One of the most memorable works I’ve done in the past few years at UNE is a blog assignment I did for CMM 240, a social media class. The blog helped me hone my digital media skills and was a semester-long project, which is probably why it’s so meaningful for me.
A work I’m most proud of is an essay I wrote while studying abroad in Morocco. I worked on this piece of writing for a super long time because it delved deeply into my as a person and ended up being a very intimate and emotional story, which explains why I’m so attached to it.
Graphic Design Projects are some of the ones I wish I could re-do the most, because since I’ve taken the class my skills have increased drastically as I’ve found passion in the field and done work in the industry with actual clients. When I did the assignments in the past I lacked technical skills and the time necessary to think in advance about the projects, because I viewed them as school work and not portfolio building opportunities. If I could, I would re-do some of my design work from that class with the skills and knowledge I have today.
I think that looking back upon some of my past work listed above shows clearly how much I cared about each assignment/ topic at the time. For example, I wasn’t interested in graphic design when I started the class, I simply needed the credit as an art major. Therefore, when completing some of the assignments I didn’t care as much as I should have, and looking back on those assignments I’m disappointed because that class ended up inspiring my love for the field and helped me navigate what I wanted to do after graduating. So one thing I notice now about my past work is that it’s obvious how I view/ cared about the assignment at the time that I completed it.
One thing I noticed about my blog project that I’m proud of is how my passion and also skills increased throughout the course of the assignment. Visually, each post looks more polished as I continued throughout the semester, which I’m proud of because it shows that I actually enjoyed creating posts and the process.
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