Creative Mode

      My three options for places I could potentially build my portfolio are Adobe Portfolio, ArtStation, and Dribbble. Here are the pros and cons for each: Adobe Portfolio Pros; 1. Can be pared with Behance (another portfolio website) 2. Its free with adobe creative cloud 3. It has clean, professional templates suitable for corporate or creative roles 4. It supports images, video embeds and GIFs Adobe Portfolio Cons; 1. Limited customization compared to others 2. Less built-in SEO 3. No integrated blog feature ArtStation Pros; 1. The top platform for anime, gaming, and concept art portfolios 2. Recruiters from animation studios actively browse here 3. Free plan available with optional Pro upgrade 4. Great networking potential in the animation/art world ArtStation Cons; 1. Less suited for branding and corporate design work 2. Layouts are art-focused, not business-focused 3. Doesn’t have strong SEO or personal branding tools Dribbble Pros; 1....

 Top three places I would like to work and what I have to do to work there Instructions:      For your top 3 jobs, what is the company, what are the company's stated values, goals, and mission? Do they have a Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or other social media accounts? What did you learn about the company from their website? Did you learn anything about the company from Glassdoor, newspaper articles, industry articles, or other online/news services? Are you friends or connected in any way with anybody currently at the company?      1. MAPPA studios; Their mission is to "deliver anime that will always remain in the hearts of viewers". In other words they want to animate stories in a way to deeply resonate with the viewer emotionally. MAPPA does have a TikTok, I've personally come across it a few times. Now, MAPPA has some high expectations so here are my thoughts:      This is quite an ambitious dream, some might even call it fo...

Today I'm doing an exercise called "The Reverse Invention". Here's how it works: Pick a modern invention or trend (like social media, elevators, or fast food). Imagine a world where this thing never existed. Create a story, society, or game mechanic around how people would adapt—or what would take its place. My Pick: No Mirrors. Ever. Imagine a world where mirrors were never invented . No reflective surfaces, no still water, no selfies, nothing. People grow up never truly seeing themselves. This opens up some wild ideas: Identity is all hearsay. You only know what you look like through how others describe you. People might hire professional “Face Tellers” who specialize in describing your appearance with poetic flair. Fashion becomes performance-based. It’s less about looking good and more about how people react. Clothing might be designed to provoke emotion, movement, or sound—not just style. Illusionists and imposters thrive. Since no one can ve...

1.  Animator; Ever since I was little, I've always wanted to be an animator. No amount a research will shake my passion for it. 2. Video Editor; I loved working with adobe premiere pro and, before college, I worked with CapCut so becoming a video editor doesn't seem to far fetched for me. 3. Social Media Content Creator; I already do a little bit of content creation so doing this for a living wouldn't be too hard for me. 4. Visual Effects Artist; Based on my research this job sounds fun. Its very similar to video editing. 5. Layout artist; Another job that looks like a ton of fun. Based on my research, their similar to set designers 6. Motion Graphics Designer; Based on my research, this is kind of like being an animator. 7. Social Media Designer; Because I already make social media content, gaining the skills to do this would be helpful. 8. Art Director; This is another job that sounds cool but I prefer learning/enhancing the skills necessary to do it rather than the job i...

 Creative     Today I tried an exercise called: Creative Constraints. Here's how it works: Pick a totally random limitation (like: only 3 words per sentence, or every character has to wear a hat). Use that constraint to design a story idea, character, or game mechanic. See how the limitation forces you to be more inventive. My Constraint: The entire game world is underwater, but electricity doesn’t exist. Alright, so I imagined a game world where humans (or humanoid creatures) live in submerged cities—like huge domes, coral structures, or mobile jellyfish pods—but they’ve never discovered electricity. No lights. No computers. No zapping things to death with sci-fi guns. So how do they function? Bioluminescence becomes currency. Some rare sea creatures naturally glow, and people harvest their light in jars or embed them into tools. Communication is done through conch-shell radios powered by compressed air and vibration—like watery walkie-talkies. Tran...

My Journey as a Designer      Seeing as my journey as a designer is still on going, my story will project into the future I'm working towards. And now to: The Beginning:     My design journey started in middle school, almost a decade ago, this is when my brain was in full creativity mode. I didn't get to take art class until my 8th grade year so little 6th grade me had to learn how to improve my drawing skills all on my own. Now, realistically, my design journey didn't start until a few years later, toward the beginning of high school. However, I consider my middle school years as my creative awakening. It was at this time when I created my favorite original character, first named Bulb and later changed to Lipsoidal. If you couldn't tell he's has light based powers and his "new" name, Lipsoidal, is based off special, super powerful pieces of theatrical lighting equipment called ellipsoidal. Where was I going with this you ask? You see one of my biggest rea...