it's official!
this may come to quite a shock to most of you, being as i haven't mentioned the idea to anyone... but....... i've decided to go back to school! i'm headed to KU for a Master's of Science degree in Marketing Communications from the School of Journalism. i've been toying with the idea for quite some time now and i've finally decided that it's time to jump in with both feet. originally i wanted to get my MFA (master of fine arts), but i've been feeling drawn to the marketing program for several years instead. i've been getting this feeling that there's so much more out there for me possibly on the business side of it all. but, i can still be a designer, with a little extra punch.
there's so many idiot marketing people out there that have no design sense at all, telling designers to put a big "yellow burst with a drop shadow" because they think it will look good. or, i used to get this one a lot- "you can't sell chocolate with blue, no blue packaging, ever"! so here i am, i hope to be a double whammy out there as a designer with marketing experience, or a marketing girl with lots of design experience. we'll see what happens!
so now i'm getting started, i've filled out my online application, i've got my transcripts ordered, i have to schedule my GRE test, line up some letters of recommendation, and a few other details all by Feb 15, to start fall 2007! my new adventure should take me 2 years to complete, then who knows what will happen next! but i'm excited to start a new chapter in my life and kicking myself that i didn't start sooner....
4 comments:
good for you! and just out of curiosity, why can one not sell chocolate with blue? I would think a pale blue would offset the color of milk chocolate beautifully.
thanks! even when you were telling me about your plans to go back, i was contemplating the same thing...
the owner's dad always said no blue for packaging. you can't sell chocolate with blue packaging! and the sons that took over the business kept that awful philosophy as well as many others... it's a very archaic company, the product and the way it's micro-managed. i could go on and on....... but i agree a nice pale blue would have looked SWEET!
i'm sooo happy for you! you must let me know when you're first day of school is so i can make you a "back to school" goodie bag of fun girly pencils and prosh stickems.
That's really great, sara! That's so exciting! Watch out world - here's comes the marketing design guru, sara!
Manny is starting a new class to help his GMAT score. Once he's done with that, we'll get him started on his MBA.
Good luck with all the paperwork and testing! Keep us posted!
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