Digital Design Survey: Week 10 lecture
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This document outlines the goals and requirements for students' final projects in their digital design program. It includes discussing career goals and job research, as well as guidance on creating a multi-part final project to showcase their personal brand and plan for entering their desired career field. The final project consists of sections on their studio name and contact info, personal story, ideal job, top 3 entry-level job opportunities, and sources of ongoing inspiration. Students will then present their final projects and have lab time to work on them.
Digital Design Survey: Week 10 lecture
- 1. Week 10: Final Project / Job Research Digital Design Survey
- 2. Goals for Today • Prepare for final project presentations • Talk about job research with Kate Conant • Lab Time to work on your Final Projects
- 3. Let’s Talk about the Final Project • What is the goal of the final project? – Help you think about what your long term goal is in your career – I have not designed this to be busy work – I want it to be extremely relevant to you
- 4. Part 1: Title Page • You want to either put your name of the name of your studio – What do you think is important to consider when thinking of a name for your studio? • Contact information – Is your contact information easy to remember • Other methods of connection – QR code – Let’s generate one now!
- 5. Part 2: Your Story • How to write your story. What is your relevant information? – Ellenforney.com/bio.html – Humcreative.com • Tips from Workawesome.com – Think about your audience: what are you trying to show them? – What makes you distinctive. Tell a story
- 6. Part 2 (cont.) • Take the OCEAN Personality Test – Ocean.visualdna.com • Think about your personality and the type of work that you enjoy
- 7. Part 3: Your ideal job Think high in the sky! • What do you think makes a job a good fit for you? • Anyone had a job that was a really poor fit? A job that you did for the money? Where is the sweet spot? • What tasks are you good at?
- 8. Part 4: Top 3 Starting Jobs • I want you to find a possible entry point into the career that you want • I would like you to find actual job postings that you can share with the rest of the class • What skills do you need for the job? What skills do you need to obtain / work on
- 9. Part 5: Drawing Inspiration • This is a discussion of how you are planning on continuing to be inspired as you go throughout the program • Think about your PLN – What’s a PLN again? • How do the artists that appeal to you reflect your own style?
- 10. Part 6: What is your personal brand • What is the current status of your personal brand? – What niche in the market are you hoping to fill? • Do an examination of your social media presence – How’s your LinkedIn profile? – Is your website presentable? • What have you learned about yourself?
- 11. Presentation Methods • PowerPoint • Google Presentations • Prezi • PowToon
- 12. Kate Conant from the Employment Resource Center
- 13. Lab Time to Complete Final projects