Check out Frank's success story

With a BS in CD

Frank Chezem

Junior Designer
Takigawa Design

Frank is currently working for Takigawa Design where they are in charge of creating logos and designs for corporate identities and local regional businesses such as Private Schools, Wineries, Resorts, and Agricultural Companies. Frank enjoys his job because “working on projects is really fun and you get a great feeling when you see one of your jobs come back from the printer and it is crisp and fresh. That feeling is very rewarding.”

In regards to some acquired abilities from CSUMB, Frank values the different tasks he has been trained to do. “I am able to wear different hats at work because I have different skills. I am able to work with print, web, flash, networking, and many different forms of software and hardware.”

His advice for designs students is “not to be afraid to try different things. You also want to stick with the classes you enjoy because they will teach you a lot. More importantly don’t be afraid to change your ILP.”

His favorite class at CSUMB: “I really enjoyed action scripting with Ken Wanderman. The course was a very challenging course, but it was small and it was very collaborative. It made programming fun and understandable. We were able to learn a lot.”

Capstone: “I created a brand identity package for the Marina farmers market. It was called “Everyone’s Harvest”. It included printed materials as well as a website.” http://www.everyonesharvest.org/

His advice for current students: “I learned that in school the effort you put into anything is what you will get out of it. If you work hard and put your all into your work it will reflect in the quality of your work.”