Reflection 3 Paper: Ethics as a Graphic Designer

When starting any business you should know that policies for privacy, security and safe rules. When I started working at Clarkston Chamber of Commerce, I found out that what information you get from them should stay with them unless you ask to use it for personal use. This is also taught at school and any work place situation. No personal information from the company should be used in any way for personal use nor should it be taken out of company. There is the situation you to take into account an ethical situations for the company and some one’s well being. It is a fine boarder you have to know the ethical rules as well and may a good judgment call for your well being and again that of others.

            Now for security and safe rules were not talked to me at my internship, but I think that more goes under security and safe rules go under AIGA Standards of Professional Practice and ethics. See in my fields my responsibilities are to my clients, other designers, the public and environment. Each one of these has an effect on what my responsibilities as a designer and as student in my career. For an example, I have to be secure in my work and make sure I am not copyrighting someone else’s work. Also for safety rules I have to make sure I don’t hurt myself while on the job. Not much to know and explain there.

            Well, this week there wasn't much I could talk about because my privacy, security and safety rules are pretty well known. Most was learned from ethics class, talking to other professionals in the field and my teachers at the college. Thanks for reading. See you next week.

Reflection 2 Paper: Career Goals 5 to 10 years from now.

So this week our question is what are your career goals for five and ten years from now? How will I achieve them? Now, this is a very good question. Most people don’t even have a plan out of college let alone know what to do or how to achieve it. Well, lucky for me I have been planning what I have wanted to do with my career since I started college. Here is my list of goals and what I plan to do to get them.

            After finishing my degree within the first year I would like to be working in the field. I will start by having my resume circling the websites like Monster.com, Indeed.com, Career Builder.com and Baker system. I will also have a website up and running for employers to look at my current work. For an interview purposes, I plan to have an identity package so I can give my employers when I meet them.

            Hopefully by year three, if I am hired by a company and getting some experience. If not, (which I hope this doesn’t happen) I will be making flyer and posting them to Facebook, friends, family and word of mouth on getting work. I will also go to companies and business that need a redesign on their work and see if I can help them out. I will also try contract work from temp services and businesses that want their work sent out.

            By year five, I will either be working in a company with a stable job gaining more work experience or starting my own company with my good clientele. I will be keeping up with the latest software upgrades and learning new trends for the industry. Also, I will attend conferences or workshops that are good for my educational purposes. I will keep my portfolio up-to-date and add new material to the content of my website and print.

            Now year 7, is when it will get interesting for me. This is the year I will step up my game either on my job or in my business. If I am working for a company, I will be learning everything an Art Director does in their job. I will learn, study and get help from people in my building to find out what the details of the job will be and if I will have to go back to school to up-grade my skills. If I own a business, I will want to take on more work, hire people, and build a high clientele that will reach to other businesses in the local area.

            I have reached 10 years and plus, WOW, I can’t believe it has been ten years. I will have to say that by this time. I will either be an Art Director for a company I work for or an owner of my own company. On either side my co-workers, employees and clients will enjoy working with me and hopefully they will have the same drive, passion and commitment to their work and the company as I do.

            Now, as I read this I hope in five to ten years, these things come true, but I promise to do my best in everything I do with what I got to make these goes come true. Hey, If I can get through college after having two carpel tunnel surgeries, gallbladder surgery, car and computer problems brake down and losing my job, plus get not one but two different degrees I think I can make it.