Mastering Graphic Design: A Journey of Creativity

My name is Josten dooley and I am a Graphic designer and self taught Calligrapher. My introduction to Graphic Designer I had no idea it was called Graphic Design. There was one day I was at the skatepark skateboarding with my friends and one of the guys said he was in school for graphic design. Then the rest is history with my venture into graphic design.

I enjoy the process of solving a design problem. For example I love the creation of creating branding. The creation of a logo that will be easily recognizable and take on a life of its own. The layout of typography on a page is another task I like as well. I remember my first internship was working at a publishing company and page layouts was a daily task. To me it is like a game of tetris.

My venture into calligraphy was an interesting one. Because I reminded myself of how it was a strong focus on typography and hand skills when I was in design school. One day at Ross I came across a calligraphy kit. I said to myself let me post daily and see what happens.

I eventually came into finding a community within calligraphy. Then after learning the vast amount of calligraphy work that is available I came into finding myself more passionate about it. Also how I can integrate it into my design work and expand upon it.