Words of Encouragment
I emailed my friend Kevin (the designer in California) about this class (Technology as a Creative Medium), and he gave me some great advice. I thought I’d share a little bit of his wisdom (and keep the rest for myself):
So this is a big year for you. It DOES mean you will have to choose a path and then give it 800%. The great thing is that you will be learning all your life. Technology will continue to change, design styles will change and the culture around us will continue to change. Each one of those will be merciless in demanding that you keep up. So whatever medium you choose to specialize may be where you start — but who knows where you will end up over time? It has been the one thing I have loved about design as a profession — change — ALL the time. Of course there is a graveyard of designers who, no matter how talented they were, never took well to change. Didn’t want to learn new things. It sounds like the topic you have to choose will be your thesis of sorts. Not sure if they actually call it that, but it could be a thesis for you personally — something that you choose, out of all the possibilities and commit to be your starting point in your career. Even if you move into other areas over time — by staying on top of the field and having a driver in you that keeps you learning and creating.