Question: Are you called to creative work?

I believe I am called to creative work, because even when I try to stay away from it, something always leads me back to working with my hands and exploring my creative side. For the most part, drawing and design methods come naturally to me. I enjoy learning new techniques and ways of creating a design or composition that is interesting to look at. I have always been more particular when it comes to the craft of things, and I think marketing and graphic design complement my creative traits.

Once I have my undergrad, I would like to explore a career that pairs my analytical and creative brain. I grew up helping my family’s construction business and have always liked going over layouts of buildings with my dad and brothers and messing around with drawing and design. Eventually, I would like to apply my knowledge of design to construction projects in some form, whether that be creating logos for businesses, handling the marketing for my family’s construction business, or even drafting blueprints for their jobs.

To my classmates: To my professor:

Thank you for giving constructive feedback and tips whenever I had questions on my projects, and encouraging me to embrace the “weird” to create something special and better than what I had before.

Thank you for all the constructive feedback during in process critiques. This semester made me comfortable utilizing criticism to transition my drafts into appealing finals. As Professor Ries would say, “we suffered together”.