Elizabeth's Writ 340 Blog

Over the weekend, I watched four different movies. The irony is I don't even like movies...I generally do not have the patience or attention span for them. But, for some reason, this past weekend, all I wanted to do was watch them (probably out of procrastination). Usually, I am the girl watching reality TV and romantic comedies. But this past weekend, I watched Lady Bird, Black Panther, Blade Runner, and Blade Runner 2049. For those of you who do not know, Lady Bird is about a teenage girl's senior year of high school. With a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, I've been excited about this movie for a while. This movie was not your typical story of a high school girl's life. Rather, it explores her complicated relationship with her mother, her hometown, and her future. I think I felt especially connected to this film due to the fact that the protagonist ends up at NYU, where I attended my freshman year. She tells her mother, "I  want to go to the East Coast. I want to go wh...

Design: The Thought Process You Can See A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Professional Graphic Designer http://obsessive-coffee-disorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1175341_10151810192895210_524476179_n.jpg Design the All-Mighty: “Everything is design. Everything!” –Paul Rand Look at the computer you’re sitting in front of. Do you see that little logo below your screen? You probably haven’t thought much of it, but that simple logo has been worked on endlessly by a whole team of individuals! These individuals are graphic designers.  Graphic design is the form of visual communication with the end goal of illustrating or visualizing ideas in the most straightforward and most visually pleasing way possible. If this excites you, inspires you, or motivates you, you might consider a career in graphic design. Thomas Watson of IBM once said, “good design is good business” in 1950. Today, this idea is becoming even more important, only furthering the need for ta...