Eventfull day full of insight

Last thursday was an amazing and insightful day. My teacher, Leslie-Jensen-Inman, gave the art students an opportunity to hear from Cindy Li. The day started at 8 o’clock in the morning with a session called Networking without the Ink, with Cindy Li at GreenSpaces here in Chattanooga, TN. There was a great turnout from the Graphic Design studnets at UTC as well as Professionals in Chattanooga. It was a wonderful time of networking with other professionals as well as hearing Cindy Li speak. She is a web/Graphic Designer from the San Fransisco area who is free lancing at the moment but has worked at AOL. She was very insightful and gave away information that will help young designers network with modern day technology. Since FaceBook and Twitter are becoming popular, it is thereby becoming a place to network with other professionals as well as with clients. Designers need to be cautious of what is said on their facebook and twitter page due to the rumor mill and other concerns.

Next on the agenda for the day… Cindy Li came back to the Graphic Design studio at UTC to talk to the junior class about the world after college. She gave us insight into her world and allowed us to ask questions for over an hour (which flew by). She was a joy to have in the studio and I came away with a better understanding of the world outside of UTC.

That night, Cindy Li also gave a talk at CreateHere located on Main Street in Chattanooga. This event was open to the public and art students from UTC. There was a great turn out and was thankful for this opportunity I was given.