This was an older opportunity presented to me when I frequently visited Temecula CA. My friend and I were wandering Temecula’s Old Town scene and stopped by a comedy show where I met this man and his camera team as they were wrapping up filming. We ended up exchanging information and weeks later he invited me to attend this sponsorship party at OG Juice Co, a natural juice company in Murrieta. Although an enlightening experience, it wasn’t something I was completely familiar with, but with the guidance and patience provided by my new mentor I was able to film this short video for their Instagram page. He allowed me to keep and edit the footage in my own software to submit.
Author: Gabi
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CSULB and transfering
As I approach my fourth year at community college, I think it’s time to start looking toward the future. I honestly never thought I would even finish college, let alone be so involved and get to where I am now. When I was at ACP, my instructor took us on a campus tour to CSU Long Beach, where they apparently have an AMAZING design and arts program. After getting the tour, and meeting up with one of the motion design instructors, I can’t help but feel really sold on going. The campus looks beautiful, and it would still be in California so I wouldn’t be far from home. I’m still a bit on the edge, as I guess I’m just afraid to want to journey out from home. But we all have to move forward I suppose, no progress was ever made sitting around. I still have time to think about it, so I’ll probably make another post with my decision.
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JACC/ACP 2025
This weekend I attended the JACC/ACP Long Beach conference with my team working for the Telescope. All expenses paid trip, very insightful and just fun to break up the usual day-to-day rituals. I went to almost every design workshop, sat at every keynote, and took SO many notes. Coming back I’m feeling really motivated (if not a little exhausted) to continue designing and creating things even better!
Key takeaways
-Typography and font affect the readability and “vibe” of the design
-Having your design be easy to look at makes it easier to communicate the message
-Don’t be too smart with your ideas. Sometimes less is more
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Impact Magazine Fall 2024
Check out the full magazine here
This project was the first straight-to-print project I had ever done. This was also the first time I had ever used and opened InDesign, which was a real challenge. It is a biannual (semesterly) magazine about stories and people around our college and the communities that we reach. At the 2025 Journalism Association of Community Colleges convention (JACC 2025), the design team and I received second place for Magazine Design/Layout for this publication, which was crazy! This mag has a real place in my heart, and I cannot wait to help with the Spring edition this year.