Throughout my life, there has always been a strong media presence, whether it be for educational or entertainment purposes. Different forms of media are engrained in our society and it is hard to escape it. As a Graphic Design and Fine Arts major, visuals are important, and I am learning how to integrate them into media with more function. Throughout my courses, some form of media is used as a part of the learning process. It is tied into all facets of society.
I have distinct memories of where media has had influence in certain parts of my life. Although I liked to read, television was one of my favorite pastimes. Aside from the influence of my artistic family, media also helped feed my already existing interest in art and later design. The colors and stories of shows on kid’s networks, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, captured my imagination in a different way than books. The flashiness and excitement of The Price is Right and the whimsical, yet educational tone of Sesame Street helped plant the seed of my daily media consumption.
These shows had a direct and indirect influence on career choices, however, Pappyland is the children’s show that taught me how to draw. Every morning before school while eating my breakfast, I sat at the kitchen table with my little sketch pad, drawing along with Pappy Drewitt. Watching this show was a part of my routine and I learned to practice my craft daily at an early age. Television was also family time. We would actively participate in, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, as if we were contestants on these game shows. Having that time with my family created some of my most precious memories.
The type of media I find myself consuming the most today, is digital, more specifically YouTube. Although it can be addicting, YouTube has become a go-to source or a starting point of reference for many of my inquiries. If there is a design program I need to learn for a project, I go to “YouTube School”. With the information being shared, I can create solutions and further improve my skills. Graphic Design is a form of visual communication. It is our job to provide solutions to certain problems. As a design student, my eyes are being trained to notice things in that average person may not think about. The layout of the type, imagery, and content in written publications (digital and printed journals, books), infographics, posters, and video are used as a source of critique and study for design students to learn elements of design. The advisements and social media for most of our visual content are distributed through media. As a designer, media, whether it be digital or otherwise, will always continue to be a vehicle to push our forms communications forward and continue to challenge the status quo for many things.
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