Alaiza Washington
To be an Art + Design student during the official opening of the VCAD lab has been an amazing experience. Before the VCAD lab opened, I dreaded reaching my upper-level classes and having to pay to print my work for critiques. The VCAD lab has given me an opportunity to not only print works but also experience a printing process similar to the real world.
One of my favorite VCAD resources would have to be the ability to make spiral journals and books. This, as a designer, is an extremely challenging process, so being able to take it one step further gives an artist a physical copy of what they’ve worked so hard on making. Another resource would be the cutting station; this allows designers to get their work presentation-ready after printing. Lastly, the greatest thing about the VCAD Lab is Mr. Gray. Being a VSU Alum, Mr. Gray can understand our panics and reassure us that everything will be okay. He gets our orders completed and even goes the extra mile to bring them over to our building if we need it. He is truly a great asset to the faculty team.
In the future, I hope to help the VCAD lab grow and be the creation place of a lot of campus works. The Communications department does an amazing job; however, the VCAD lab could provide students with tasks to build skills and sharpen portfolios, creating well-rounded artists ready for the design industry.
While enrolled in the VCAD 440 Studio Management Course, I hope to develop skills that will strengthen my leadership skills and provide me with industry standards that can help me be more successful post-graduation.
While in the VCAD lab, we could face many challenges. These could include time management and communication failures. To avoid these challenges, it is important that we make sure we are on top of things, creating reminders and double-checking. Asking questions and providing feedback. There should never be a time where we have nothing we could do.
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