Blog 14: Third Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

• I plan on interviewing one of my classmates' mentors or relatives. Either that, or I will interview my mentor's wife, Mrs. Sarah Chen, who is also part of the design industry.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview?

• I will be interviewing them in 2 weeks, on January 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• "What is the best way to communicate your design to others?"

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• "How can someone design something according to their client's and their ideas?"

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ.

1. What is a good way to show your client your designs with their preferences in mind?
2. How do you convince your client that your designs are good enough for them to use?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
-I am mentoring at Ultimate Printing in Rowland Heights, CA
2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
-My contact is Ken Chen. He works with the printing and designing business and manages it. He has been involved with the design business ever since he was young because he always had an interest in it, therefore making him an expert.
3.   How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
-During the school year, I have done 18 total hours.
4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
-My mentor and I worked on a few projects he had gotten from his clients, and often made me a sort of "assistant" that helped him organize things. At home, he would email me things to do and I would create them on Adobe Photoshop. Right now I am still slowly learning how to master Illustrator with his assistance and guidance. I work very well with Mr. Chen; he always tells me to ask if there are any questions I need to ask and always tries to find time to help me grow as an artist. I plan to complete the remaining hours by continuing to work as his assistant and learn new techniques, therefore broadening my knowledge of graphic designing.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
-I worked with my mentor throughout the break, creating more designs and learning graphic design terms.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
-That communication is the best thing to create a successful business with your customer. I watched my mentor speak with a customer and they were very detailed about what they wanted and were very meticulous when it came to exactly what kind of design they wanted.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?
-I plan to talk to either my mentor's coworker, or his wife, who is also in the graphic designing business.