All through high school I was very involved in the web design industry. I worked as a web developer in the IT department of a branch or the Ohio State University. When the time for college came around I decided on the Visual Communication and Design major with a minor in Web Design and Programming at Kent State University. Kent Has a student chapter of the American Institute of the Graphic Arts (AIGA). After attending all last year, I want to study this group as my subject for this ethnography.
What surprised me?
Upon arrival to the first meeting of this semester I found it surprising that the group was much more organized than last year. They had the group meet as a whole to discuss general events and information. Then the group broke into smaller groups. Each group had an upperclassmen leader. I was also surprised to find the number of students in the group had increased and there was also a student leader.
What intrigued me?
Although it was surprising to see the group more organized it also intrigued me. When we separated into smaller groups, I joined the communication meeting. A major topic of the communication group was the redesign of the Kent AIGA website. This intrigued me because of my interest in Web design.
What disturbed me?
There wasn't really anything that disturbed me. I was a little upset that they had change the mentoring sessions to a time when it was impossible for me to come. I was also somewhat upset that they scrapped the blog I designed last year and post o a new one on a completely different platform.
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