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Huffman Design

In my hometown: Monongah, WV

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This is my family.

My niece, Nevaeh

Mom & Dad

Roger, Ashley, and Nevaeh

My sister Brooke

My Dad on WVU field

My cat Gracie

I've grown up in the town of Monongah, WV. I live with my Mom, Dad, my sister Brooke, and a cat named Gracie. I work at the Dairy Kone in Monongah. I love to draw and play basketball. We travel to Outer Banks, NC in the summer. Our family tries to eat dinner together when we can, if not we try and plan to eat out once a week. We go to the Amish Country at least once a year. Church is usually something we go to at least once a week too, on a Saturday. My Dad and I watch Steeler football games together. I consider my Dairy Kone Crew my family too.

The movies I have a chosen are my top five favorites. Dodgeball is my number one movie. Fred Claus is second, then Toy Story, Grown Ups, and Billy Madison. Most of these are comedies. Comedy is my favorite genre. I always love to laugh, so these are hit that funny bone.

The plot for Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is as simple as you’d expect it to be for a sports movie. The underdogs (in this case Average Joe’s Gym) are in danger of losing their gym to a rival (in this case Ben Stiller’s White Goodman and his Globo Gym). Said underdogs enter a tournament to win money to save their gym and inevitably end up facing said rival. Writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber seems to recognize that the plot is going to be easily recognized by anyone who has seen a sports movie like The Mighty Ducks or Necessary Roughness, so instead just has fun within the boundaries of that plot. That’s not to say he doesn’t toss in a few minor twists here and there. The result is a plot that’s predictable, but still delightfully interesting. We know the team is going to go from plot point A to B to C, but it’s still extremely fun watching them get there.

Employment of graphic designers is expected to grow 13 percent, as fast as the average for all occupations from 2008 to 2018. Demand for graphic design is continuing to increase from advertisers and computer design firms. Graphic designers must be creative and able to communicate their ideas visually, verbally, and in writing. This is basically the general term used to describe different ways technology can be used to connect various elements and create a work of art. The goal of graphic design is to create something that is appealing to the eye, and grabs the attention of the viewer. Any and all ideas cannot just look interesting, these creations must work as well. Graphic designers must find the most effective way to get their message across and target the audience. Graphic design combines the creativity and formal characteristics of fine art with the audience-centered approach of marketing to create effective visual communication.

Although the concept of graphic design seems rather easy, what do these designers actually design? Some examples of graphic designs can include: brochures, magazine covers, posters, layouts, business cards, signs, logos, T-shirts, advertisements, websites, compact disc covers, animations, power points, branding, and tickets. Ideas come from the life of everyday people and events. Everyone has memories, emotions, thoughts, insights, and perspectives that need to be focused to solve a problem or to demonstrate a concept. So, most ideas come from the process of focusing. Every design is know for being unique. A design should surprise and enlighten; it should tell the viewer something the viewer does not already know. Graphic designers often use desktop publishing software and computer techniques to achieve their goals.

My Future: Graphic Design

The key to finding ideas is to listen. A good listener hears all sides of a story. Information must be gathered on the competition as well as on the designer's client. The designer must gather information by looking for emotional responses and insights into subjects from real consumers. They look for honesty. There is no salvation for delivering to the client only what they want to hear. The most powerful design is honesty. Designers everywhere must develop a strong, positive relationship with a client to achieve a level of trust where the client can accept and sometimes even embrace the needed changes.

Designers like to know where things come from, their origins and influences, and the whole history of art, furniture, and design. Designers develop images to represent the ideas their clients want to communicate. Images can be incredibly powerful and compelling tools of communication, conveying not only information but also moods and emotions. People respond to images instinctively based on their personalities, associations, and previous experience. Graphic Design is purposeful, informational, and a visual language. Everything in the world is affected by the art of graphic design.

Employment is expected to grow as fast as the average job may, with many new jobs associated with media. A bachelor’s degree in graphic design is usually required. Job seekers are expected to face keen competitions. Individuals with Web site design and animation experience will have the best opportunities. Creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills are important, as are a familiarity with computer graphics and design software. Beginning graphic designers need one to five years of working experience before they are able to advance to higher positions. Graphic designers prepare sketches or layouts for a specific purpose. These purposes can range from road signs, to big business advertisements,to ending and opening movie credits. Graphic design is also used as in education, graphic designers are the illustrators behind the informational pictures, graphs, charts, and diagrams used in school textbooks.

Graphic design is a career that requires a phenomenal amount of talent and various skills to present that talent in a visual form that appeals to people. Many skills needed to succeed in this field are technological. Graphic design is almost always expressed using electronics in some way, shape, or form.

Depending on a person’s experience with Web design and creativity, a graphic designer can overlap into different careers such as an art director, creative director, or even a production artist. All of these fields require some knowledge on page layout, interface design, and visual arts. Visual arts are by far the most important factor in graphic design, the whole point of a design is to express art in a visual way.

My music taste depends on how my mood is. I listen to country, alternative rock, rap, hard rock, pop, and some screamo. I know, I like a little bit of everything. My favorite bands and singers are: Linkin Park, Brokencyde, Asking Alexandria Three Days Grace, Tech 9, Eminem, Yelawolf, Mac Miller, The Script, Lee Brice, Keith Urban, Nickelback, Justin Timberlake, Bret Michaels, Hinder, Skillet, Hollywood Undead, Tim McGraw, Jake Owen, Parmalee, Drake, Simple Plan, All Time Low, Lifehouse, Theory of a Deadman, SafetySuit, Jesse McCartney, and Little Big Town.

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My all time favorite team is the Duke Blue Devils. My college football team is the Oregon Ducks. My two pro football teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets.

Upper right is the Duke Blue Devils. Then the Oregon Ducks. Bottom right is the Pittsburgh Steelers and the bottom left is the New York Jets.