The first day I walked into my design 160 class I was in a state of confusion. There was a man standing in the front of the class room whom didn’t look much older than myself. I thought to myself "Is this guy old enough to be teaching?". Christopher (Andre) Merneiks is a Thirty-three year old man who has accomplished a lot. Christopher was born as Andre Christopher Murnieks, but prefers Christopher these days. He has a bachelor of science in industrial design (specialized in visual communication design) from the Ohio State University, and is currently working on his masters in visual communication design. Christopher is a freelance graphic designer whom also is privileged enough to teach design 160 at the Ohio State University. He was born a first generation American and raised in the small central Ohio town of Danville. Why did Christopher choose to be a designer/teacher?

When did Christopher decided to pursue an education in Industrial Design? Christopher has not always aspired to do what he does today. When he was a freshman he had a different idea of what he wanted to do. Christopher’s first love

When he was a beginning freshman at OSU he thought he knew what he wanted, but it turns out his dreams of rock stardom where outside the realm of reality. He enjoys being creative and figuring out what makes everyday objects do what they do. He strives to be a designer who designs functional items that will help people. He likes having a job that is unpredictable. Christopher Murnieks is a man with a plan to never have work for “the man” in a nine to five job. Christopher Knows where he came from and where he is going.

Christopher made a commitment to himself and a goal. The Goal was to never work a routine nine to five job his entire life. The whole idea of a typical nine to five job disgusts him. During one of his design 160 classes he pleaded to everyone “I recently was offered a great position as an art directory at a major design firm here in Columbus, But..... I don’t think I want to work Right now.”. He snickered to the class as he said this. Christopher said “I hate routine, the same thing day in and day out. I am a freelance designer and enjoy my freedom.”. He enjoys being a designer because it’s so unpredictable from day to day. He said in design there is always something new to learn. In design there is always a new company wanting something fresh. His father was born

Christopher said he likes the diversity factor involved design. Christopher thinks it is important for designers to be diverse. He feels that this is important becaus

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