This document outlines the goals and requirements for students' final projects in their digital design program. It includes discussing career goals and job research, as well as guidance on creating a multi-part final project to showcase their personal brand and plan for entering their desired career field. The final project consists of sections on their studio name and contact info, personal story, ideal job, top 3 entry-level job opportunities, and sources of ongoing inspiration. Students will then present their final projects and have lab time to work on them.

1. Week 10: Final Project / Job
Research
Digital Design Survey

2. Goals for Today
• Prepare for final project presentations
• Talk about job research with Kate Conant
• Lab Time to work on your Final Projects

3. Let’s Talk about the Final
Project
• What is the goal of the final project?
– Help you think about what your long term goal
is in your career
– I have not designed this to be busy work – I
want it to be extremely relevant to you

4. Part 1: Title Page
• You want to either put your name of the
name of your studio
– What do you think is important to consider
when thinking of a name for your studio?
• Contact information
– Is your contact information easy to remember
• Other methods of connection
– QR code – Let’s generate one now!

5. Part 2: Your Story
• How to write your story. What is your
relevant information?
– Ellenforney.com/bio.html
– Humcreative.com
• Tips from Workawesome.com
– Think about your audience: what are you
trying to show them?
– What makes you distinctive. Tell a story

6. Part 2 (cont.)
• Take the OCEAN Personality Test
– Ocean.visualdna.com
• Think about your personality and the type
of work that you enjoy

7. Part 3: Your ideal job
Think high in the sky!
• What do you think makes a job a good fit
for you?
• Anyone had a job that was a really poor
fit? A job that you did for the money?
Where is the sweet spot?
• What tasks are you good at?

8. Part 4: Top 3 Starting Jobs
• I want you to find a possible entry point
into the career that you want
• I would like you to find actual job postings
that you can share with the rest of the
class
• What skills do you need for the job? What
skills do you need to obtain / work on

9. Part 5: Drawing Inspiration
• This is a discussion of how you are
planning on continuing to be inspired as
you go throughout the program
• Think about your PLN – What’s a PLN
again?
• How do the artists that appeal to you
reflect your own style?

10. Part 6: What is your personal brand
• What is the current status of your personal
brand?
– What niche in the market are you hoping to
fill?
• Do an examination of your social media
presence
– How’s your LinkedIn profile?
– Is your website presentable?
• What have you learned about yourself?

11. Presentation Methods
• PowerPoint
• Google Presentations
• Prezi
• PowToon

12. Kate Conant from the Employment
Resource Center

13. Lab Time to Complete Final
projects