Louis Armstrong
This is a design I created in my Advanced Photoshop class at PNCA. It’s an interpretation of Louis Armstrong beltin’ it out on his trumpet.
I did a companion piece with Miles Davis but it’s not as good. So Louis stands here alone.
Wittenberg knows where I live August 14, 2008
I was so fortunate to get a free ride to Wittenberg University, a small liberal arts school in Springfield, Ohio. I studied French and Journalism for four years and made some great friends. I’ll always be grateful for my experiences there.
However, Wittenberg is stalking me. They somehow always track me down to ask me to donate money. No matter where I move, their spies find me.
The other day I accepted a Witt “friend” on Facebook (c’mon, we’re all guilty of accepting invitations of people on Facebook with whom we’re not truly friends anymore). We’ll call him Joe.
Well, a week later I got a letter from Joe on Witt stationery asking me to donate some money to our alma mater. A SASE envelope was conveniently included.
I know the money goes to a good cause but I recycled the letter. I do, however, give Witt credit for planting spies on Facebook. Sneaky, Witt. Very sneaky.
PNCA v. Lynda.com August 13, 2008
Last year I started taking design classes through the arm of Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). I enrolled in their continuing education program thinking I would work toward a certificate in graphic design.
The quality of the classes/instructors has been hit or miss, with a growing number in the misses column. They have, however, inspired me to work on my own, and I’m currently much more skilled than I was at the start. Plus I love to be around other creative adults who give me inspiration.
I’ve also recently used online tutorials at Lynda.com that give clear, explicit instruction for just about any software program (at $25/month). I can even learn more technical coding skills with their videos.
So I’m trying to decide if I should continue with the PNCA program or just do my own thing. I also wonder…does a certificate in graphic design mean anything to anyone?
Anyone have an opinion or advice?
