Reflections of a Graphic Designer
Reflecting back on the road that I have taken as a Graphic Designer has made me realize that if you truly love something and are determined to achieve it you will, and every stage and part of the path is necessary for your learning and growth.
I started drawing before starting to speak and all through my life drawing, painting and creating was what I found joy and peace in. I consider myself very lucky and blessed to have found what I enjoy and love to do and can do it as my career. I decided to become a graphic designer in 2002 and after much hard work and anticipation was accepted to the graphic design program at UCF. Although when graduated in December of 2005, I felt unprepared and timid to enter the real world of graphic design.
There wasn’t anything to lose and I had to start somewhere, so I decided to put fear aside and work towards my goal believing that the right opportunities will come my way if I stayed true to myself and consistent in my path. I moved to Hamburg, Germany and started a 3-month internship in a small design agency in Hamburg. It was my very first experience in an agency. Over 3 years has passed since and after working in the field of advertising and coming close to my 2 year anniversary in Benedict advertising I can look back and proudly say that I have come a long way since that day.
Little did I know back then, that I was laying the necessary foundations for the bigger things ahead. There is still much more left to learn and I am eager for it all. When you truly love something and want to achieve it, time, space, pain and sorrow will all vanish. Human beings are a lot more capable and powerful than they know, sometimes we forget that. “Human beings are the architects of their own environment” as professor Nader Angha a sufi master said once.
All of the opportunities that you need for your path of growth will meet you in the right time and right place. So keep the fire of love alive in your heart and never take your eyes off of your goal!
-Kerry McEachern