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Our trip to El Cajon was a different but interesting experience, probably and eye-opener for most of us there towards a different avenue in design, being; monument signage or environmental graphics. Which is currently outside of my comfort zone, going from the 2d to having to look at things in a 3d way. It was cool to see the process of going from concept starting with the  clients idea, to the designers filtering of those ideas or concepts. Then into the physical manufacturing process of these signs.       We also got some insight on how different materials respond to weather, and materials specific for indoor or outdoor. Learning about different machinery on the production line was pretty shocking when taking monetary value and technique/purpose. Things i would have otherwise possibly never knew existed. He also gave us some insider information on purchasing digital printers, he shared with us that they have a 40% throw away rate, so if "him being the vultu...

Our class trip to Miresball was my first time ever going to an agency, and physically looking at that type of work environment, which was pretty exciting as a student since we can potentially end up actually working in a place like Miresball. The building itself was really cool, and the floor layout was pretty interesting, a cool side note was how the building dates back to the 30's or 40's and was originally occupied by a casket manufacturer. The atmosphere overall was pretty pretty artsy and refreshing to look at as a work environment, art/graphic design pieces pinned everywhere and a long bookshelf of graphic design books I could'nt keep my eyes off of.          It was cool to learn about their past project, Lux Art Institute: a unique art facility for a changing world." How they were able to get that off the ground with what started with lots of pro-bono work, fundraising and grants, and how they built simple and effective branding of of a simple sq...

Meeting Ron Miriello on Wednesday February 7th, 2018 was such a great experience, and one of the most memorable people i have met in design thus far. He could definitely go ramble on-and-on, but never bore you. His appreciation for quality vintage/antique things such as bicycles, old tools, random machinery is admirable. His curiosity for how things function, how they're built is something we all need to adapt on our daily lives, kinda reminds me of the old saying: "sometimes you just gotta stop to smell the roses", but with a modern twist. Some quotes from him I wrote down :   "Talent alone does not cut it, hard work eventually overpowers"  "Be on the path of constant learning" "The computer is phenomenal, but dont get trapped in it" "Put in the work, go through the rigger"