Month 1

Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership

My goal during the Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership course is to absorb and understand the paths there are to mastery to help me become the best designer, both now and in the future.

Month 2

Defining Client Needs

My goal during the Defining Client Needs course is to have a better understand of my clients needs in order to serve them in the most effective way possible, ultimately make me a more effective designer.

Month 3

Brand Development

My goal during the Brand Development course is to understand how to use the information I retrieved from "Defining Client Needs" to help with the process of developing a successful brand

Month 4

Effective Copywriting

My goal during the Effective Copywriting course is to overcome the struggle that I have with writing and sharpen the skills I need in order to create good copy. Becoming a more effective writer will vastly help me as I work to implement it with my design work.

MONTH 5

Design Research

My goal during the Design Research course is to understand how to use the information I obtained to create appropriate design decision for my clients needs while not creating "information overload"

MONTH 6

Organizational Structures

My goal during the Organizational Structures course is to better understand how to organize, process and evaluate all of the information obtained during research in order to create a organized workflow to aid in my design process.

MONTH 7

Design Strategies and Motivation

My goal during the Design Strategies and Motivation course is to understand how my research can be used in order to help me create to greatest impact on the market.

MONTH 8

Design Integration

My goal during the Design Integration course is to expand my knowledge of design into new and innovative areas and use the abilities and skill I currently posses in order to integrate them into my design work.

Month 9

Multi-Platform Delivery

My goal during the Multi-Platform Delivery course is to understand the different platforms that currently exist and understand the effective way in which to design deliverables for those platforms.

Month 10

Measuring Design Effectiveness

My goal during the Measuring Design Effectiveness course is to further understand how my design decisions change the impact of my work through a variety of analytics, critical thing, A-B testing and further research.

Month 11

Thesis: Presentation of Design Solution

My goal during the Thesis: Presentation of Design Solution course is to gain the experience that is required in a working environment in order to present my projects and walk my client through the process.

Month 12

Professional Practice

My goal during the Professional Practice course is to obtain a clearer picture of what my next step in my Mastery Path will be. This will help me better understand the path I should be on beyond my graduation.

Mentors & Leaders

These are some Mentors & Leaders in my field

• Danny Barron, Brand Development at HB Comm., P: 8602508796 E: dan.barron@hbcommunications.com
• Eric Wong, CEO of SWILL, P: 6464360577
• Matt Heim, Digital Marketing and Strategy Lead, P: 3043740177
• Alberto Escarlate, CTO at Throwing Fruit, E: Alberto@Escarlate.com
• Jimmie Stone, CCO at Edelman, E: Jimmie.Stone@edelman.com
• Jake Perlman-Garr, CEO at Datavore Labs, E: jpg@datavorelabs.com

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

These are some of the clubs, organizations and networks I would like to get involved with at Full Sail

• Entertainment Networking Society
• Live FM
• Media Design Group
• The Film Scene
• Creative Student Network

Characteristics of a mentor

These are some of the characteristics I look for in a mentor

• Willing to help educate and share experiences within the industry
• Always open to tackling new challenges in new and innovative areas
• Provides constructive feedback to mentees to learn from their mistakes
• Shows enthusiasm and a sense values for their field.
• Has respect for colleagues and employees despite their level of expertese