My idea for the Graphic Design project is to make a poster or brochure cover with pictures from my hometown, Seattle, and pictures of my new home, Pullman, and adjusting to my new lifestyle.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Photoshop Tutorials
Here are my completed tutorials. Hope you enjoy!
Introduction to Living Away from Home
The topic I chose to focus on this semester is how college students cope with living away from home and being home sick. I chose this topic because almost all students at some point in their college career become homesick or struggle with living away from their families. Personally, this topic was relevant in my life when I first moved went off to college and I think touches almost everybody in some way, shape, or form. I wanted to set myself up for success when choosing a topic I would be focusing on for the entire semester. To collect photos, audio, and video footage, I plan on using pictures taken showing homesickness during my first semester away, cards written and received from family and friends, evidence of FaceTime and regular calls, and many other resources helpful for this topic. For unit 3, the Adobe Audition unit, I plan on interviewing some of my sorority sisters on whether or not they have ever felt homesick and what they did to cope with that sadness. For unit 4, the storytelling portion, I plan on asking more in depth questions as to how people truly felt about moving away from their families and living on their own. I would like to share some of my inspirations as to why this topic attracted me, so below are some links to other blogs and articles I read regarding the situation. The first blog spoke to me because the author talked about how moving away was extremely difficult, but also the best thing that has ever happened to her. That is exactly how I felt, so I thought the article was very inspirational. The second article is a list of five tips on how to cope with living away from your families, which I believe everyone should take a look at if you ever need advice. The last blog discusses the top worries college students have on their minds when heading off to school. After reading it, I know those fears were ones that were constantly on my mind when I was getting ready to move away, so I found the article very useful and I am sure most people will as well.
https://www.readyeducation.com/blog/5-tips-for-students-away-from-home
About Me
My name is Ashley Moriarty. I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I am currently a second semester sophomore at Washington State University. Here at Washington State, I am apart of the Delta Gamma sorority. Joining a sorority was one of the best decisions I have ever made and has bettered me as a person more than I ever would have imagined. Because of this, I feel inspired to write about the building of communication skills and share my stories as to how I have built life long friendships by having these skills. Some of my interests include helping others through philanthropical events. Growing up, my grandma always taught me how important serving the less fortunate is, and that is something that will always stick with me. Over the last year, I have continued to work with the company Nordstrom. I have greatly enjoyed my time with them and I am hoping I can climb the ladder with the company once I finish my time at Washington State.
Ashley Moriarty's Blog 