Blog #5- Interview with Nita Flowers

Nita Flowers was born in California, grew up in Japan, and then moved to Palatine, Illinois all before coming to Milwaukee. He is fluent in Japanese but spent the majority of his life so far in Palatine. This knowledge in multiple languages pushed Nita to focus his thesis on this skill. He wants to create a fun, engaging way to learn language that includes more conversational examples that could be used in real life. Nita noted that Generation Z has been recorded as being the age group most interested in learning a second language.

While discussing Nita's thesis we also talked about what sort of graphic design realms Nita enjoys the most and whether or not he would want to do that for a living. Nita dislikes app design and finds it draining, while social media design, photography, and typography are more interesting areas to Nita. Along with these Nita is enjoying his Publication design class and is in the midst of creating a magazine centered on alternative health. Nita said while he enjoys it he is also comparing himself to others throughout the process. Nita is also extremely interested in photography. He only started very recently but is looking forward to learning new skills and using them in graphic design projects.

Along with these skills and hobbies, Nita is focusing on cutting down on social media. He believes that he is often overstimulated by the influx of content coming through the screen and is trying to listen to more podcasts and listen to more soothing music while working on homework.