1. Haozhe Tian Hour 3 October 11. 2012 Career Tech

2. “Art influenced our daily life so much, art appear in our life everywhere.” If there are some art there must be a art director. They determine how best to represent a concept visually; they determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use ;they talk to clients to develop an artistic approach and style; they develop detailed budgets and timelines; they present designs to clients for approval. In another word art director can make our life more colorful. That’s why I want to be a art director because I want to make our daily life more colorful. Fashion also interest me because I think it’s interesting to design clothes that looks such a art. I will be researching the nature of work, working conditions, training, qualifications, job outlook, employment, earnings, and occupations related to the field of art director to further understand my career choice.

3.  Working with others  12% worked for advertising and public relations firms.  Others worked for newspaper and magazine publishers, specialized design services firms, and the motion picture and video industries.  Working full time.  59% of directors were self-employed.

4. Mental Hours can vary Long hour that sometime may take weekend. work indoors in studios, and outdoors on location may need to travel nationally and internationally to different filming locations. Deadlines, tight schedules, and overtime

5.  Bachelor’s degree  Graphic, industrial, or set designers or in another art occupation  Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree  Master of Business Administration (MBA)  Have 3 to 5 years work experience in another occupation before being selected for positions as art directors.  Planning on going to Academy of Art University  Take art class in high school  Take sociology class in high school

6.  Expected to grow lower than the average  Need to oversee the work of graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, and others engaged in artwork or layout design  Expected to increase 9% from 2010 to 2020  Go back to China for a few years for schooling  Move to California continue my schooling  Work down there at a studio  More schooling the better, pretty competitive

7.  Median annual wage for art directors : $80,630 in May 2010  $108,860 for motion picture and video industries  $ 85,130 for specialized design services  $ 82,770 for advertising, public relations, and related services  $ 67,630 for newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers  Earn my bachelor’s degree here in Michigan  Move back to China and continue my schooling  Earn my degree.  First purchase: Buy a big house which have 4 bedrooms which can afford my parents and my best friend

8. Fashion designer Create original clothing, accessories, and footwear Sketch designs, select fabrics and patterns, and give instructions on how to make the products they designed Work in their own studio High school diploma or equivalent No change from 2010 to 2020 Most of them earn 64,530 per year

9. Summary For all that I have spent researching in this career I have learnt so many things that I have never known in the career I want to pick up. I have learnt the nature of work, working conditions, training, qualifications, job outlook, employment, earnings, and occupations related to the field of art director. I think this a good job which fit me a lot. I really look forward to being able to determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use and learn about how to present designs to clients for approval. I’m glad that I have an idea of what I want to go into so I have something to work towards. It will take a lot of schooling but I think it will be worth it because it’s actually something I want to do.

10. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and- design/art-directors.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and- design/art-directors.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and- design/fashion-designers.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and- design/fashion-designers.htm