First week of discovery
Ok, so I didn’t spend last Friday educating myself on the programs of my trade. Instead, I visited a local high school career day and enlightened some students about the great job I have and what it takes to become a graphic/website designer. It was a fun day, and the kids asked some really great questions.
The discovery I made was in taking a good hard look at what it took me to get where I am today. In preparation for the day with students I reviewed my education, the skills I acquired during and since leaving school, starting and building my business, making business contacts to build a network of potential client sources, and the continuing need to learn my ever-changing trade.
I realized I have worked hard to get where I am now, that I will need to continue to work hard and educate myself in order to stay competitive in today’s market, and how lucky I am to have found a profession that still excites me everyday. I also discovered how much I love talking about my job and letting people know that I love what I do. I really do look forward to going to work each morning to see what new challenge awaits me.
Hopefully this Friday I will be able to post information concerning the things this blog is all about. Now back to the work at hand!
Welcome to my blog!
Ok, I’m gonna have a go at this blogging thing. Hopefully I’ll be able to post some interesting stuff here to keep you coming back for more. Each week this year I am going to spend at least part, if not all of my day on Fridays learning more about the programs I use everyday in my work. These include Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, and Illustrator. My intent is to share the tips and tricks I learn about each of these programs with anyone who needs or wants them.
If you have specific topics of interest that you would like to hear about, please feel free to let me know. I may have insight into particular areas of the programs and will be able to help you immediately. I’ll be posting links to tutorials I find or creating them myself for you to download.
My hope is first, to further educate myself, therefore becoming more proficient at my trade, and second, to share my knowledge with others.
I hope you enjoy my blog and will comment on my postings if you find them useful.
Enjoy!
Monica