Fresh Look!

This week I was tasked witth designing my own logo for this blog! I like the new look and think it represents this "brand' quite well. It was a lot of fun designing this logo and it was a fun change from regular class work. I love creating, so this was right up my alley. As for my process, I used the logo teplate on canva. After a bit of scrolling, I found the perfect graphic; the skull coffee cup. I feel that this image is a good representation of this blog because I use coffee to fuel me throughout the day, and the skull represents the death I feel after a long day of classes, homework, and practice. I went with a slightly "cheesy" font to go with the theme of exhaustion and the overall vibe of students taking notes in their notebook. As for the background, I chose the green to go with the already existing color scheme of the blog.

(I)dentity

There are "i"s in the word "identity" for a reason; it is a representation of what makes you, you. In college, and even in high school and middle school we are all looking to find ourselves. In college, this becomes an increasingly prevalent issue. For many of us, we still have no clue what we want to do with our lives after graduation, or we are over immersed in our school. We consume ourselves in our sudies, participating in clubs or sports, and identify ourselves by our associations with others. I am personally still trying to find myself, and it has been a humbling journey nonetheless. From being a chubby, socially awkward art kid, to becoming a somewhat extraverted Division I athlete (and still an art kid), it is safe to say that I have gone trough it. Though, through all of the name-calling and embarassment, it was a humbling yet rewarding experience as it made me more resillient and the person I am today. As of right now, my identity would consist of being an awkward runner who loves warm weather and weird art. What if a part of our identity gets taken away? Life isn't always a linear path, and this leads to inevitable mishaps and setbacks. Right now, I am just an awkward person who loves warm weather and weird art. Running recently got taken away from me as I am out for the outdoor season with injury. This random setback took a blow at my evolving identity. I am no longer defined by running, nor does running consume my days or weekends as it once did. I now have to start from scratch and reframe my identity. No one prepares you for having a significsnt part of your life taken away, but it is not an end-all. It has taken me months to have this epiphany, but setbacks are a chance for positive change and reframing your life in a way that fulfills you in the moment and gets you stronger when the next setback occurs. I think of this almost like physical therapy, but for the soul. If anything, the take away from this post is to not rely on few things to frame your identity. We are all constantly evolving, and with the way life goes, things happen that we don't always expect or want to happen. Instead of being defined by physical things such at an "artist", "runner", or whatever else you may be defined by, we should be defined by what is on the inside. Insteag of being identified as an injured runner, or over-worked college student, I am defined by what I have been through and my character. I am resillient. I am kind. I am brave. I am creative. I am witty. This is me.