Symbolism

I had a really hard time starting this paper. I couldn't find any books, I couldn't find any online sources, then all of a sudden I came across 4 pages in the middle of a random book with no cover. It was the most beautifully disturbing design I've seen in a long while. The image was burning butterflies falling from the sky. I chose the butterfly for my poster to mirror the initial image that shaped my topic, and because of its symbolism; Change, grace, honor, resurrection and celebration.

On Today's Students

We are the future of Graphic Design. We are the designers, we are the artists and we are the communicators. We don’t just make things “look pretty” and we don’t just know how to use a program. We know who and what we are designing for. We design for them and for impact.

We don’t sell products. We sell ideas. The world will always want things and there will always be somebody on the other end selling those things. But, as hungry as we are for things, we are equally as hungry for ideas.

We are not here to sell, and we are not here to sell out. We will design for a purpose and not a paycheck. We will design for people and not products, and we will design for ourselves to learn and to grow.

We are here to think as individuals, to inspire and to be inspired. We are here to do what we think is right, and to do what we care about. We will not be underestimated, we will not be underappreciated and we will make a difference.

The Designers Essentials