1. What advice would you give to a student starting their interactive resume project?
I would give a lot of advice to any student starting their interactive resume. First, I would definitely stress the need to have a good drawn out plan for the resume. I was one of the people who just strolled right through the planning process without using my time properly to work on my ideas. Now I did in fact get the project done, it was more time consuming then it should have been if I had in fact planned it all out. Another piece of advice I would give, would definitely inform them of having backups of ALL OF YOUR FILES. I experienced first hand, that not having backups can cause serious problems. I lost my flash drive, with all of my project files, and had to pull the rest of it together in a short amount of time. I’m sure with those two bits of information, the student would be well on their way for starting their resume.
2. What would you add or remove from the interactive resume project?
I don’t think I would change anything on our resume. It starts out with the planning. The planning allows the student to compile all of his thoughts onto drawings and tables to help aid him/her in their design. Then we start on the designing process. We have plenty of time to get the project done, and we always have great help if needed.
3. What would you change about the capstone project?
I enjoyed that we didn’t have to do a capstone, and a senior project, but that we only had to do one. I like that they were combined to allow us more freedom to work on them, instead of having to work on two. I don’t think that anything should change.
4. What did you learn about yourself as an interactive media designer over the past two years?
I’ve really learned a lot over the past 2 years. I have learned more about my interests, and what it is that actually enjoy doing. I have had so much fun during my IMD time, and I will always remember all of the funny projects, videos, animations, jokes and people that were apart of IMD. I have learned that I enjoy creating products for people graphically with videos, animations, websites, graphic design, and photography. I have definitely enjoyed my time in IMD.
5. Do you feel that your experience in IMD will help you in the future?
I strongly believe that my experience from IMD will help me for my future plans. IMD has gotten me completely into technology and how everything works. I enjoy working with computers way more than I have ever had in the past. I am very glad that I made the decision to come and join IMD.
P.S. Thank you Mr. Fitzer and Mr. DiMasso. You were both very knowledgeable, great to be in class with, and above all, excellent teachers. I wanted to thank you both for all you have taught us, and making IMD a very fun and enjoyable experience.
