1. Week 10: Final Project / Job
Research
Digital Design Survey
2. Goals for Today
⢠Prepare for final project presentations
⢠Talk about job research with Kate Conant
⢠Lab Time to work on your Final Projects
3. Letâs Talk about the Final
Project
⢠What is the goal of the final project?
â Help you think about what your long term goal
is in your career
â I have not designed this to be busy work â I
want it to be extremely relevant to you
4. Part 1: Title Page
⢠You want to either put your name of the
name of your studio
â What do you think is important to consider
when thinking of a name for your studio?
⢠Contact information
â Is your contact information easy to remember
⢠Other methods of connection
â QR code â Letâs generate one now!
5. Part 2: Your Story
⢠How to write your story. What is your
relevant information?
â Ellenforney.com/bio.html
â Humcreative.com
⢠Tips from Workawesome.com
â Think about your audience: what are you
trying to show them?
â What makes you distinctive. Tell a story
6. Part 2 (cont.)
⢠Take the OCEAN Personality Test
â Ocean.visualdna.com
⢠Think about your personality and the type
of work that you enjoy
7. Part 3: Your ideal job
Think high in the sky!
⢠What do you think makes a job a good fit
for you?
⢠Anyone had a job that was a really poor
fit? A job that you did for the money?
Where is the sweet spot?
⢠What tasks are you good at?
8. Part 4: Top 3 Starting Jobs
⢠I want you to find a possible entry point
into the career that you want
⢠I would like you to find actual job postings
that you can share with the rest of the
class
⢠What skills do you need for the job? What
skills do you need to obtain / work on
9. Part 5: Drawing Inspiration
⢠This is a discussion of how you are
planning on continuing to be inspired as
you go throughout the program
⢠Think about your PLN â Whatâs a PLN
again?
⢠How do the artists that appeal to you
reflect your own style?
10. Part 6: What is your personal brand
⢠What is the current status of your personal
brand?
â What niche in the market are you hoping to
fill?
⢠Do an examination of your social media
presence
â Howâs your LinkedIn profile?
â Is your website presentable?
⢠What have you learned about yourself?