Christopher Wong’s Profile
My name is Christopher Wong. Currently I am studying Communication Design at CityTech.
When entering college my goal was to major in Cartooning and to minor in graphic design. I went to SVA to pursue my Cartooning goals. It was not until several years later that I decided to delve more into graphic design when I began to work for a jewelry company (Steven Vardi Inc). I have a lot of experience in photoshop from drawing my comics, tinkering textures files from videogames, and from all the art classes that I took at SVA. I was hired by the company to be a courier, it was when they learned about my photoshop experience that set me into graphic design. They saw that I put photoshop as a skill in my resume and decided to give me small assignments to see the extent of my abilities. These assignments were just minor touch ups on jewelry pictures. They liked what I did and my position changed from a courier to a sort of editor. I began to create all sorts of banners, graphics and ads for them, as well as retouching their jewelry pictures. When they wanted something created or edited I would be the person they go to. This made me want to go more into graphic design. I want to further improve my skills professionally so I can be better at my job and open up more opportunities.
Now as for my favorite designers that is tricky, the reason is my tastes are more on the cartooning side. I’m still more of a cartoonist at heart then a graphic designer. I love drawing with my hands than work with a computer. You can see and feel passion when you draw the picture with your hands. Using a computer is great to enhance your picture but when creating things I feel its a bit more cold. I love J Scott Campbell’s work, Amanda Conner’s work is great as well. I love character designs that are simple and colorful. I’m not a big fan of art that strives for realism, its too bland in my eyes.
My Courses
COMD Communication Design Internship Coordination Site
This site is designed to help you find fieldwork/study situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates. Students will learn how to assess their talents, update their resume, and promote themselves and their work through social networks. Students will be required to setup and maintain at least two social media networks such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. The instructors for this class are there as mentors if you have not yet found an internship before registering for the course. However, the instructors do not find an internship placement for you. It is your responsibility to find a position that fits your personal career path and help you transition to full time employment upon leaving the halls of CityTech. Ideally, you will use this site to find an internship the semester before taking the COMD 4900 class.
This course introduces students to core concepts in the media field including color theory, design and production terminology, reproduction processes, file formats and substrates. During the semester, students will complete three pages of their own ePortfolio web site, complete a print design project and one video project. Lectures will provide students with a historical perspective of the media field as well as discussing current practices and future trends.
ARTH1112 Introduction to Film-Hybrid
INTRODUCTION TO FILM: ARTH 1112 3 class hours, 3 credits An introduction to the history of film from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the present. Through illustrated lectures, selected screenings, and discussion, students will develop a historical appreciation of film genres including narrative, documentary, and experimental, and of the legacy of major filmmakers. Changing styles and techniques are outlined chronologically to examine the relationship between film and the visual arts
Three Dimensional Design COMD #3292 D222
Principles of three-dimensional design. Course covers an analysis of form and space. Topics include: hollow forms both geometric and organic; architectonic organization of space; light and shadow; geometric solids; the modular unit; form and structure in nature; linear forms with membranes; movement. Applications to packaging, architecture, sculpture and environmental design and graphics. Materials and inherent properties governing their use in form and space.
Internship in Communication Design Assignment to field work/study situations of approximately eight to ten plus hours per week at a graphic arts-related internship site approved by the department internship director. Sites may be in areas such as advertising, printing, corporate communications or publishing. Students keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars/discussions. Supervision is by faculty and by the job supervisor. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Open Lab.
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