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. Let’s Talk about the Final
Project
• What is the goal of the final project?
– Help you think about what your long term goal
is in your career
– I have not designed this to be busy work – 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
– What do you think is important to consider
when thinking of a name for your studio?
• Contact information
– Is your contact information easy to remember
• Other methods of connection
– QR code – Let’s generate one now!
5. Part 2: Your Story
• How to write your story. What is your
relevant information?
– Ellenforney.com/bio.html
– Humcreative.com
• Tips from Workawesome.com
– Think about your audience: what are you
trying to show them?
– What makes you distinctive. Tell a story
6. Part 2 (cont.)
• Take the OCEAN Personality Test
– 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 – What’s 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?
– What niche in the market are you hoping to
fill?
• Do an examination of your social media
presence
– How’s your LinkedIn profile?
– Is your website presentable?
• What have you learned about yourself?
