
David Conley
Graphic Designer / Videographer
University of California, Irvine - Division of Continuing Education
University of California, Irvine - Division of Continuing Education
Graphic Designer / Videographer
I edit and create graphics for educational videos, which supplement online courses.
I am considered a jack-of-all trades, so I am often called in to help with a variety of media-related things. There are days when I'll be out helping my team film course material. Other days I spend back at my desk, splicing those clips together. And then there are days that I consider the most fun-- making graphics that make our instructional videos shine. Right now, one of my favorite things to do is to use my coding experience to create graphics templates for my teammates to use.
Here's the first step for everyone
Practice, practice, practice. So much of my design work was stupid little side projects, like making Facebook cover photos or T-Shirt designs for friends. But it gave me the reps I needed to hone in on what I really needed to as an artist. Oftentimes I would just Google tutorials and spend a couple hours trying to learn a new technique. So when the moment came at my first professional job to show off what I could do, I had a portfolio ready to show.
"You're nowhere near a good enough artist to make a professional career out of it."