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Roster: Jesus Garate, Guilherme Lemes, Jared Fiorovich, Shaun Kosey (CMF)
Today was day one sketch session at PENSOLE. D’Wayne told us to sketch a shoe four times on a piece of paper, and then repeat the same process on another piece of paper. The purpose of this assignment was to practice the idea of “sketch to improve”. This means that you should improve your technique as you start a new sketch. Practice makes perfect. We also had visitors from 52 LTD, Nike, Jordan and Adidas. The guys from 52 LIMITED gave us an inside look into how the process of how hiring talent for companies works. They share some advices about how to build our portfolios and presentation, and also about how to create a good foundation for our future careers. Then some designers from Nike, Jordan and Adidas entered the building. This was a great experience because they were able to critique our projects and share some ideas with us. We appreciated the most was that they also gave us advice about our future; they gave us their perspective of the shoe industry and how should we try to pursue a place in it. Currently I am working on my brief; I’m trying to establish all the details behind my concept. This will help me to have a solid direction when I start exploring design ideas.
Sketching to improve. Students talking to some of the designers that came to visit. Cheresse Thornhill (Nike designer) talking to the some students about her experience at Nike.
