the st. louis arch

St. Louis Gateway Arch
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park was established on the banks of the Mississippi River, on December 21, 1935, to commemorate the westward growth of the United States between 1803 and 1890. Cost for the $30 million national monument was shared by the federal government and the City of St. Louis.

The park features the Gateway Arch, designed by architect Eero Saarinen who won the design competition in 1947. The stainless steel structure rises 630 feet high from a 60-foot foundation and spans 630 feet at ground level. Its classic weighted catenary curve sways 1/2" - 1" in 20 mph wind. Construction on the nation's tallest memorial began in 1961 with the "topping out" in 1965 and dedication in 1966.



st. louis arch museum of western expansion

Gateway Arch Pictures: Saint Louis, Missouri Stock Photos & Fine Art Images

These two photos were taken by Richard Wong. http://www.rwongphoto.com/Missouri.html


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Special Thanks to Richard Wong

An incredible Photographer 

with an amazing selection of 

Fine Art Prints

ProPractice_career goals

Career Goals

Justin Blake Barnett

After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute I will be able to make my next career step of working at a design firm. There I will strive to become the art director, which will give me the experience needed to maintain my own design firm. I plan to grow my design company from the ground up, while instilling ethical and moral values at its core.

Before I graduate I will send my resume and portfolio to as many design firms as needed to insure that I will have a job after graduation. Working at an actual design company will allow me to improve my skills as a professional designer and my ability to communicate with clients. I will continue to do design work for people, outside of work, whenever I can. My goal at this new job is to become art director, continue to learn as I work, and do side jobs whenever possible.

Acquiring the position of art director will not be the end of my clime up the corporate ladder. I plan to be an excellent team leader and a respected mentor and teacher as art director, which could get me noticed and offered a job as senior partner. As I work toward that goal, I will continue to develop and expand my own design company volunteering after hours whenever possible.

            As I near the end of my senior year, I realize how close I am to accomplishing one of my life’s goals of graduating from college. Now the term “goals” has a new meaning to me. I no longer see them as distant hopes or dreams, but rather as the road to my apparent future.  

degree project question

Degree Project Question:

How can an environmental experience be used to solicit contributions and encourage people to participate in charities that facilitate interaction between willing donors and people in need?

DP_My Dream Job!

Today I was asked what my dream career was?

To be the art director of my own graphic design firm (JustB’), would be my dream job. JustB’ would be globally recognized as an ethical design firm with a mission to put an end to erroneous false advertising by exposing its purpose of deception and exploitation.

DP_Degree Project Feedback

Veronica H talked with me about her and my degree project today. see comments \/

1. What is the design problem you will solve? Designing an interface for the research scientist database and refining the process for reviewing research papers.
2. What will you communicate? Persuade and educate
3. Audience and context? Research Scientists – context: Interactive database.
4. Content? Reviews from authenticated research scientists  

 Final Question for Veronica:

How can an interactive database encourage an open peer review among research scientists while making research papers more accessible to researchers and reviewers?

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