Social Media

As a culture, we are constantly connected to each other. That has its advantages and drawbacks. Lori Deschene explains positive aspects of social media in Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative Mind. She says, “You can leverage it to make new contacts or expand your business. You can use it to showcase your expertise, share what you’ve learned, or learn from people you admire and respect. You can use it to stay informed, entertained and connected”(133). I decided to use social media as a tool to showcase work outside of my web portfolio. I have a lot of photography that I would have liked to include on my website. However, I felt it was more appropriate to create a flickr account to display my photographs. I also have videos of my animations and walkthroughs of my eBooks that I showcase on youTube. I also signed up for LinkedIn as a way to keep it touch with my professional relationships. All three of these social media sites are linked to my online portfolio. I have also signed up for pinterest this semester. I have been avoiding pinterest because it was my understanding that it was primarily hair & makeup tips, fashion advice and recipes. However, pinterest has been a great source of inspiration. Its many design boards have quality examples of brand boards and information architectures. They have product designs and posters, letterheads and business cards. Pinterest is (partially) a community of designers and design lovers, sharing good design with one another. (Though, it is mostly hair, makeup, fashion and food).