Strategic Planning - 5 years
Personal:
Getting treatment and help for my mental health, and learning how to manage it.
Travel to a country by myself
Having my own apartment
Move out of Colorado
Take lessons in a hobby I want to learn (skating or cello or both)
Make a dent in paying off student loans
Rescue a cat
Buy a coach. Not one that people sit in. A couch purely for aesthetic purposes but is terrible to actually sit in. That’s success.
Professionally:
Work for a company I love and aligns w/ my personal morals (ex. Diversity at all levels, gives back to the community, etc.)
Work Internationally
Work on movies. I want to be a credit in a film.
Lead a team of people
Speak with students at my alma mater.
Creatively
Learn to digitally paint or draw
Have an online store where I sell designs (also works under professionally)
Play more video games, read 100 books in one year, etc. (Fill my creative well)
Learn how to oil paint
Make one piece street art
Portfolio Goals:
I want to have a nice color palette. Specifically, I want to have a cool-toned palette. I think this will help it have a cohesive look.
I want it to be easy to navigate and accessible (ex. I want to try to include text descriptions for photos).
Avoid Helvetica. I really like it but I need to branch out. In general I would like to have more fun with my typography.
Update projects to show growth. This will not be done in time for this class, but I do want to revisit some design projects from a couple years ago.
Loads well. I have a lot of big files on my process blog so it takes a hot second for it to load now. I need to adjust file size so they are clear but don’t hinder it from loading.
Is a good look at the range of subjects that I have studied in CTD.
Capstone Goals:
I want a good challenge but also something that’s doable. I don’t want it to be so easy that I’m bored.
I want to love it even when I hate it. I want it to be something that I care so much about that even when I want to pull my hair out and never see it again, I continue to work on it because I know the end result will be worth it.
I want it to have a visual element. I’m thinking I’m going to go for more of a design/software based project, even though I do love physical computing.
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