Kate Jones

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Design Interests

Why I’m Interested in Graphic Design
I have loved art and design ever since I was a little girl. My dad is a self employed residential architect that works from an office on our property. When I was young, I would be in the office all the time watching his crazy designs go from a messy sketch, to a blue print, then eventually become an insanely beautiful home. Being in his office watching him not only love what he was doing so much, but also seeing the thrilling process of a creative thought becoming reality was a thrill I wanted to experience.  Although Residential Architecture and Graphic Design are very different, my dad’s love for design was engraved in my DNA. Throughout my adolescence I was always paying attention to the art around me. I was especially interested in advertisements and the decisions the designers behind them made. I find it so intriguing that a color, font, or single design choice can determine the way someone views a business/company. Thats when I started to realize I wanted to be a Graphic Designer. I want to design logo’s and advertisements for big name companies.

Advertising Design
The area of Graphic design that interests me the most is Advertising Design. The idea of creating a visual identity while using marketing strategies excites me because not only does it allow you to be creative, but it is also fast pace and always changing. I feel that advertising design would be an exciting field to work in because not only do you get to create visual artwork used in advertisements, but it is also used to promote every product and service sold, which makes the possibilities endless.

Publication Design
Another area of Graphic Design that interests me is Publication Design.  Although the mixing of typography and photography is interesting to me, the part of publication design I find fascinating is the design of Magazines, because not only is it more open to creative interpretation, but every magazine has it’s own personality that a designer needs to communicate on every page.

Advertising Design

Publication Design