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Mastery Journey TimelineMedia Design

Art.sage.edu

+Goals: To work on and becomeadvanced in desired program.

Strategies Establish a deep connection with my academic

discipline and develop professional leadership skills. Explore the concept of mastery from an

interdisciplinary perspective in order to gain more knowledge in media design.

Gain an understanding of what mastery means and how I can utilize this concept for my own personal development.

Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership

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+Goals: Understand clients’ industries.

Strategies Implement designs that can elevate my clients brand. Explore the designer-client relationship and investigate

research strategies and methods for developing effective multimedia campaigns.

Complete scheduled assignments addressed to target markets and methods for testing prototypical design solutions.

Defining Client Needs

Youtube.com

+Goals: Understand a company’s

brand and know how to research it.

Strategies Explore the history and processes of brand

development Learn how to utilize some of the basic tools used in the

marketing profession. Apply the knowledge to creative projects, I will gain

additional insight into my research they I can then utilize in future projects.

Brand Development

Zinggg.com

+Goals: To become skilled in visual

and verbal communications.

Strategies Become prepared for my profession by learning the

nuances of writing for advertising. To complete a series of projects that help to develop

my skills in writing persuasively while explaining and defending the rationale behind my decisions based on research.

Polish my writing skills in order to extend the power of my design and to craft effective communications.

Effective Copywriting

Seotrainingsw.com

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Goals: Become skilled in researching info and apply criticalthinking skills to appropriate solutions.

Strategies Learn the process of exploring and evaluating design

options. Investigate many research methods. Learn how to make more informed design decisions.

Design Research

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Goals: Learn to organize, process, and evaluate information obtained from my research.

Strategies Create media applications derived from earlier

investigations. Utilize processes and workflow consistent with

professional practice in today’s top design firms. Become more skilled on creativity, innovation, and

bringing work to a professional level of execution. Collaborate with peers.

Organizational Structure

Otsglobe.com

+Goals: Refine the concepts developedin previous courses with the objectiveof maximizing the impact and effect of my communications.

Strategies Combine research and online creative resources with

21st century skills. Create a range of professional visualizations of my

concepts and ideas. Explore various design options and strategies along

with understanding of how best to implement and apply them.

Learn the critical skills necessary for success in the design industry.

Design Strategies and Motivation

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Goals: Become more advanced in research, critical thinking, and discussion.

Strategies Learn to incorporate innovations and methods of

developing more creativity. Further expand my capabilities and refine my work. Become more prepared for the ever-changing

landscape of the media design profession.

Design Integration

Tumblr.com

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Goals: Become knowledgeable in the various types of media available for communicating information to design a unified multi-media campaign.

Strategies Develop a plan for creating professional quality

deliverables from the research and exploration completed in my previous courses.

Learn how to design for a variety of possible platforms. Become more critiqued and refined through iteration in

preparation for the presentation.

Multi-Platform Delivery

Primashub.com

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Goals: To gain a better understanding of how design work is perceived and interpretedby target audiences.

Strategies Capture a holistic perspective of the media design

experience. Examine multiple points of view, further my research,

and apply higher level critical thinking skills through a variety of assignments and discussions.

Learn the basic concepts of metrics and marketing strategies and how they are implemented in the industry.

Measuring Design Effectiveness

Dinhle.com

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Goals: Make an online presentation of my thesis project to a panel of professionals.

Strategies Use established criteria and guidelines. Present my project and explain how my research,

preliminary investigations, and applications contributed to the process used to arrive at my final design solutions.

Learn APA format and become more advanced in order to present a perfect thesis.

Thesis: Presentation of Design Solution

Webdesignerdepot.com

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Goals: To work in a highly professional field.

Strategies I must articulate and manage processes in order to

achieve success. Learn and understand legal and ethical issues on a

global scale and be able to present myself and my capabilities at the highest level of professionalism.

Find and navigate the pathways to success in the media design profession using the professional practice course.

Professional Practice

Lookingfordiagnosis.com

+Clubs and Organizations!

Education Media Design and Technology Master of Science

Media Design Group Media Design Master of Fine Arts

+Companies to follow

+Mentors

Ashley Dixonhttps://www.facebook.com/uwdesigns/

Sandi Krakowskihttps://www.facebook.com/SandiKrakowskiBiz/?fref=ts

Tonyelumelufoundation.org

+Mentors

Tonyelumelufoundation.org

Sarit Lotemhttps://www.facebook.com/LotemWebsiteDesign/?fref=ts

+January! Master’s Program starts

Be consistent and accurate with class projects!

Interact with fellow classmates and business professionals

Graduate with honors

Find a career that I’m happy withand apply my learned skill set!

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References:

Full Sail University: Campus and Online Degrees. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from http://www.fullsail.edu/

Art Design at Sage College of Albany. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from http://art.sage.edu/

Facebook logo. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from https://www.facebook.com/

File:///Users/tashalsmith/Dropbox/MasteryProgramCharts_6907a706-853d-497d-b8f0-f767b7052010.pdf. (n.d.).