Emma E. Booker Elementary School 3rd Grade Career Expo Friday, May 1, 2009 Do you want to be a Graphic Designer?

Emma E. BookerEmma E. BookerElementary SchoolElementary School3rd Grade Career Expo3rd Grade Career Expo

Friday, May 1, 2009Friday, May 1, 2009

Do you want to be a Graphic Do you want to be a Graphic Designer?Designer?

Favorite SubjectsFavorite Subjects

Art / DrawingArt / Drawing Graphic Design / IllustrationGraphic Design / Illustration Computer Art / Websites / Computer Art / Websites /

HTMLHTML 2D/3D Animation2D/3D Animation

Extracurricular ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities

Yearbook StaffYearbook Staff– Middle School Cover Art DesignMiddle School Cover Art Design– High School YB StaffHigh School YB Staff

Won an award for selling the most Won an award for selling the most business ads for the back of my business ads for the back of my H.S. yearbookH.S. yearbook

Yearbook AdvisorYearbook Advisor– Completed 160 page school Completed 160 page school

bookbook

Winter Recess & Winter Recess & Spring BreakSpring Break

USA & Foreign TravelUSA & Foreign Travel– Visiting city museums, galleries Visiting city museums, galleries

and art exhibitsand art exhibits Ringling Museum/CRingling Museum/Cáá Da’Zan Da’Zan Salvador Dali in St. PeteSalvador Dali in St. Pete Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia Museum of Art Moma and The Met in New York City Moma and The Met in New York City

– Museum of Modern Art and The MetropolitanMuseum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Paris, FranceParis, France Venice, Florence and Rome, ItalyVenice, Florence and Rome, Italy

Summer VacationsSummer Vacations

Art CampArt Camp– USDAN, Long Island, NY USDAN, Long Island, NY

Creative and Performing Art CampCreative and Performing Art Camp

– Belvoir Terrace, Lenox, MABelvoir Terrace, Lenox, MA A Fine and Performing Arts Camp for A Fine and Performing Arts Camp for

GirlsGirls

InternshipsInternships– Got to test the waters to see if I enjoyed Got to test the waters to see if I enjoyed

working in the Graphic Design fieldworking in the Graphic Design field

Visual LearningVisual Learning

Graphic Design, Computer Art, Graphic Design, Computer Art, Digital Photography, Museum Digital Photography, Museum visits, Art Camp and Internships visits, Art Camp and Internships gave me a visual understanding gave me a visual understanding of the world in which we live of the world in which we live and an appreciation for and an appreciation for different types of art, color and different types of art, color and space.space.

It also helped me see if I liked It also helped me see if I liked my chosen career.my chosen career.

Favorite Job PartsFavorite Job Parts

I enjoy the variety of projects and I enjoy the variety of projects and people that I get to meet.people that I get to meet.

I’m not sitting at a desk all day.I’m not sitting at a desk all day. I work on top of the line I work on top of the line

computers.computers. I get to use the latest software.I get to use the latest software. I am constantly learning in order to I am constantly learning in order to

stay up to date and current.stay up to date and current.

Two JobsTwo Jobs

Art Teacher / Computer TeacherArt Teacher / Computer Teacher– Teach students of all ages about Teach students of all ages about

Computer Graphics and Graphic Computer Graphics and Graphic Design.Design.

Freelance ConsultantFreelance Consultant– Design newsletters, take digital photos, Design newsletters, take digital photos,

create websites, make video games, create websites, make video games, movie special effects, and animation.movie special effects, and animation.

Job TrainingJob Training

Electives taken in Elementary Electives taken in Elementary School, Middle School and High School, Middle School and High School.School.

College and Graduate School that College and Graduate School that was specific to my chosen career.was specific to my chosen career.

On-the-Job Training.On-the-Job Training. Seminars, expos, reading, watching Seminars, expos, reading, watching

movies and asking a lot of movies and asking a lot of questions.questions.

The Hardest PartThe Hardest Part

Staying current and up-to-date with Staying current and up-to-date with constantly changing technology.constantly changing technology.

Learning new software and Learning new software and hardware.hardware.

Staying one step ahead of my Staying one step ahead of my students, and coming up with students, and coming up with exciting lesson plans.exciting lesson plans.

Moving from job to job. Moving from job to job. – Not a lot of stability.Not a lot of stability.

When did I know?When did I know?

I asked my parents that question I asked my parents that question once; and they replied that I made once; and they replied that I made up my mind when I was 5 years old.up my mind when I was 5 years old.– I have always loved color, space and I have always loved color, space and

light.light.– I have always loved taking photos and I have always loved taking photos and

making pictures.making pictures.– I am a visual person.I am a visual person.– I enjoy variety and learning.I enjoy variety and learning.

In ConclusionIn Conclusion

Being a Graphic Designer and a Being a Graphic Designer and a Computer Artist is a fun and Computer Artist is a fun and exciting way to help make the exciting way to help make the world more colorful and more world more colorful and more beautiful. beautiful.

The projects that you get to The projects that you get to work on are glamorous work on are glamorous projects that a lot of people projects that a lot of people see.see.