Is there more career opportunity in MultiMedia or Graphic Design?

Can any profession in graphic design help me revise my personal statement?

• After so many years immersed in the field of art, I once again look back and find that the little girl was always sitting in the art room. What does she pursue? What her life is missing? I answered my question today, and this is why I choose to apply this programme. I love art, I really do. Frankly, I think art has become a part of my life, but I still want more, like expanding the depth of my creative thinking and broaden the width of my vision. Therefore, I need a ladder leading me to another gradation and I look forward to this day. I studied for a Higher Diploma in Visual Communication in Hong Kong, which I achieved in 2006. During this course I gained knowledge and skills in various aspects of graphic design and enjoy every minute of it. I especially like typography, corporate identity, branding and photography. Sometimes I am looking for a simple and original way to execute my work instead of using the computer, the principle of design help me a lot in this category. I would love to create innovative works with my unique styles. I always have great passion in this and I would like to turn it into a successful career. After I finished the higher diploma, I have worked for a few companies, the first job I got is a small graphic design agency. I create design items for my clients, such as calendar, wine packaging, logos. It is an interesting job because I can create different kinds of design work. But I got a chance to work for a large enterprise soon after, this enterprise is doing a good business, which I think I have more things to learn, and then I changed my job. I was a junior graphic designer in that company and my superior is a creative director, in the early stage, most of the time I was doing simple design layouts such as posters, flyers and some cut and paste artworks, but I learnt the important of teamwork when I work with many colleagues, and my superior taught me a lot. I always had a chance to work in an exhibition or large event afterwards. I used to create billboard in railway station and the exit of the tunnel. My work had a high exposure in that project which I was really proud of it, although in the days of retrospect this is not a big deal because I progress and those training made me mature. I am an outgoing person. In my spare time, I enjoy swimming. I also enjoy traveling to different countries and taking beautiful photographs, which can enhance my cultural understanding and make me more open-minded as an individual. I have also been to many exhibitions such as Hong Kong Heritage Museum recently. There is an exhibition called ‘Pixar: 25 Years of Animation’. Steve Jobs always inspire me, he is a successful person who got talents and has the knowledge between art and business in my mind. The exhibition has shown the development of each animation and it is amazing. I most appreciate the arrangement on the composition, lighting, coloring and storyline of their animation. Also, I love writing story too, I write my own stories in my spare time. Publishing a book is one of my dreams, from writing, designing to publishing, even marketing, I started to do this for a while and I wish my dream would come true one day, yet I knew that still a long way to go because I still have many things to learn. Thought my years in school I learnt how to try my best to achieve what I am aiming. I am very much looking forward to this new chapter of my life with the intellectual challenges and the social opportunity that will be open to me. I pursue the depth of learning art, to cultivate how to observe things and how to execute things in a better way. I believe university is the best place to link up different kinds of people and sharing something same – looking for an ideal life and a better environment for independent work. I truly look forward to honing my artistic skills at Middlesex University and facing the future with confidence.

• Answer:

  A couple of things that I would change. First, begin with a better attention grabber. You may want to start with some kind of story. Something that engages the reader. I have no idea why you included the sentence that you enjoy swimming. I don't have time right now to really edit your statement, but if you email it to me, I will have more time to spend on it.