How to become a graphic designer. When did you know you wanted to be a graphic designer? How did you get started in graphic design? What were some of the struggles and challenges you had in the early days?

CSUN design professor, Jung Hong sits down with Chris Do and retraces his steps in his pursuit of design. It's an intimate conversation where Chris shares his trials and tribulations and the moment he realized that design was a career path for him.


Jung Hong
CEO, Three On Design
threeondesign.com

Annotations:
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1:11 Q: When did you decide to become a designer?
6:14 Create a social contract to hold yourself accountable to your goals.
8:36 Transformation: How setbacks brought Chris to a drastic turning point.
14:30 "I focused all my negative energy into something positive."
15:38 "I killed the old version of me."

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Credits:
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Host– Chris Do
Director– Aaron Szekely
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Show Open– designed by William VanSkaik, animated by Bara Kwon
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