English for work at the University: Final Project

Now I will show you the final presentation for my english for work class at the University. It was an enviromental project and my group and I made some posters with recycled paper for a campaing. All my classmates made one poster. Check them out!

final project

More PowerPoint presentations from NUBIA

How to...

This time I will show a quickly way of how a Graphic Designer makes a logo and how important is for a company to have a logo.

Corporate Identity design
Corporate identity, sometimes seen written as ID, refers to the external “personality” projected by a corporation.
The first aspect of corporate identity has to do with branding. The logo is often the center of company branding, since it is an easily recognizable symbol which sets the corporation aside from other companies.

Its a creative process, which is composed by some steps, and here I go....

Step 1: Read and get some information
On this step you will need to find the information about the company. Read carefully and find some of the strengths about it.

Step 2: Consult and search for composite ideas.
Look for magazines, newspapers, get out the phone book, just go through and find logos. Look when you're driving down the road, just look at logos of companies and be aware of different types of logos. First of all find something similar, don't copy a logo, because number one you could get sued over that but find something maybe a style that you like.

Step 3: Prepare some sketches
This is where you will concentrate and try to find your creative point of view, you can start making some random lines to focus, and to relax a little bit. Then try to use composite ideas and make a composition.

Getting Ready for your Job Interview

If you´re looking for a job, then let me tell you some advices :).

•What happens during a "job interview"?Sometimes a job interview is a few minutes of small talk, meet and greet chatting and then getting into the meat of the interview which is, what is your background, education experience, how can you be of benefit to us here in our company. And then a question and answer period for the candidate, where they have the opportunity to get their questions answered by the interviewer.

•What should I wear for my job interview?Always dress very professionally for every interview. For men that would usually be a suit and tie and for women that is usually a skirted or a slacks business suit as well. Always dress for the position that you are really wanting long term rather than the position you are applying for today.
•What are the key do's and don'ts for a great interview?The first thing you can do in an interview is to make a great impression, make eye contact, smile, and give a nice, firm handshake to your interviewer. This will set a very positive tone for the rest of the interview. Wait to sit down until the interviewer asks you to sit down. Don't put all your belongings on his or her desk. Make sure you keep your things to your side or in your lap. Their desk is their space, so be respectful of that.Use positive body language in the interview. Stand up, thank them again and don't forget to ask for the job before you leave.

•How do I handle an interview in a restaurant or cafe?Employers will ask you to have a meal so you have to know your dining etiquette, you have to stay focused on you rinterviewer and speak at an audible level.

•What do I do when more than one person is interviewing me?It's important to make sure that you adapt your communication style to both of those individuals.

•How can I rescue an interview that I know is going poorly?Best thing to do is to take a couple of steps back. Some of the tips to save an inteweview are: Ask the interviewers for directives, regroup and revive your energy to jump back into the interview.

•What are good tips for a telephone interview?The best thing to do is to make sure that you are very high energy, upbeat, you use a lot of inflection in voice, and, because that's all you have to make that great first impression is your voice. So that really needs to sell you in a phone interview and also find out from the employer what again is it that they're really looking for in terms of this position. Make sure you have your resume close to you.

•Can a potential employer ask me to take a lie detector test?Lie detector tests are illegal 99% of the time. The only time that an employer can ask for a lie detector test is if you are applying for some type of government or high-security type of position.

•What are illegal questions that an employer should not ask me?Employers are not allowed to ask any questions relating to ethnicity, family status, childbearing status, anything that relates to culture, gender, family status, anything like that.

•How do I handle the end of the interview?This is where you really have the opportunity to shine, and the best way is to wait when the interviewer says: Do you have any final cuestion? So this is when you ask: May I have the job?

•What do I do if an employer doesn't call me back after an interview?If they don't call you. Don't be shy about calling them. It's very important for you to be proactive about your career search. Don't wait. They may be busy. They may be out of town. They may be interviewing other people. It's important for you to keep your name and your resume in the front of the employer's mind while they're going through that decision making process.

Well this tips are very important, if you need and want to get a job, if you read this, and you are prepared, if you have the experience and that kind of things you will have lots of opportunities and you will have success.

Now you will see an interview and some of the questions of an interview...

TOEFL excersises.

Well guys, i took some TOEFL excersises, as you can see, i need to practice, because i didnt get good results, but i have to say that those excersises werent easy.







You can find the excersises in the following links.
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_vocabulary.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_reading.htm

Cover Letter

This is a cover letter for a job that im interested in.

Company Unicity International, Inc.​
Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing,
Orem, UT 84097
Date: 22nd July, 2011.

To whomsoever it may concern:

I´ve been looking for a job on the internet and i found your request

My background includes 5 years experience in marketing department in the creation, design, and promotion of marketing materials for print and the web. Create and design various promotional materials (some) from early concept to the final product. I know how to create mock-ups in and out of the computer

I am also expertise in the use of typographic, photographic, and graphic elements for printing and web use, I have effective verbal and written skills and good presentation skills. I would like to use these skills I have acquired and build my career at your firm.

I look forward to speak with you. When we can set up an interview? Please do not hesitate to call me. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Nubia Navarro.

Im gonna show you a certificate of a quiz that my teacher gave me. I got 9/10, not so bad :)

Adjectives and adverbs

Well guys, my teacher showed me a game, i liked it, its about adjectives and adverbs, i choose a product, i said some adjectives about it and i will sell it :) Next you will have the game, have fun.

Finding a job on line

Hello my friends, this time i had to find 2 jobs for my career, you already know that i study graphic design, so i found a job according to my studies and the other job is for graduated people, ill show you the qualifications and the description about each job. The first one is for graduated people and is a manufacturing job and i selected it because i like to do that kind of things.
Company Unicity International, Inc.​

Location: Orem, UT 84097

Industries: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing
Job Type: Full Time Employee
Years of Experience: 2+​ to 5 Years
Education Level :Bachelor's Degree
Career Level:Experienced (Non-Manager)

About the Job

Unicity International is a dynamic and growing international company. We are seeking a Graphic Designer to support our marketing department in the creation, design, and promotion of marketing materials for print and the web. It is our mission to become the leader in our market and to provide our customers and distributers with smart, effective, and stunning visual tools.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Create and design various promotional materials (some) from early concept to
the final product.
Assist in developing and maintaining the company’s corporate brand
Design, layout, and formatting of materials to communicate marketing objective
Perform formatting details such as typographic, photographic, and graphic elements for printing and web use
Improve and update the various marketing materials
Create mock-ups in and out of the computer

Qualifications/Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:

3+ years experience in graphic design or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Design
Software required: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Adobe Dreamweaver and/or Flash (could help your cause)
Strong knowledge of file outputting for pre-press process
Good communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Strength in Typography and layout
A knack for form and visual balance

This is the link where i found the job stuff

http://jobview.monster.com/Graphic-Designer-Job-Orem-UT-99323521.aspx?fwr=true

This is the other job that i found, this is a job about web design, and that area attracts me too. Its for entry level and i thing is a good one. I know how to use PC and the programs that they want me to use.

Job Details
Company: FireKeepers Casino
Location: US – Battle Creek, Michigan
Job Level: Junior Staff
Field: Graphic Design
Job Functions: Branding & Corporate Identity, Creative Direction, CSS, Flash Programming, Marketing, Motion Graphics, Web Design

Description
FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan, is seeking an entry level graphic designer. The position performs digital design and manages creative projects, including but not limited to, print ads, brochures, website, billboards, animated LCD displays and highly visible digital billboard from concept to production. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals using a personal graphics style that is professional. Keep abreast of recent developments in the graphic arts field.

Specific Skills
Proficient in the following or equivalents (PC or Mac): Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Flash, CSS, Dream Weaver, Microsoft Office, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects. Previous marketing experience in the gaming industry preferred. A portfolio and list of pertinent URLs is required.

This is the link where i found the job stuff

http://www.coroflot.com/public/job_details.asp?job_id=32034&all=y

Building rapport

Now I will show you some language tips if you want to get a job and to have a good relationship with your interviewer.
I want to look at building rapport, to examine how to build close professional relationships.

Now, I’m sure you are asking: “What exactly do you mean by rapport?” Well, for me rapport is a kind of between people, a sort of emotional connection, a positive relationship in which there is a deep understanding and liking. We often say people who have rapport are on the same wavelength they are even .

Now the key question to ask is: “Can we learn rapport skills?” And I think yes and I’d like to look at two specific .

The first is . Now this means your behaviour to the behaviour of others, becoming . It could mean using the same words, which others use when you talk. So someone says to you “It’s a good solution” you say “Yes I agree it’s a good because…” rather than “Yes, that’s an interesting idea”. So this mirroring of words has a real on your partner. It makes him feel that you understand and his reality. But all this demands a lot of and a lot of from your side, careful observation, careful listening and very careful control of what you say and how you say it. You need to do the same with , to communicate with a similar of voice, speed of speech, arm movements, even the way you sit. And this is not copying or to . I see it as a really positive effort to be and to connect to another human being so that you can really work together effectively.

The second technique is what I call positive . Now this means saying and doing things so that the other person will develop a similarly positive . It means for example talking about the future rather than the past. It means focusing on people’s rather than their weaknesses. It means bringing energy and to the way you communicate.But be patient rapport building is a set of skills which can take time to . But, if you can develop these skills you’ll really have the power to build the you need to do business very effectively.



This is the link of the video where i saw the tips.http://www.business-spotlight.de/language-skills/videos/socializing/building-rapport?page=0%2C1

CMYK AND RGB

Hello buddies, now I am going to show you an article about something very interesting in the Graphic Design area
The CMYK color model is used in the printing process. To understand it, it is best to start with RGB color. The RGB color model (made up of red, green and blue) is used in your computer monitor, and is what you will view your projects in while still on screen. These colors, however, can only be viewed with natural or produced light, such as in the computer monitor, and not on a printed page. This is where CMYK comes in.

CMYK in Graphic Design
Graphic designers have to deal with the issue of seeing their work on screen in RGB, although their final printed piece will be in CMYK. Digital files should be converted to CMYK before sending to printers, unless otherwise specified. Because of this issue, it is important to use “swatches” when designing if exact color matching is important. Swatches provide a designer and client with a printed example of what a color will look like on paper. A selected swatch color can then be chosen in Photoshop (or a similar program) to insure the desired results. Even though the on-screen color won’t exactly match the swatch, you know what your final color will look like. You can also get a “proof” from a printer, which is an example of your printed piece provided before the entire job is run.

Next I  will tell you some grammar terms which are very important when you are going to analyze sentences
Adjective : In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified.
Adverb: An adverb is a part of speech. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
Conjunction: A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.
Interjections: Interjections demonstrate emotion and are usually separated from the rest of the sentence by an exclamation point, and sometimes by a comma if the emotion is less stressed.
Noun: A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.
Preposition: A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the following examples:
Pronoun: A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you" to make your sentences less cumbersome and less repetitive.
Verb: The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb asserts something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being.

Now I selected some sentences and I will show what is the grammar use that each one has:
1) The (definite article) CMYK color model (nouns) is (verb) used (adjective) in (preposition) the printing (adjective) process (noun).

2) RGB (noun) is (verb) what (pronoun) you(pronoun) will view(verb) your (pronoun) projects (noun) in (preposition) while still on(preposition) screen(noun)

3) This (pronoun) is (verb) where (conjunction) CMYK (noun) comes (verb) in (preposition).

1) Graphic designers (noun) have (verb) to (preposition) deal(verb) with(preposition) the (definite article) issue(noun) of (preposition) seeing(conjunction) their (possessive adj.) work (noun) on(preposition) screen in(preposition) RGB(noun)

2) files(noun) should (auxiliary verb) be (verb) converted (verb) to(preposition) CMYK(noun) before(preposition) sending(verb) to(preposition) printers(noun)

3) it is(verb) important(adjective) to(preposition) use(verb) “swatches” (noun)

Here you have the link if you want to read the rest of the article

http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/colorbasics/a/cmyk.htm

Graphic Design interview

Hello buddies, this time i interviewed a friend, she is a graphic designer and i will tell you all the questions i asked her about her choice of career.

Name:Jeniffer Gonzalez
Date:05/30/11

1.Could you please define Graphic Design in your own words?
It is to communicate an idea as it is and how it must be, persuading people with your own point of view. If I could define it with some words I would say: Expression, solution of the problem, creativity and versatility

2. What influenced you to pursue Graphic Design?
I was influenced by art and the idea of introducing and creating things, I can express myself in a cool way, without describing things as they aren’t, everything in graphic design has a reason and this kind of art is a way of expressing very interesting.

3. Could you please describe the educational process required to become a Graphic Designer?
You will first learn compositive skills, them you will know how to handle programs on the computer, you’ll make lots of projects which will make you understand how to use the things you have closer to you to create.


4. What are the skills you need to be a good Graphic Designer?
You need to be very open minded, you have to be creative and have a great imagination, you have to think out of the box and you can’t be lazy. You will learn and you will take experience along the way

5. What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
Well I was looking for some established places like magazines, newspaper companies, and publicity agencies.

6. What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
I enjoyed parties a lot when I was in high school. (Laughing)

7. From your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being Graphic Design student?
Well, sometimes teachers will ask you for things out of the common and you will need to fit them in a way they can make sense together.

8. What are your plans for the future?
I want to have my own publicity agency and improve my skills in a independent way, I hope to have a family too.

9. Point out your most personally gratifying moment in Graphic Design school.
When I had the presentation of my final project of degree, I was so scared, but and the end I got good qualifications.

10. Why would you recommend Graphic Design as a career?
Well, I recommend graphic design as a career because you will learn a little bit of everything, and I would say that most of the people think that it is an easy career and it is not, you need design for every little thing, all the things have to be designed before and it is a colorful and a beautiful career.

Falling in love

This is a video that my teacher showed in my class, all my partners had to say what our opinion was about it.

Fall from Lainy Voom on Vimeo.

Well, in my opinion, the video shows the girl thinking of a guy, remembering things about him and seeing a picture, the colors around her tell us that she is kind of sad because she cant see him, and then the colors change into blue and cool ones,the video show the people how deep can a person fall for another one, it shows the girl falling into the water and then into some grass, she flyes into the sky and some other things and then they see eachother and they share a love hug.

Graphic design article

Now i will show you some parts of an article that i found, and then i selected a phew words and i said the meaning, the use, an example and some synonyms of them.



Outline
A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
Pronunciation:(outlīn')
Use :noun
Ex:This can be done in a standard outline format
SYNONYMS : outline, contour, profile, silhouette.

Features
To give special attention to; display, publicize, or make prominent.
Pronunciation:(fēchər)
Use :verb
Ex:to show what sections and features you intend to build for the client.
SYNONYMS : attribute, characteristic.

Launched

To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture
Pronunciation:(lônch, länch)
Use :verb
Ex: once the website is designed, built and lauched, it will need to be maintained
SYNONYMS : send, project, eject

If you click right on the picture you will get the full size of it
and you will read much better this part of a graphic design
article. The words that are bold has their own definition, those are
some of the technical words that a graphic designer use. The dictionary
that i used was: www.answers.com, and here is the link of the full article.
http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/websitedesign/a/web_proposal.htm

Mother's day poem

Well, im wrote a poem for my mom because today is mom's day and i'll show it to you.

"Mother" is such a simple word with a super special meaning
I would like to say that there's no one like you
the queen of my heart and the one who is always right there beside me
you support me and you take my hand when im sad and confused
you are my teacher, my friend and my everything
and if i found the words to say all that you mean to me
and put them in a box, that will be a huge one.

with love, your daughter.

My new friend

Well now im going to show you guys my new friend


My friend Brian is a Graphic Designer, he has 2 brothers and a sister, and he is from Maracaibo, he is 23 years old and he is an Ultimate Frisbee lover. He also likes dark red color and he loves his girlfriend too. He likes to go to the beach. He wants to have his own business company. One thing he hates is drawing, and pink color. :)

Bio

Well, as you already saw I have an intro bio, but im going to make another one so here I go...

Mi name is Nubia, I'm 18 years old, I go to the gaphic design school at URBE, Im average tall, my eyes are dark brown and so is my hair and i am only child.

Some likes and dislikes
uhmm... I love chinese rice, I like the beach and I like to take pictures, right now my favorite subject is photography and I like blue too.I dont like onions and hate pickles.

When I get graduated I would like to have a beautiful family, my own business company and my own brand stablished. Then I would like to travel around the world and meet some cool and famous places.I would like to visit Egipt one day. I like english because is another option and i can comunicate in two languajes, english and spanish, I would like to learn french and make some friends in France too.

One thing about my career is that Graphic Designers always need to think out of the box and make new things for the world.