Phil McCollam

I thought Phil was very interesting to say the least. His whole presentation and portfolio was very humor based. I liked is different approach to presenting to all of us. I felt like he was more personable and in trying to relate to each of us. He seemed very excited about everything he did and I like how he gave us tips on being a better designer. The thing that stuck with me the most was how he said we should keep other hobbies besides designing to keep us more well rounded. The only critique I had was how some of his slides were a little too unprofessional. I understand he was trying to be funny and stick out more, but I didn't get a very professional vibe from some of it.

I definitely appreciated how fresh his ideas and approaches were. I believe that he would add a great dynamic within the professors we already have in our department. He would bring new ideas and great insight to the students. I feel like he was confident in his work and his approaches and I'd like to see more of him.

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Aaron G Presentation

Aaron seemed very knowledgeable, but I got more of a tech feel from him rather than a creative design feel. He was a little dry and hard to follow at times. I didn't get any type of personal connection from him. At first he was talking about his work and schooling, but I would have liked to hear more about how he felt about design and why he went into it. Towards the end, he brought up a new iPad app for a library, but I didn't think that related to teaching at a university and him as graphic designer. I thought the idea was neat but I think he focused too much on that part of the presentation. As a student I think it would be hard for me to learn a lot from him. He didn't really keep my interested. Overall, I thought he was intelligent but I don't think he would succeed in that area.

Reflection of Meredith M.

Meredith was very interesting and she kept my attention throughout the entire presentation. I liked how she explained her design process and she seemed very open minded to experiencing different processes. She seemed very engaging and excited about designing and teaching others what she knows. I think her enthusiasm really kept my attention and it made me want to know more about her. I can see her being very helpful in giving good advice and critiques. I really enjoyed all of her work and it seems like she would have a lot to offer in experience. My only critique would be that she would have to narrow down what exactly to teach. I feel like she had so many different ideas and things going on that she would need to figure out a way to structure a class with the basics and guidelines for projects. Overall, I enjoyed her and thought she would be a great fit for the Art and Design department.