The First things First Manifesto means that as a graphic designer instead of making designs for businesses for money we could, and should make designs as a way of expressing ourselves in a different medium of art instead of the norm.  The Graphic Design field is growing everyday with new and better jobs and there needs to be work but we should find ways to have fun in whatever we do. We should find new ways to advertize products than that of the norm. We should use our talents for more artistic ideas from street signs to buildings. This is the only way that we can change our graphic design futures.

Personally as a Graphic Designer I have a better knowledge of the Paint.Net program.  Also in the Adobe Photoshop Program I have learned some of the different tools like the “Magic Wand” along with the “Quick Selection” tool. I have learned how to make shadows in pictures with the “Dodge” and “Burn” Tools. I have learned and quite successfully used the “Clone Stamp”. So over all my Photoshop knowledge has greatly improved.

Due to my hard work, along with my great improvement I feel that I deserve and A. I worked hard on all of my assignments, and so the quality of the assignments improved with each project. Even when the project didn’t turn out the way it was in my head (which was a lot of the time) I still provided a quality piece of work. It was very helpful to bounce ideas off of Maria and you in order to not only finish the piece but to make it well.  Even when my computer turned my picture purple and deleted the tree all on its own, I was able to do something else and then come back and finish.