Lark Rayburn
Blog 3
As my last semester as a student at OU comes to an end, I began reflecting on the past four in a half years. You know, it’s amazing how much someone can mature in that amount of time! For example, my freshman year of college I didn’t have a job, I was an active sorority member, an accounting major, and I definitely had no interest in football. Now, a little less than five years later I have a job, I am an inactive sorority member, a public relations major, and I LOVE college and NFL football! I don’t know when or why I became interested in football, but whatever it was, I’m glad it happened.
I grew up living about 20 minutes away from Dallas, which of course is home to the Dallas Cowboys. Regardless if it was something I enjoyed or didn’t enjoy, every Cowboys game that was televised, my family watched. So, I am sure that in between then and now I developed a liking for the game, and the team.
For now though, I will continue to work at my current job, Here I Grow Child Development Center as the Human Relations Administrator at a Child Development Center. During this time I plan on saving up some money and searching for a job that gets me one step closer to working for the Cowboys. Not to mention, I wouldn't mind working in the stadium they are building for the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington. Talk about AMAZING!!
(For some reason my computer would bold the words, but wouldn't let me add a URL. When I clicked on the graphic that looks like a broken chain a blank box comes up, but it doesn't show any words or anything.
So, instead of the links on the words, I am going to type them below:
OU: ou.edu
NFL: nfl.com
Dallas: www.dallascityhall.com
Dallas Cowboys: www.dallascowboys.com
Here I Grow Child Development Center: www.trinitynorman.org
Stadium: www.stadium.dallascowboys.com
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
William Scheihing's Guide to Design
Group work is something that people either love or hate. Usually it is the people doing all the work that hate it, and those who put in the minimal effort tend to favor it. Regardless, sometime in a college atmosphere you will be put into groups and assigned work which you may or may not know how to do.
In this class, the groups were assigned and the tasks were assigned within the groups. One of my responsibilities was to design. At first, this seemed like a daunting task. I don’t have much experience in design, except for the required publication course. Of course the first thing I did was get on the InDesign program and then proceeded to stare blankly at the screen hoping inspiration would strike at some point. After I wasted an hour of my time that I will never get back, I started to remember some of the things they mentioned in the publication class.
So I will list some of these tips that helped me create instead of just sitting. One of the first things I did was get out a piece of scratch paper and started doodling. I just drew everything that came to mind. The results may not be amazing but at least the ball is rolling.
The next step I took was looking at other publications for inspiration. The internet makes looking at publication examples incredibly simple. I found the good, the bad, and the ugly examples of desktop publishing/creating.
After I found some examples I went back to my scratch paper and continued to draw. I finally found something I thought would fit our group well and thirty minutes later it was completed and printed.
Life and especially this class require time management. My strategy might not work for everyone, but it might just save you hours of time in Gaylord.
Here are some web sites I recommend for digital inspiration:
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