Maris Latham – 2019 Graduate
Honesty was her theme. “Graphic Design is mental” – Maris Latham. She gave her real story of her struggles and successes. It was a great opportunity to get first hand knowledge that from my course I can be successful and find my feet.
Her expectations were high when leaving university as she has several awards and a job lined up. However, she spoke about her plan wanting to go from A to B but in reality it jumped to E. She explained how it is great to take a break and slow down from the high pressure of uni and jobs. Burnout is a thing and that is ok. She explained her overcoming this through the start of lockdown because she had a breather to gather thoughts and it seems like she came back with a purpose.
She asked thought provoking questions on what each of us want to do with our degrees. This is when I thought I want to do idea and creative thinking as that is what I love. Maris then spoke about keeping options open and go for everything. It is a learning curve. She mentioned portfolios and how everyones can be the same with D&AD briefs or the same uni briefs so to challenge myself to try personal projects. This will be a great place to show my interests and my personal strategies.
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