ad agency art director LifetimeBr 8.28 +.12 +1.40 +15.80 ... velop business savvy after a staff career center. “We’re graduating to include it in your portfolio. Get to know your New media specialist MSC Ind 46.91 +.17 +.40 -.20 27 job ended. At first when she was soon, and that’s scary in general,” asked for her hourly rate, she she said. Hearing from those who professors. Amy Dresser, a at corporations MedicActn 12.64 +.34 +2.80 -21.20 15 said she thought, “I don’t know have made it, “gives you hope.” photo retoucher and illustra- Web designer Misonix 2.13 -.03 -1.40 +12.10 21 how to talk that way.” Parris, who grew up in Guya- tor, told of getting her first at nonprofits NBTY 48.87 -.17 -.30 +12.20 14 Sean O’Kane, a 2008 gradu- na and says she “dreams fashion job after a glowing recom- Junior designer Napco 2.23 -.05 -2.20 +33.50 ... ate and photo assistant for designs” in her head, agrees. Her mendation from a teacher. at interactive design Nathans 15.31 ... ... +.30 15 InStyle.com, told the close to plan is to attend the school’s job Forget about hanging out in agencies NY CmtyB 15.45 -.28 -1.80 +6.50 13 90 students attending how the fair next week in search of an in- your dorm room, said Amy Jewelry and handbag NuHoriz lf 3.38 +.07 +2.10 -18.00 ... unexpected could happen “in ternship, hopefully related to Odell, a marketing manager with designer By @EmilyMiethner OSI Phrm 56.64 -.36 -.60 +82.40 32 really good ways.” Early on, fashion. Yes, she said, there may Getty Images Inc. Join organiza- High school art OneLibrty 10.11 +.26 +2.60 +15.10 16 he had applied for freelance be times when “you’re down in tions, attend art events and teacher 1800Flowrs 2.15 ... ... -18.90 ... www.newsday work with that Web site. the dumps. But the day you give galleries in the city, get your Decor designer for Orbit Intl 3.70 ... ... -3.90 ... Nothing came of that, he said, up is possibly the day you would work — or mention of it — out banquets and corporate P&F 2.51 -.11 -4.20 -3.50 ... but when he least expected it, get your big break.” there on Twitter and Facebook. parties PC Grp h .32 +.01 +3.20 -.30 ... PallCorp 41.00 -.05 -.10 +13.30 24
- 7. How I Use Design at Work (even though design is not in my title) By @EmilyMiethner
- 8. Looks Matter -Give better presentations -Create better resumes By @EmilyMiethner
- 9. Collaborate -Learn to work in teams, formally or informally -Be inspired by your friends ideas, steal them often By @EmilyMiethner
- 11. Value Feedback -Learn to get the most out of critiques -Experience giving feedback to peers By @EmilyMiethner
- 12. Get Stuff Done Faster -Make your own mockups -Make things pretty on your own -Program skills will set you apart in jobs/internships By @EmilyMiethner
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- 15. Questions?! By @EmilyMiethner
- 16. Thank You! By @EmilyMiethner