My top three hard skills are Bilingual, Ideation, and Design Principles. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I know being Bilingual has its advantages. I the design world you encounter people from all across the world. I know for a fact speaking Spanish is beneficial towards my career. I feel strong in Ideation for projects. I find I can create a clear mood board that leaves an exact clear impression towards the direction of a project. With Design Principles I feel confident in being able to convey an intended message with strategically using different elements of design.
Two Hard skills I would like to develop here at SCCA are Typography and Adobe creative suite. Typography is one of those must have hard skills for every designer. I am currently taking typography 1 with Jill and find it doesn’t come natural to me. I hope all the future projects help with the learning curve. The other skill I mentioned was the Adobe creative suite. And yes technically I know how to use Illustrator now thanks to Jason and now learning InDesign but I feel like I have a long way to go with many of the other software. Same as with Typography, I know that hard skill will develop and sharpen with time and practice.
My top three soft skills are Communication, Interpersonal skills, and Organization. I am strong in these skills because of my background in Childcare and Teaching. I had to clearly communicate to my students, parents, peers. I am strong in interpersonal skills because I am empathetic and actively listen to better communicate with the people around me. My Organization skills have been sharpened over time. As a teacher I had to organize my day not only for myself but for my students. Right now at SCCA I have been loving jotting down all of my to-do’s for the week. I find I execute my projects with efficiency!
Two Soft skills I would like to develop at SCCA are Teamwork and Creativity. I usually dread team projects but am aware being a good team player is very important in the real world. . I am hoping to sharpen that skill. Although I do consider myself to be creative I think creativity with intention takes a lot of practice. I have already surprised myself with the ideas that a came about since being here at SCCA and can’t wait to see more of the creative side develop more!