why graphic design?

Some might ask, Stephanie, why did you choose graphic design as a major to pursue?  To them I would say:

In high school I was a part of our newspaper, The Tiger Print.  This was my main focus for three years and I love being a part of this group.  I worked extremely hard and during my senior year, was editor-in-chief.  However, writing was not my favorite part of the experience — layouts were.  I loved creating packages for the pages.  It was like working on a puzzle, getting the pieces to fit just right.  During my senior year, I also started working on the covers of our paper and that exposed me to even more of the graphic design world.  My process for coming up with new ideas often led me to searching through magazines like Communication Arts and Before and After.  I will always be grateful to my years on the high school paper for helping me find something I truly enjoy doing.

Our cover from March last year that I designed.

The layout for our center spread on communication I designed.

Our cover from September about communication that I designed.

Through this class and similar classes, I hope to learn more about the graphic design world in general.  I'm not sure what area of graphics I want to get into.  There are so many choices, I hope these classes will help me narrow it down.