Tuesday, May 26, 2015

I had a difficult time this semester. I had multiple projects on my plate including classwork, freelance jobs, extracurricular projects, and client work at Faculty Commons. I will be graduating this June so I decided to take all the Senior classes–Senior Project, Internship, Portfolio, and 2 others. Half way through the semester, I found out that it was a big mistake because I couldn’t cope with the stress and I ended up dropping 2 of these classes. In the end, I learned 2 important lessons–say “no” when you need to and don’t be afraid to ask for help. I’d like to thank all my friends, especially those in the Faculty Commons Design Team. Professor Jordan and the design team students would constantly give me advice and feedback, and the mental support I needed (whether I decided to continue on with my Senior Project or to drop it).

This semester at Faculty Commons I had the opportunity to work with the English department to brand their courses, workshops, and their hallway displays. I was lucky to get the opportunity and freedom to be creative with the display case designs. So I went with paper art. All the projects before this one required the use of the computer, but this one didn’t. I was able to go hands-on. Cutting the script letters that I drew was probably the most challenging. Second was having to carry all the materials, go back and forth, and putting all the large paper up. I couldn’t have done it without physical assistance and mental support of my design team. All I had to do was just ask for help. Not only that, but I also found a new passion/hobby.

–Mandy Mei