I Have A Dream

Dreams, fragments of your imagination, thoughts, and emotions are consolidated into a series of images generated by a sleeping state. I have a dream—not the one that occurs when I am unconscious, but the one where the impossible is made possible, one that prowls around in my mind, giving me glimses of what the future could be. Ironicly dreams is the thing that gets you up in the morning—the hope that every decision you make will draw you closer to that desired reality. Today we learned about dreams, and who best to depict a big dream other than Martin Luther King himself, a man who saw the greatness in a nation that dispised his existence; and yet he still believed in the impossible. ' I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' ...this was one of his many dreams that with hope and strife -was made a reality.

My mom always says to me that dreams are free, so dream big and dream hard till that becomes your simple reality, so I dream every day when I enter my class room that from these four walls I will make a name for myself outside of them. 

Do you have a dream ? :)

Etiquette

A set of rules or customs that are of a certain standard of behavior in a particular social setting. A code of customary polite behavior that occurs in society. Good breeding of conduct and procedure that should be observed in a social life. Et-i-quette, a word of French origin, is derived from (see ticket) that dates all the way back to the mid-18th century. A way of life that journied its way  into the  21st century, in the city of Johannesburg, at the institute called Nemisa, in the class of graphic design, interactive media, and annimation. This word ettiquette set up camp in our minds for that day, telling us its ways that we already knew but didn't quite know it was called etiquette, but still we adhered to its customs, whether it be in interviews or fancy dinners. We learnt that certain behaviors would not be acceptable at the institute and if caught not abiding to the rules we would be dealt with promtly, but in the true nature of the youth, our response to the this was turning it into a joke, pushing the bonds of its true meaning, intergrading it into every situation we faced through out the day for instance when somebody asked a "what if question" we would then say 'have some ettiquette' or if one of us was to ask to repeat what the other said over and over we would then say 'have some ettiquete' as if ettiquete was not present in a situation where a person could not hear what the other was saying,  or when a person would say  something that did not make much sense, we would then say the phrase again. For a minute, this devalued the meaning of the word, but like many trendy things the youth come up with, it died out quickly and like that it's value was regained after the shape shifting it underwent for entertainment, but on a serious note, once the jokes sapsided, a breath of fresh air was released into the atmosphere. It was so refreshing that boundries were finally established and respect was the tone of the day, to the point where people were apologizing a little too much. During that lesson I learned a lot about what I could tolerate and what I should not, but mainly how to treat people. Overall, a basic understanding was established and was understood. This was one of the many lessons that will catapult me into the industry with ease that I learned from Nemisa that day. I am looking forward to many more lessons to come. 

So stay in tune ;)

Principles

The first week at Nemisa was eventful, to say the least. The awkward stage of any new chapter is the beginning. It was a time when intense tension was hovering in the atmosphere, where nerves and fear was the cologne everyone wore for the day. We were desperately trying to make a good impression to invent a new image for ourselves either to escape who we were in the past or to start afresh. Everyone was analyzing each other to find potential friendship or the people to stay away from. I hate beginnings it makes me feel uneasy like I do not know what I'm doing, I feel too venerable, but once we got over the awkward first interactions and small talk we experienced another beginning our first class Design Fundamentals with Ma'am Sibongile. During that lesson, we learned  about the elements of art and design principles of design and that these are the building blocks of art and without them designs can not exist these being line, shape color, value, texture, space, and form, but these weren't the only principals we learned for the week we were introduced to the principles and policies of the school, rules to adhere to and a break down of what will be done during our time there. Overall it was a rememberable experience that i would not do again but would be great to reminisce.