Dietmar Dahmen

Having a guest speaker the second day of class was not something I was expecting for the start of the semester, but like I tend to be from time to time, I was wrong. I'd like to start by saying that Dietmar Dahmen had an absolutely wonderful presentation and personality to match. Fun, exciting and energetic. Most of what he explained I have heard at some point in my life but never really gave it any thought and quickly dismissed it to the back burner of my mind, but hearing him with those large numbers on the board really makes you think at just how fast everything in the world today is moving. It's not exactly something we stop to think about because everything is moving so fast. Always the next computer, the next cell phone, the next iPod and we always have to have the newest product immediately. Even I make jokes about people I work with who have old phones, one of which has a flip phone! I always call him a caveman using a rock to make his calls and flip phones only really died out a couple years ago, but in the thinking of today it is ancient technology. Overall, I was extremely please with the presentation. It excites me for the semester to come.

Expectations

I am a graphic design major and I suppose what I am hoping to learn from this course is a bit about how advertising can relate to graphic design. I have a couple options to move into after I graduate and advertising is one of those options so it is a good idea to try to at least get a foundation in all aspects of the career, that way I do not feel like I'm drowning when I try out for a 'real' job. I'm not particularly excited about school this semester because I am just worn out, but forcing myself to finish so I can move on with my life and hopefully score a good job. I find it interesting that there are so many different ways to advertise. Most people would automatically think of TV commercials, but I have of late noticed it even being on YouTube, and that is annoying to say the least. Most people do not want to see ads when all they want to do it watch TV. Thank god for DVR, fast forward through those things! But all in all, advertising is the way in which we are informed about certain products or special events and that is what it's really about i n the end. I suppose I'm a little excited to learn how it's done.

As crude as this commercial is, I find it absolutely hilarious and that makes me always remember KYAK.