Hewbert Calligraphy Workshop

Watching and listening to Herbert's about his experience since graduating City College and SDSU provided insight into the real world aspect of pursuing design. Although he doesn't use calligraphy as much as he'd like day-to-day, the importance of calligraphy still comes through in how he thinks about design. It was cool to see all the different pens, inks, and the types of effects that can be created with them. It also gave me a whole new appreciation for unique typography because of the pain-staking detail that goes into each word, let along each letter. I'll be buying myself some pens and ink to start creating!

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Amor and Keisuke

I really enjoyed the presentation from Amor and Keisuke - it was amazing to hear about what they've been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. I was mainly intrigued with the workshops for communication solutions and the think tank they took part in. That is the aspect of design that truly draws me; how communication and design interact to solve problems and unlock layers of creativity. In my work experience, those types of interactions most often produce the best outcomes. 

Although it was inspiring to learn what opportunities you can create for yourself, I was still intimidated by the financial aspect, and that the level of success they achieved required that they were not locked into any one place or job. I find it difficult to imagine doing that with my own life and for the people that depend on me. Even still, this presentation in some ways reminded me to be realistic about what is right for me and my life, but it doesn't detract me from believing that success can be achieved in my own way. 

I am very curious still about what their creative process is like, in terms of coming up with concepts and ideas. They both seem to be pretty naturally gifted, which is not the case for most, so I'm interested to learn what they did personally to grow as designers. I understand that time and practice is probably the majority of it, but they must've had their own way of practicing the art of creation.

All in all, wonderful and inspiring presentation. I certainly hope to work with them in the future, whether at City College or beyond.

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Jim Krause

This was a series just packed with information! It was a bit fast so I didn't absorb as much as I would've liked. Ultimately I found that he played with various color combinations and hues based on connection with audience, originality and representation of product. I didn't know that greys and browns came from various saturation levels and mixes of complimentary colors like orange and blue. I certainly learned that without value, there is no hue or saturation! As with the other videos, I found his sources of inspiration refreshing, which continues to broaden the scope of inspiration for me and I'm exciting to further explore the works of the various artists he mentioned.

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