
Kristen Hewitt
Associate Design Director
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
Associate Design Director
I am designer at a publishing firm, designing books and gift products.
I typically get to work between 8 and 8:30 in the morning. Over breakfast and coffee I read through email and look at blogs on my daily read list. I usually have about 2.5-4 hours of meetings a day. I do my design work in between those and get a ton done after 5pm when people start leaving for the day. I usually leave work between 7:30 and 8:15.
Here's the first step for high school students
In high school, my parents had me visit with different design professionals and interview them to see if this was in fact a career that I might like to have. Design is such a diverse field that it's nice to get a sense of what area of design you might like to study. While art schools are definitely great and offer a lot, they are expensive. I went to a state college and got a great education. Make sure you take advantage of opportunities that you hear of. Choose a school that is right for you.