If you haven’t already stumbled upon the work of Patrick Carter, bets are someday you will. Patrick is an extremely active creative living and working in the Jacksonville, Florida area. He specializes in brand development, but has a personal interest in collage work and experimental concepts.
The end of the fall semester was a whirlwind. Establishing and then executing my senior thesis proved to be the toughest design project I have ever undertaken. With the expanding role of designers in new media design, I looked to explore and understand how we got to where we are today. The final senior presentation went off with a bang, and I was very proud of the final outcome. It was recently featured over at Behance and noted as, “Superb design and wise advice in @courtnycotten ’s look at Human Computer Interaction”.
The inevitable reality of being forced to acquire a career is right around the corner for those of us soon graduating. And with the current employment outlook, young professionals in specialized fields are particularly hard hit. In today’s market you must stand out. I really don’t believe that just sitting on your portfolio or experience from college can land you a job. The combination of personality, determination, and simple hard work are what will ultimately bag you the dream job. We’ve all been told that the interview is the single most important point of entry. But what about your presence after the interview?
The health care reform debate has been a huge issue here in the United States recently. If you haven’t been involved in some conversation regarding it with your family or those around you, it is definitely something worth taking the time to learn a little more about.
Recently had the pleasure to work on an editorial centerfold for The Reflector pertaining to the intricacies of the United States health care dilemma.
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The first step to establishing my project is establishing a timeline by which I can visually gauge the history of AR. This timeline will become the cornerstone of the project. I will be concentrating on both theories as well as technologies surrounding the development of AR applications.
The actual piece I will be designing is to consist of a flash application that will allow the viewer to explore a multitude of information in an immersive way. Since the concept of AR is cutting edge, and known facts and developments cannot easily be represented on a standard timeline, my application will present data in a way that dynamically moves like the flow of time. By interconnecting paths of development we can see the outcomes of specific technologies and/or theories. This sort of “time sphere” of information can be accessed and drilled down at will depending upon what the user wishes to explore.
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A graphic design capstone is a very complicated process – planning how that process will unfold deserves a significant amount of consideration.
The very idea of a graphic design capstone project is a very interesting concept. The biggest thing I struggled with, as I decided on a topic, was whether my idea would implement graphic design, and pursue an issue outside the field, or whether it would be about design itself, and aim to make waves within the design community. Most projects do the former. We are lucky in this way — because design really can be used to solve just about any problem — but there is the concern that this strategy will be of no relevance to the actual field of study. I still don’t know quite what to make of this dilemma. I have tried to meld the two directions with my project, but I am unsure whether it will end up being that much more effective because of this, or if it will fail because I never decided which path to pursue. I guess it’s still too early in the process to know.
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My newest branding commission, Shredding Unlimited, has been seeping into my late night work hours. I’ve detailed the entire process from start to finish and with shiny pictures too!
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Courtny Cotten is a visual designer and rockin' dude living in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With 5 years of active design experience, Courtny has worked on an array of personal art projects and with clients. He is currently finishing his Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design at the University of Indianapolis.
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