My Journey with Emerging Media:

My Journey with the New Media Institute

An EM Narrative

Harrison Montevideo

My Start

After graduating with my BBA in Marketing from the Terry College of Business I wanted to diversify myself as a professional and be a more dynamic applicant in the job market. I heard from a coworker of my mothers about a program in Grady called New Media. Then I was told it was called Emerging Media, then New Emerging Media, and finally I got the name right once I downloaded the info packet and started my EM journey.

I started with no academic background in coding, web design, graphic design, or UX. The best experience I had was being in a yearbook in high school and taking a single photoshop class. However, that first summer taking Dr. Moss’ classes and Into Web Dev with Tyler Mazurek I dipped my feet in the water and started to get the hang of things. As you can see below I was not the greatest at Photoshop and the other Adobe suite of programs but that class was crucial to my development because it helped me get started with my graduate assistantship at the Archway partnership.

Archway

The Archway Partnership has been critical in my EM journey. At one point my capstone project was going to be revolving around an Archway project. Regardless. Archway gave me a platform to practice the skills the NMI was teaching me in the real world, even before the capstone project started. Having that real world experience at the same time I was learning new skills and tools was crucial for my development and I don’t think my EM journey would have been the same without my assistantship.

Adobe MAX

I had many experiences with EM that were memorable in so many ways. Whether it be the speaker series in Kyla’s class, or a once in a lifetime site visit to adobe max in california the experiences outside of the classroom are reality what made my, and I would assume most peoples EM journey special.

The Adobe Max trip had to be the highlight of my EM journey. Spending 4 days in sunny California with my peers, networking, learning, and having a good time with like-minded designers and professionals. I am forever grateful for the NMI and its partners for providing me with this experience. The skills and experiences I gained from that trip solidified my desire to be in the creative field. Seeing people find their niche, and thrive in it was truly inspiring and I hope to attend a future Adobe Max.

Conclusion

I would recommend the NMI and an EM journey to anyone who wants to not only learn new skills in an ever adapting program, but for the experiences with the staff, faculty, and fellow students you have. That is what truly makes an EM journey special.