Newsletter
September 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for September 2024.
DIA Design Guild Staff
Apprenticeship
Week of September 9th, 2024 (WK37)
What’s on our minds these days? Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I (Grace) last wrote a greeting in these biweekly emails. How’s everyone doing? The summer has ended here in the United States. Here in Los Angeles, we are in fire season. At the time
Apprentice Program - Week of August 25th, 2024 (WK35)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? It’s the end of a busy summer. I personally try to never travel in the summer as it can be the most crowded time. I did travel some from the east coast to California a lot this past spring and summer
Newsletter
August 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for August 2024.
Apprenticeship
Week of August 12th, 2024 (WK33)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? One thing I miss not working is the sense of community and striving for a common goal. Job searching is lonely. Even with support groups and job search circles you are still ultimately on your own. Job searching is like hunting a
Apprenticeship
Week of July 29th, 2024 (WK31)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Resumes. They are a lot of work. I read an interesting factoid today. “If you're applying to a role with the title "x" and required skills "a, b, and c", all 4 of those pieces of
Apprentice Program - Week of July 15th, 2024 (WK29)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’m re-reading one of my favorite design books. No, it is not The Design of Everyday Things. It is How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun. One of the great parts of the book is that each chapter starts with
Apprentice Program - Week of July 1st, 2024 (WK27)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot about questions. Questions are not just for interviews, but for life as well. While I do think about the meaning of life a lot, that is not the type of life questions I am talking about
Apprentice Program - Week of June 17, 2024 (WK25)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Goals. Both setting and accomplishing them. A goal is to go after something you want, hopefully something you are passionate about. How are you setting yourself up for success? How do you know when you have reached that goal? How are you
Apprentice Program - Week of June 03, 2024 (WK23)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot about community lately. As in how to create a sense of community. First we must define community: “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.” I think we
Newsletter
May 2024 Updates
Can you believe that it’s already the end of May? Time seems to be flying by faster than ever!
Apprentice Program - Week of May 20, 2024 (WK21)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I hope everyone’s mentor mentee relationship is going well and you are making progress. I’ve been thinking a lot about balance lately. Balancing work and personal life. I’ve never been good at it. One thing is always proportionately taking