The philosophy of design I would say is that go with whatever captivates the viewer’s eye. I believe that my process is particular different when it comes to making identities for projects like “SOURCE” I think creatively and the assignment is for a Symposium that wants something a bit modern in taste with no room for creative imagery. My method of tackling this project was to try something different, something that I haven’t seen on campus. Something I can call mine but also St. Edward’s. By creating colorful and dynamic imagery I would attract the attention of the liberal students that attend St. Edward’s university because that’s who I thought my audience would be. Students who would be genuinely interested in hearing presentations of their majors. My idea was to mix in pop culture influences like Andy Warhol, and Martin Venizky, only taking my own twist and combining elements from movies like the Vertigo movie poster. Again, layering multiple ideas into one thing that can be read across all of my design decisions. I believe that human expression is an important part of creating my poster and that’s why I chose to incorporate people and human parts like hands. I believe I dabbled too much on the poster because during critique I wouldn’t really get answers and I’d get so caught up in my questions being answered with questions that I had a vague idea of what was meant to be changed and what was meant to stay. Vague criticism is my weakness and I don’t know how to interpret it.
I want to ask of you Tuan is to tell me what YOU see in me? Do you think I’m a designer? If I am what kind of designer am I? Why do you think I hesitate on creating ideas? Why am I so hesitant to stick with one? What should change? Am I a good designer? Am I a good student?
I’m very passionate about design and I don’t hate it. Of course, I want to be a part of the field but I feel like nowadays I rarely have time to invest in all of my projects and classwork because of my circumstances that I have in my daily life. I’m currently in the process of removing things from my life that do not bring any value or direction in my life. Friends, some family members, objects, etc. I don’t expect you to understand but I want you to know that I’m trying my best to understand myself, my purpose, and my life in general.