It was during my junior year of college, in the graphic design program at WVU, that my professor took a group of us to a "multimedia" design conference held at Marshall University. Jim Ludtke presented the work he had done with The Residents on their Freak Show CD-ROM. There was a lot of discussion about Myst. Most importantly, Dan Boyarski showed the kinetic typography that had been done in his classes and talked about the program at CMU. I had been interested in computers ever since my grandfather purchased my family a Commodore Vic-20 ( http://designaday.tumblr.com/post/21467908 ), and had thought that Graphic Design was the perfect marriage between computers and my first love, art. That conference opened my eyes to greater possibilities, and I made it my goal to go to graduate school for a Masters in Interaction Design.
I spent my senior year mastering Director, using it to create my senior project and presentation. At the same time, I worked an internship developing a CD-ROM-based textbook in Authorware for a course for dental hygienists. By the time I graduated, I had been accepted into the program at CMU. I guess my path was about as straight as can be. I've been extremely satisfied with my decisions. A most enjoyable thread! Jack Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse. - Paul Rand ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
