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There are three days of school left at BCIT until I am all done! (5 courses to be exact). To be honest because of the nature of the end of the program I am a feeling a little burnt out. But there is a little glimmer of sunshine if I look back at how far I’ve… [read more ...]
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There is this new product I came across recently in a DannyChoo.com’s blog where he mentioned this new form of networking tool that may be replacing the traditional paper business card. It’s called Poken and it was launched in Lausanne, Switzerland. It’s use has now been spread throughout Europe, Australia and now Japan. [read more ...]
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16 days until I am finished with my program and out to create a mark in the industry. As the end draws near, I am becoming a little bit stressed but I guess it is normal with all my deadlines for projects and presentations coming up. I’ve tried to dedicate most of my time to my portfolio preparation and my practicum while…[read more ...]
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It’s about 23 days and counting until the end of my program in the New Media program.
Then what is to come? A long needed and well deserved 11 night vacation to…[read more...]
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Recently I’ve read that Tokidoki has teamed up EA to create exclusive in-game car designs and artwork for Need for Speed Nitro for the Wii.
Also, Tokidoki has teamed up with Xbox Live and created Avatar clothing and accessories showcasing the Tokidoki brand [..read more]
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Yesterday at the end of my trendsetters class, one of my classmates wanted some advice about SEO (search engine optimization). A few of us stayed behind after to listen to my instructor’s advice on it. I stayed behind to listen as well because any information I can get my hands on I feel will be [...]
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I officially met with Kyle Gruen, the Operations Manager for BCIT’s School of Business. He would be the project manager overseeing the projects and assignments in my practicum. With Kaylee, one of my classmates also in New Media program, we would be working together to blend and update content for BCIT’s new School of Business [...]
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Yes! I finally have a practicum secured.
For the past few weeks, I was having trouble getting a practicum secured. I plan to work in a firm after I graduate so ideally I wanted to be placed in a company for my internship placement. Although without much luck, my practicum advisor and I were not successful. [...]
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Last Friday was the 1st in a 4-week workshop that BCIT was offering us on Wordpress/CMS. Before this, all the knowledge I had of Wordpress was very minimal. All I had ever used Wordpress for was creating a blog off the Wordpress.com site. Now after the first day of the workshop, I learned how to… [read more..]
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Today I went to Chapters and was looking through design magazines for inspiration. I came across CMYK Magazine which had many interesting articles. One was about the job climate for new designers and another was about ways to market yourself in the industry. I ended up buying this magazine because I felt this information would [...]
