Hello,
My name is Calvin Collison, and I am a designer focusing on digital art, graphic design, woodworking, silversmithing, and digital fabrication. Currently, I am studying for a Bachelor of Science in Creative Technology and Design at the University of Colorado, Boulder. As such, I have experience with several pieces of software and hardware, including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier, Dimension, XD, Figma, Rhinoceros CAD, Ableton, laser cutters, and 3D printers.
In addition to my education at CU Boulder, I started college as a computer science major at the University of Maryland. During this time, I studied data structures, operating systems, discrete math, focusing on Java and R. Due to the impacts of COVID-19 and wanting to express my creativity more in the projects I completed, I transferred to Colorado’s CTD program which has been a fantastic fit for me as a fusion of technology and art. On top of learning design software here, I have also studied web development and am proficient in HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
Right now I am taking my senior Capstone Project class, Digital Art 1, Material Studies, UX Design 1, and Technical Communication and Design. With these classes, I am expanding my skills with the Creative Cloud suite, user-oriented design, and physical fabrication. I’m also working as a Learning assistant for two of the core Creative Technology and Design courses, Text and Image. Helping teach these classes has taught me more than I would have learned through just taking the classes, in addition to building on my leader ship and communication skills.
