ucgd2012:

Woooahh! Who’s that in the middle of the picture dear reader? It’s ME! Holy Moses it’s time to part the red seas and meet myself, your interviewer, in this breath-taking, hair-raising, end-times edition of:

DU-DU-DU-DOUBLE FEATURE UCGD 2012 INTERVIEW SERIES DAY! (cue soooooooo maaaaaanny trumpets).

It’s time to look into my own soul during this interview with myself, Greg Metz.

1. What did you want to grow up to be when you were a kid?

I really wanted to be a Z-bot when I was a kid. I loved those things and they got to ride around in spaceships and fight other evil robots that apparently did not have mothers that loved them and that was why they were evil. At least I presumed that’s where their evilness came from when I was 7. I hadn’t yet considered the possible non-existence of good and evil and the idea that we are simply predetermined chemical compositions with fates and actions decided by the movement of particles in the universe. It really puts a different spin on things.

2. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? What advice would you have for aspiring designers?

The best advice I ever got was from a broken door.  It said, “Use other door.” And it was totally right.

3. Favorite moment while in DAAP or favorite assignment?

That one time I had to banish Ryan’s doppelganger from Universe 12 to a hell dimension was pretty cool, but since I had to wipe everyone’s memory no one really remembers. I got ice cream afterwards though, so it was totally worth it.

4. What is your capstone project and why do others need to learn about it?

The name of my project is Cheeky Correspondence and I’ve created new types of greeting cards in an attempt to receive physical communication. Also, my logo is a butt. Why wouldn’t you want to learn about that? {author’s note: hahaha, so true me}

5. Where do you want to be doing in ten years?

I just want to have a British accent. And a dinosaur. Probably the accent over the dinosaur though.

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Ooooh me! Always being a jive-ass person, hooking the kids with my slick use of the thesaurus and philosophical uncertainties. Oh boy.

Well dear readers, as I’ve said before, I have been in charge of writing the beginning and end sections that accompany each set of these interview questions. I like to make a bunch of jokes during the process because it’s more fun that way and it’s cool when I can make people laugh. Before I’m done, though, I did want to add one serious bit of writing about my time at DAAP.

I’ve wondered something over the last five years: How will I know that my time at DAAP was a success? This was a major concern for me. Some of my family pretty much wrote off my chances of succeeding in DAAP for various reasons and at first it was all about knowing as many people as possible and getting the best grades that hard work could offer to show them that that was incorrect. Then it was about being respected as a designer and getting really great coops and impressing people with my projects, blahblahblah. I thought that perhaps this would be fulfilling, that this could show everyone how great I was and how great I could be in the future. Well, I was wrong.

Those things are great, no doubt about it. It’s fun to know tons of people and be very successful in terms of your craft, but that just wasn’t it. It wasn’t the core of my time here at UC. I don’t go home or sit up at DAAP thinking about that superduper project I did a year ago. It was the relationships I’ve made with everyone, both big and small, the connections I’ve made that mattered to me the most. I realized, while sitting alone in studio, how much I would miss everyone, some people who I’ve really bonded with and even other people I barely know. It just hit me head-on how much I would miss certain things in studio or at parties and events connected to you, the reader, and this school. All the great opportunities I’ve had and all the journeys that have taken place over the past 5 years, both good and bad. Now the journey is complete and it makes me sad.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to graduate. I want to move on and explore new things and different avenues, but graduation is going to leave a big hole in my life, a very genuine feeling of loss probably just for a sort time, but it’s a genuine feeling nonetheless; a different way in which I might understand my success at UC. I will miss most everything and everyone connected to this school very much, and to experience that feeling, to have enjoyed and to miss something so much that it’s absence leaves a big empty space inside…well, I consider that to be a great success.

And now I must bid you adieu, dear readers. It’s been a blast. Time to go out there looking for another great adventure.

THANKS FOR MAKING ME WELL UP IN THE CGC, GREG.

nataliemiklosic:

architortureschool:

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saraahrns:

I am officially exhausted. Not quite sure why, but all I know is that its 1 am, I am about to fall over, but my brain won’t let me sleep.

Someone must be a little anxious.

dittooooooo

thedsgnblog:

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The studio was set up in December 2005. Specialized in concept, art direction, branding, typography, illustration and graphic design.

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favorite thing ever?

Good to know that on nights when I don’t have any reason to stay up all night but my brain decides to anyway, I can pass the time with a little Scrubs.

does anyone else notice that tumblr’s type recently looks way cleaner and crisper? anyone? what happened?

ucgd2012:

Well hello there dear readers, I am happy to present to bookend to today’s edition of DU-DU-DU-DOUBLE FEATURE UCGD 2012 INTERVIEW SERIES DAY! (cue double trumpets). I know it’s a bit late, but I wanted to make sure everyone was hunkered down wearing their smoking jackets and reading their periodicals before I unleashed another interview for your eyes to see.

Filling out the marvelous 2nd spot of our interview duo is the exquisite Katie Lee.

1. What did you want to grow up to be when you were a kid?

About 10,000 things! My answer would always change. Although I do remember very specifically wanting to become a detective. One year my mom gave me a detective kit complete with notebook, pens, magnifying glass, and rubber stamps. {author’s note: this is awesome} I loved running around outside and pretending to solve mysteries. I guess that isn’t too far off from designing; there’s always some kind of problem to be solved.

2. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? What advice would you have for aspiring designers?

“It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.” You know that advice Ira Glass is popular for saying, about that gap between skill and taste? I felt stuck in that gap for a really long time. I could recognize good work but wasn’t yet capable of producing on that same level. The best advice I’ve ever received is to keep working through it; know that it takes a while and that it’s normal. Don’t quit.

3. Favorite moment while in DAAP or favorite assignment?

How could I choose? I think my fondest memories will be the times that our studio would laugh about weird things our professors would say. Heinz once claimed he couldn’t wear a watch because his pulse would change the time, and invented the mantra: “you can do.” Joe always had hilarious aphorisms, like “fly by the seat of your pants.” Gordon would make up a lot of words, and once told our class that:  ”some of you are good designers, and some of you are nice.” Despite some of the ridiculousness, we were really lucky to have them as our professors.

4. What were some other capstone ideas that you had in mind before you made your choice? Why did you choose your topic over the others?

My other capstone idea was to create an online international travel tool for college students. I was really excited about making unattractive and incomprehensible travel information into beautiful and useful info-graphics. In the end, I decided I was equally interested in pursuing a typeface for persons with low vision, and knew that it would make for a better exhibit experience in the end.

5. Who’s your dream client?

My dream client is a multi-faceted one. That way, I’d be able to design for problems that are new to me, or switch it up between branding, digital, environmental and print design. Gotta love variety.

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Well Katie there is little doubt of one thing: after reading about your childhood dreams of being a detective, you have certainly solved the mystery in all of our hearts. I am not alone in saying that I would like to share a tandem bike ride with you.  Thank you once again dear readers for taking some time to ponder over this marvelous edition of DU-DU-DU-DOUBLE FEATURE UCGD 2012 INTERVIEW SERIES DAY! (cue double trumpets).

Tune in tomorrow to see if the one question that has been burning in all of your hearts is answered: Are there any guys in this class?

featured on the UCGD 2012 blog today :)

barackobama:

Student debt at colleges and universities across the nation: a pretty stunning visualization from the New York Times.

cutepugpics:

Happy weekend, everyone! Go forth and have fun until you pass out! 

Ever have so much to do that you can’t do anything? That’s me this weekend.

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