Second Event “Zoomin’ With Creatives”
The second event is an online event organized and hosted by CUNY ASAP in collaboration with the CityTech COMD department, held via Zoom. This online event is open to anyone interested in design, regardless of their school or major. The event features three seasoned professionals from the design industry: illustrator Marcos Chin, designer Todd Goldstein, and photographer Rehan Miskci.
The event begins with each professional introducing themselves within a set time limit. Their introductions include their personal experiences, the journey of becoming a designer, their current achievements, and their projects. After the introductions, the host moves on to the next segment, which is similar to an interview. The host asks the guests questions, which they then answer. The questions generally cover topics such as challenges faced in the field and how they were resolved, struggles and decision-making processes, obstacles encountered on the path to becoming a designer, moments of doubt, and ways to accumulate design experience. During this time, the host also allows the audience to ask the guests questions. Even if some questions are tricky, each guest does their best to answer and provide what they believe to be reasonable responses. The overall atmosphere is very pleasant. Personally, I appreciate that the host keeps the questions focused and steps in to ask interesting and relevant questions when the audience is unsure what to ask. I often have many questions but struggle to articulate them clearly, so I find the host’s guidance during the Q&A segment very helpful.
The most memorable speaker for me was Marcos Chin because of his personal journey. He mentioned that he is naturally introverted and shy, but he became brave and sought out the necessary resources for his future development. I admire this greatly. I also appreciate his illustration style, particularly his use of color, which gives his work a clean, fresh, and light feel that is very comforting.
Next is Todd Goldstein. I have browsed his website and seen many of his graphic design projects, which offer plenty for me to learn from and observe. Lastly, there is Rehan Miskci. Although her photography style doesn’t personally interest me much, her explanations of each photograph gave me new perspectives on photography. I never realized that photography could be approached in such creative ways.
