I came into college thinking I just wanted to go into the graphic design field. As I thought more, I realized that, not only do I like to be creating and executing projects, but I also like the planning, strategy, and other factors that go into a creative process.

I am very interested in the creative process behind a product. I want to be involved in the idea process, the product formulation process, and multiple other factors that go into making a product. I don’t just want to be the person designing the product, I want to help come up with ideas, think strategically, and more.

ETBD interests me because you learn all aspects that you could need to work in any creative or corporate field. I am interested in digital/social media marketing as well, and I feel that ETBD would be extremely useful for the field.

Looking into the ETBD major, I noticed the four major pillars the major focuses on: Design, Business, Technology, and Collaboration & Making. These are all fields that I am interested in studying as well as working in in the future.

Not only will majoring in ETBD help me to learn more about many aspects of design, marketing, UX, and more that I am interested in, but I feel it will be extremely useful out of college and in demand now more than ever.

ETBD would expose me to many things I will need in the future. I will be learning important marketing and business skills, I will become knowledgeable in some computer science concepts that will help me if I choose a more UX path or if I go into marketing, and I will learn more about how to appeal to people and to help a brand focus on what is important.

Majoring in ETBD will help me become well-rounded for many fields, will teach me skills I want to hone, will set me up for success in the future, and will give me the opportunity to go into many fields that I am interested in.