Elizabeth's Writ 340 Blog

Though skeptical at the start, I ended up enjoying reading about Timmermeister’s farming adventure. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I have, at times, thought about what it would be like to drop everything, move out to the countryside, and a start a farm. This idea is precisely what Timmermeister’s story depicts. I feel in today’s society many people will not admit when they have failed. Instead, Timmermeister takes his failures and provides in-depth descriptions of these failures. This gained my respect for the author and gave me the further enjoyment of his story. Up until this book, most farming articles or literature I have read has been about animal cruelty, greenhouse gasses, pesticides, etc. Timmermeister brings up these issues but keeps more focused on his journey and path, which I enjoyed. Lastly, I loved that Timmermeister was chasing the original American Dream. In the consumer society of today, the American Dream has changed into a materialistic and trivial dream. Timmerme...

Assistant Graphic Designer The term "assistant graphic designer" seems like a self-explanatory term. But, if you ask one exactly what a graphic designer does, often he is not sure: "they design graphics?" An assistant graphic designer assists the principal designer by creating graphics, developing typographic compositions, conducting design research, and sampling colors for client presentations. Assistant graphic designers rarely design or create their ideas. Rather, they create different options of a single design. These different options can include different color variations, typography choices, or even size options. Assistant graphic designers are important in the design process. They give clients as many options for a design as possible. Along with this, their work allows principal designers to be working on as many projects as possible. Most recently, I was an assistant graphic designer at Sussman Prejza & Co. There are three descriptions to d...

Before beginning, I thought I would despise this book, to be honest. But, reading up to chapter 9, I have quite enjoyed it. The general story of Timmermeister’s farming adventure is far more interesting and relatable than I initially thought it would be. Today, so many writers try to use bureaucratic words in attempt to prove their intelligence. Yet, I really appreciate that Timmermeister does not find this necessary. His use of common language makes reading his book an enjoyable experience, as well as adding to his air of relatability. The main criticism I have for this book is Timmermeister’s use of extreme detail. This is the one downfall and makes reading the book a painful at times. Along with this, I feel his chapters were far too long due to this excess in detail. My favorite chapter so far is chapter 8, “Raw Milk”. Growing up, my family and I always ate unpasteurized cheese when spending time in London each winter and summer. In LA, my dad was friends with the man who work...

Describe where you come from? My dad is American and my mother is British. I was born and raised in a neighborhood called Brentwood. It is reminiscent of a beach town, without being on the beach. I have spent a lot of time in London which has shaped me as a person. I, also, lived in NYC for a year. While it was short-lived, it forced me to grow up. London and NYC both have helped me get out of the Brentwood bubble which is so easy to fall into. Tell me where you're going? I don’t really know. I would like to pursue career in graphic design after graduation, but thankfully have an extra semester of college to postpone that. I would love to move to London at some point in my life, but I am not sure how feasible that is, and also it rains a lot. T ell me how you plan to get there? I am majoring in graphic design and minoring in communication design. I have had a plethora of internships and I am hoping to get an even better one for this summer, that will eventually d...