shrouded

Part of the requirements for the project associated with this blog was to accomplish at least seven of a list of fourteen provided topics of interest, my chosen first being: interview someone in a related program to Graphic Design and see how clear they understand what we do. Educate them and share your experience.

I elected to interview a good friend Sara B who is a recent graduate from the print journalism program here at Conestoga College, which falls under the umbrella of The School of Media and Design. Here are her responses.

Q.           Sara, what is the name of my program and what title will I garner after graduating?

A.            Graphic Design, and presumably Graphic Designer.

Q.           What duties are associated with my chosen career path?

A.            I would imagine an artistic eye is required; Graphic Designers are the artists of the modern age.

Q.           Could you name a well known Graphic Designer?

A.            I believe Milton Glaser is a Graphic Designer; he created the I Heart NY logo.

The more in-depth questions I asked, the less she seemed to know; however, it was interesting to me that she did know the basics of the field, and certainly more than I before beginning my journey. Still though, for a profession of visually intelligent persons who’s soul mission is effective communication of information, we seem to all wear a shroud of invisibility to the people we design for.