Art & Creativity has always been a part of my life. Since I was a young child I have had the opportunity to create work in a variety of styles of art forms. From drawing, photography, sewing, creative writing, acting, singing, to stilt walking, I have been extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to try so many things that I love. Though I love Graphic design in itself, I find that my passion stems more from a passion to create, and Graphic Design is one medium that I use to do this.

Because I love so many different mediums it can sometime be easy to get bored with a certain style. I think that this is when being critical on myself is important for me. Sometimes I have to tell myself to work through a design block, and this can only be done when I am critical of myself, and my choices, this allows me to be more productive and focused in my. Often I get discouraged, and feel like my work is not creative enough, in these cases it is also important for me to be critical on my design decisions, and eliminate or modify what needs to be changed to make my work more coherent, and inventive.

I believe that it is critical to be critical of yourself because without being critical there is no way you can truly improve. The thing I am most critical about myself, in terms of design, is the way I spend my time. I wish I had more time, and motivation to research, and work on my own. Only because I am aware of this weakness can I fix what needs to be solved. Over this summer my goal is to spend at least 7 hours a week working on design. Though this may not seem to much, comparatively to past summers this would be a very sharp increase. I find that I work best when I have a deadline or assigned project, so I will try to assign myself deadlines and projects that allow me to practice using design tools and foster my creativity. My goal is try and make designs that I can post on Redbubble, which is a site where people can upload their work to sell on different types of mediums, from T-shirts to duvets covers. I will try to ask one person a week what they wish they could have on a coffee mug or poster of, and then make it. This way not only am I getting practice with design tools, and designing random topics, but also I could be adding to my list of potential customers. However, my first self imposed assignment will be to continue editing my SOURCE work. By the end of the summer I am excited to see how I improve in my designing, if at all.