Well it’s official. I’m not taking any classes this Summer. Mostly because the offerings are pathetic. Not a single thing that will either take care of a needed credit, or just anything I want to take in general. So this summer shall be my own way of learning. Woot!!
I’m working out a mental list of everything I want to accomplish by summer’s end. Some are personal, some educational, but all things to keep my busy and the brain working. I give this until June 1st, then I’ll just be playing video games and catching up on my sleep.
In no particular order I give you:
Things to Accomplish Summer 2008
- Re-write Resume
- Get DisasterDesigns completed and online
- Research possible college options for future bachelor degree finishing
- Write/Call MSU regarding what I would need to do to finish my Psych degree
- Take on a few freelance jobs
- Work on the Marty/Me book project that is collecting layer upon layer of dust
- Read. Read. Read.
- Learn ASP.NET
- Refine Flash skills
- Create no less than 5 CSS templates for use with sites
- Improve layout technique and design in Photoshop
- Learn. Learn. Learn.
- Eat better, move more
- Organize files on computer more efficiently
- Start an IRA
- Save $. Save. Save. Save.
- Start looking for companies to potentially apply with in the area and out of state
- Write daily entries here
- Sell things I don’t need.
- Start creating a more professional wardrobe. Comfortable but office appropriate.
- Plan out for a better financial year
- Relax and enjoy the sunshine
I’ll likely add to and subtract from this but at the moment that’s a little window into the things I want to accomplish with my ’semester off’.
Oh yeah, and I’ll be working full time as always. I just can’t get enough of doing something all the time. I am a sick, sick puppy.
Filed Under (DisasterDesigns, General) by darkangeldaria on 21-03-2008
Been tinkering with the layout for my portfolio. I’m just not happy with it, yet. I like the ideas I have going in parts of it but as a whole it’s not nearly as polished as I would like it to be just yet.
I’ve been looking at other sites for inspiration again, which I love to do. I like to see what other people are doing, critique it purely from a visitor’s standpoint. Really i just like to see what others in my soon to be field are up to. Where they are drawing inspiration.
So far i have to say I really like Shifting Creations page. I don’t necessarily love the style of the whole thing but I love the content choices and the little touches. Especially on the About page, the little comic versions of himself are a nice touch I think.
Without further babbling here is where I’m at with my current little diddy. I may complete it, I may start over. With me you never know. I get one idea but the next day something else entirely different will strike me as a better option.
Finally getting my swing back. I re-did the front page for the domain last night. Feel free to check that out here.
I’m also getting ideas flowing in regards to a site I should have put up years ago; My own portfolio. At this point my design is down on paper and I’m looking at other pages to spark some ideas of what I should include and what I should not bother with. Also, sadly, it’s giving me the motivation to do something else I have no done in far too long. Update my resume.
I just found this site, newark1.com in my little process. I’ll have to sit down and give it a good read later but there appears to be a wealth of information on everything from color theory to placement. There’s also a blog. I smell a time suck…but at least this one will educate me, unlike Guitar Hero…
After I get my design portfolio up and running my next big goal will be a redesign of this page. I appreciate the work other put have put into the templates I’ve been trying to learn from, but I feel like a thief in a sense, even when allowed, using someone else’s work on my page.
Filed Under (Design, Flash, LCC) by darkangeldaria on 13-03-2008
Mid Semester and I haven’t written a word since it began, sad isn’t it.
I just finished my very first full Flash game, which I’ll post (maybe) after I do some finalization type things to it.
My website is up for my advanced web development class, but it’s nothing spectacular do to the constraints given in general for the assignments.
If there is anyone interested in seeing that it is located here.
That’s about all this girl’s got right now. Too busy with work and life in general to really have been into anything else. Haven’t really even had time to poke around my usual Design blog haunts…depressing really.
