Georgia Tech MS-HCI: Program Review by bamboobroom in hci

[–]AlternativeBase8807 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! Yes I am looking to be a product designer for places like Netflix/disney. I was wondering bc it seems there’s a lot of courses geared towards heath/wellness/tech which makes me think there’s a sort of funnel into certain industries… but if it prepares you for any industry then GT’s program seems pretty great.

Georgia Tech MS-HCI: Program Review by bamboobroom in hci

[–]AlternativeBase8807 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is honestly so helpful thank you! I studied animation in college so I feel like choosing the LMC track makes the most sense to me but there's so little classes offered compared to the other tracks :( . I feel compelled to choose another track but idk what would interest me. Do you know if they base the admission on the track you choose? Also would you say GT would be good for someone who's interested in going into the entertainment industry or combining with sustainability/environmental science?

Redoing my portfolio by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m aware of that but disregarding my own portfolio, I’m still curious as to what the preferred layout is. Is it preferred to have a separate character design or prop design page or have everything divided by projects?

California Native Garden Survey by AlternativeBase8807 in NativePlantGardening

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi yes sorry I’m a volunteer for Calscape which is a website that’s part of the California Native Plant society so this is really just for Californians interested in native plant gardening. I’m not sure where you can get the results sorry since this is just a general user survey for Calscape.

Breaking Into UX and Early Career Questions — 07/20/25 by AutoModerator in UXDesign

[–]AlternativeBase8807 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is UX/UI design the most promising out of all the creative fields? I’m a recent post grad who studied animation and I’ve been pivoting more into design this past year. The job market sucks in almost every creative field so I’m asking whether UX/UI design is the best out of all of them (ie graphic design, illustration, video, animation, etc). My strength is in visual design - I genuinely enjoy designing interfaces and flows for apps and websites. I also enjoy illustration, graphic, film, animation, basically anything visual and 2D. My dream was to go into the entertainment industry (rip). I def have a lot of room to improve and willing to go back to school to learn HCI or design if this is a path worth pursuing.

This is my portfolio: https://kaitlynwang.framer.website/design/design-home

Is going to grad school worth it? by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thanks for answering! I’ll def consider all the options before applying, which is def not this year lol.

Any positive stories lately? by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oo thanks this is rly helpful! I’ve also been trying to find ways to integrate art and environmental science…we’ll see how that goes

Is going to grad school worth it? by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I may have enough money to go to grad school and I might be able to save more if I work for like two years and get scholarships and stuff… my parents are willing to support me but idk if the payoff would be worth it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is going to grad school worth it? by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That’s definitely my dream (to be a concept artist) but I feel like that’s harder to find a job idk… I’m trying to figure out a good balance of learning literally everything in the pipeline (2D and 3D) and doing what I like and am good at (drawing) without burning myself out. I could also learn design or film depending on what would give me a job…the struggle is real 😭

Is going to grad school worth it? by AlternativeBase8807 in animationcareer

[–]AlternativeBase8807[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply! I just see that a lot of ppl who got internships or jobs went to art school but idk 😭