Ali’s project is an impressive blend of creativity and dedication. She has put a great deal of thought into portraying the iconic Kintaro story, with significant attention to Japanese culture and design. The proposal, script, and storyboard are well-organized and thoughtfully crafted. Although time constraints impacted the final video, the progress made so far is commendable. The character design sketches demonstrate strong development, and Ali’s commitment to continuing the project beyond the program highlights her passion and determination. She’s on the right track, and her hard work is clearly paying off.

Ali was able to follow directions well and took the initiative when she saw something needed to be done quickly. She is an excellent writer and was able to create captivating captions on social media posts. She has a great eye for detail and knew what went well together when it came to design as well. She developed beautiful graphical assets that had a lot of thought put behind them. Everything she designed had a purpose. We were very lucky to have her on our team.