Week Fifteen | Palladino

I think a lot of people who had previously told me about GRA 217 were trying to scare me. Many of them demonized the class in a way, telling me it would take over my life and sucking away all my free time. GRA 217 is definitely a time-consuming class, but by no means is it terrible if you know how to time manage. I feel that every project we did was relevant to real-world situations and all were very practical. I was especially fond of the resume project, because I have now used that resume I create in class to apply for internships. It must have worked because I was accepted by two of the internships I applied for. I believe I owe a portion of that to my resume and its design.

Recently I ran into a classmate of mine who is a TRF major. He has been thinking about taking GRA 217, even though it's not required for his major, and he was asking me about my experience in the class. I immediately recommended that he take the class, because I feel I've learned so much about graphics and how important basic graphic skills and knowledge are in the workforce. While, like I said before, the class is time consuming and challenging (and sometimes frustratingly meticulous), it's a great class to have under your belt. I'm very happy I took this class, and I'm contemplating taking another, higher-level graphics class in the future. My favorite project was the magazine design project and I'd love to take a class that would allow me to do more projects such as that.