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 2 - Summer Mentorship

(This isn't something I made during my mentorship, but it's something I was requested to make for my church, which was a type of graphic design: layouts, which I learned to do during my time of mentoring.)

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

-Caroline Hou, (626) 330 4919, Betani Footwear

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?
-My mentor designed shoes. Since shoe design and graphic designing is within the same category, it was something that could work out. My job was to take pictures and create layouts for the shoe catalogs.

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.
-1. What are the things I'm presenting to the world that requires professional design?
2. What are the key materials needed to design something the customer will be satisfied with?
3. What does a graphic designer need to know outside of their field to create a successful business with other businesses?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
-The most important thing I gained from this experience was that I needed to be able to satisfy many people, ranging from my mentor to the customer with my designs.

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.
-My senior project topic will be about graphic design. I originally decided on going down the graphic design path, therefore I decided to start small and I really liked how interactive I was able to be in that environment. It made me like my topic even further, since it was not only just designing, it was also photography and layouts all together.