well i'm still in college. a year ago, i was at a university livin the dorm experience but i found i didn't quiiite fit in to the school as far as my major goes. (i was an art major with an emphasis of graphic design since they didn't have a straight up graphic design major)
so i took the steps to find a school i thought would fit my career path a little better. i want to apply my hobbies and talents (art) with something practical (graphic design) so i applied to a trade school art institute. go there now. fairly easy to get in. didn't even have to build a portfolio :P
there's so much i want to do. i want to learn flash.. i want to freelance web design. i want to paint murals or sell artwork on the side. and i want to get a job with a business i think i could fit in with (probably something smaller.. more independent) and work w/ graphic design.
when i was a sophomore in high school, i had to job shadow someone for this stupid class we had to take. i had no idea what the hell a "graphic designer" was but it seemed cool and art-orientated. so i decided to job shadow one. he worked for a SEWERAGE AGENCY. not exactly the most glamourous graphic design job. he had a little cubicle and just spent all day working on deadlines for projects and making brochures. he commented on how he can't even draw. he was middle-aged and listened to alice in chains which i thought was pretty cool
despite working for a sewerage agency, he absolutely *loved* his job. and i could see myself there. i guess he put a big impression on me because now i'm going to school to be one..
hopefully not for a sewerage agency tho
