I’m on a roll and found I not only like safety topics, but I miss working with software organizations. I’m systematically refreshing my tools and skills. I’m proud to announce I’ve completed LinkedIn Learning’s Learning Markdown: Formatting Text without the Complexity.
I love that I always learn at least on new thing in any class I take, and I did surprisingly. I know that Markdown isn’t really complex, but watching someone use it their way, really leads to new discoveries.
This year Adobe Max (October) had a variety of sessions. I personally attended the online sessions. There were plenty of AI focused sessions on Firefly with usage for video as well as still imaging. My favorite session on new skills happened to be Designing a Book Cover: Inspiration and Design Tricks with Faride Mereb. I think this was partly because of my interest in creating book covers but also the incredibly easy way InDesign can be used to create covers.
I also found 40 Years of Art and Design: Graffiti, Hip-Hop, and Fine Art with Cey Adams, founding creative director at Def Jam Recordings, an awesome walk down history. His amazing album covers and logos were innovative with a timeless style.
Use of a tool, for me an excellent session, goes to Mastering Low-Light Photography from Capture to Edit with Jarrad Seng along with Quick Hack: Animate Illustrations for Quick Content Creation with Adrianne Walujo. Both were great for tips and tricks as well as motivation.
There were also plenty of sessions that were motivational. My favorite session was surprising. It was called Unseen to Unforgettable; The Power of Personal Branding with Kristy Campbell, founder of Pink Pony Creative, is a New Zealand-based Brand Identity and Graphic Designer. This was a session I didn’t know I needed. Not for branding so much as motivation. Let’s face it, things can be hard in the business world no matter what you do. I think her best quote was “Conquer your mindset, embrace risk and bold moves, showing that courage and resilience we share in our journeys units us all.” That rings true for me in not matter what I do.
Two research papers Lu has written are now posted on the page Technical Writing, Editing and Publications Portfolio
Lu is currently consulting for Southern California Edison.
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