Month: November 2020

Where do I see myself working after I graduate SCCA? For now, what I’m thinking about is working for a tech company here in Seattle. Maybe in Amazon, Microsoft, or Google. But, I would love to be a graphic designer/UX designer for Nintendo of America!

The reason why I want to start off working in a corporate environment is that I want to be able to develop experiences especially in working with teams. Another reason is that I feel like I am not ready yet to become a freelancer/contractor and so I want to focus first on building my skills and connections until I am comfortable enough to explore other ventures.

As a kid, I always knew that I wanted to be an artist. I’ve always loved drawing, painting, and designing different things. I was big on watching cartoons and anime that at some point I also considered to be an animator. I knew that being an animator was a bit of a reach for me to accomplish, still, anime in particular has heavily influenced my style of art.

But when we moved to the US from the Philippines, my dreams of becoming an artist was pushed at the back of my head. To make ends meet, I had to work while also study in school and so I never got to focus on what I wanted to do when I enter college. After graduating high school, my parents wanted me to become a nurse or any profession in the medical field but I was never interested in it. To compromise, I told them I was going to pursue a college degree in Business and maybe become an accountant.

So, I did get an Associate’s degree in Business and then did a Bachelor’s degree in International Business. However, during my last year in school, I felt less passionate about my degree. After graduating, I worked at a credit union and realized how miserable I felt doing something I don’t love at all. After quitting my job, I decided to finally do something that I love. While I was in college, I took a Digital Arts class as an elective and it was one of the few classes I truly enjoyed. I then realized that maybe graphic design is what I’ve always wanted to do.

And so, that’s how I decided to join this program, and so far, I’m loving it! It feels so nice being able to be creative again and explore new things that I’ve never done before. Online classes have been my least favorite type of class back in college because of the lack of connection between the students and the professors, trying to do online classes again is a bit of a struggle but because of Zoom and other communication/collaboration apps, it has helped connect me to my other classmates and my instructors way better than my older online classes.

With the pandemic, the election, and some personal problems going on, it’s been very difficult for me to juggle my schoolwork, my part-time job, and everything in between. But, I want to be successful in this program and I want to be able to achieve being a graphic designer (or maybe ux designer?). I will try my very best to learn new skills and grow as a person as well.