Monday, May 14, 2012
Day #21
Journal #21
Today I have completed a basic "sketch" of what I think the directors can edit and choose what they like and don't like (critique) Here are the PDF's of what I've been working on.
Day #20
Journal #20
I went to pick up my sister at college, but from 9-3 I worked on more graphic design stuff for the posters. There's a good amount I have to finish, but I have the basic ideas for the poster layouts. I will continue to edit the posters and help out with them when my internship ends, because there is simply not enough time for me to complete it all. I'm at a VERY good place though so I am happy!
I went to pick up my sister at college, but from 9-3 I worked on more graphic design stuff for the posters. There's a good amount I have to finish, but I have the basic ideas for the poster layouts. I will continue to edit the posters and help out with them when my internship ends, because there is simply not enough time for me to complete it all. I'm at a VERY good place though so I am happy!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Day #19
Journal #19
Today I worked more on the posters. Unfortunately the Mid Summer Nights Dream poster isn't one I can actually use yet. I emailed the director for Mid Summer and she gave me a few concepts to work with, but they weren't accurate/didn't give me ideas to explore more into. She has to talk to Mr.Towers on what her concept will be, but I only have till May 18th to finish these. Hopefully I'll be able to get it all done by then.
Today I worked more on the posters. Unfortunately the Mid Summer Nights Dream poster isn't one I can actually use yet. I emailed the director for Mid Summer and she gave me a few concepts to work with, but they weren't accurate/didn't give me ideas to explore more into. She has to talk to Mr.Towers on what her concept will be, but I only have till May 18th to finish these. Hopefully I'll be able to get it all done by then.
Day #18
Journal #18
Today I started to work on the other posters that are due, the Godspell poster and the RENT School Edition Poster. It's been going well, I'm just glad to work with programs that I am very familiar with, which makes it easier for me to use, making the job faster for me. Right now I've just been throwing around ideas and picking out cool fonts that would look right with the shows. For the rest of the two weeks of internship this is what I will be doing.
Today I started to work on the other posters that are due, the Godspell poster and the RENT School Edition Poster. It's been going well, I'm just glad to work with programs that I am very familiar with, which makes it easier for me to use, making the job faster for me. Right now I've just been throwing around ideas and picking out cool fonts that would look right with the shows. For the rest of the two weeks of internship this is what I will be doing.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Day #17
Day # 16
Journal #16
Today I stayed home and helped my mom with work. I continued to help her with my uncle's business card and edited the picture. We were having a few problems with the picture we were trying to import, which was annoying and we couldn't figure out how to fix it. My mom just ended up printing the card without the picture so it looked better for clients. There was a ugly highlighter yellow for the font which didn't look right with all the other greys, and browns. We put the yellow at a undertone so it wasn't so bright. My mom tomorrow is going to CA and there will give him them. Hopefully he will like them!
Today I stayed home and helped my mom with work. I continued to help her with my uncle's business card and edited the picture. We were having a few problems with the picture we were trying to import, which was annoying and we couldn't figure out how to fix it. My mom just ended up printing the card without the picture so it looked better for clients. There was a ugly highlighter yellow for the font which didn't look right with all the other greys, and browns. We put the yellow at a undertone so it wasn't so bright. My mom tomorrow is going to CA and there will give him them. Hopefully he will like them!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Day #15
Journal #15
Today I worked with my mom. I started designing the Godspell poster for SSPA, but am making deliveries and doing folding and printing work. We have to fold 3,000 pamphlets for Society of St. James, which isn't too bad just a lot of back and fourth between the folding machine. I have to make a few deliveries: I have to go to Billerica once the 3,000 pamphlets are done and deliver them, then I have to drop a package off at UPS, and then have to do mailing for out of town clients, one which includes London, but just need to go to the Post Office for that. After the deliveries are done I have to start re-doing a business card (redesigning it and re-doing the format) Hopefully I can get it all done!
Today I worked with my mom. I started designing the Godspell poster for SSPA, but am making deliveries and doing folding and printing work. We have to fold 3,000 pamphlets for Society of St. James, which isn't too bad just a lot of back and fourth between the folding machine. I have to make a few deliveries: I have to go to Billerica once the 3,000 pamphlets are done and deliver them, then I have to drop a package off at UPS, and then have to do mailing for out of town clients, one which includes London, but just need to go to the Post Office for that. After the deliveries are done I have to start re-doing a business card (redesigning it and re-doing the format) Hopefully I can get it all done!
Day #14
Journal #14
Today I stayed home to print all of the 2,000 programs. We were having a few printing issues which was our set back. The machine's duplex was messed up and the printer would only print 10 and then have a printing jam. We tried fixing it but it kept jamming. My mom put the print layout in a new format which made it easier to print the rest of the 1800 programs. Also a student's name was left out of the program of the 200 we had already printed, which is a big oops, but we managed to fix it and she's in the other 1800 programs. Last night was opening night and there were only about 250 people that showed up. Hopefully over the next few nights we'll have 400+.
Today I stayed home to print all of the 2,000 programs. We were having a few printing issues which was our set back. The machine's duplex was messed up and the printer would only print 10 and then have a printing jam. We tried fixing it but it kept jamming. My mom put the print layout in a new format which made it easier to print the rest of the 1800 programs. Also a student's name was left out of the program of the 200 we had already printed, which is a big oops, but we managed to fix it and she's in the other 1800 programs. Last night was opening night and there were only about 250 people that showed up. Hopefully over the next few nights we'll have 400+.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Day #13
Journal #13
Today I have finally finished the program!! We are officially ready to start our 2,000 print process. It's been a long, tiring experience but I'm soo happy it's finally done with. The finishing touches were made which are easy to fix and edit. The program looks perfect and I hope everyone enjoys the final product which I have worked very hard on. I never thought an 8 page program would take up to three weeks of work! I've learned a lot throughout the process and am glad it has finally paid off.
Day #12
Journal #12
Today has been one of the most stressful days in awhile. Tomorrow is supposed to be the day to print but at this point I don't think we can print till Thursday. People's edits won't get to me till tomorrow morning, and it's a little aggravating because I've asked for them to be done a week ago. Since there are so many people to get information from and certain edits, I've learned you need to be patient, but should also be stern on deadlines. I've come so far from the starting point. I'm proud that I've taught myself a good amount of the program.
Today has been one of the most stressful days in awhile. Tomorrow is supposed to be the day to print but at this point I don't think we can print till Thursday. People's edits won't get to me till tomorrow morning, and it's a little aggravating because I've asked for them to be done a week ago. Since there are so many people to get information from and certain edits, I've learned you need to be patient, but should also be stern on deadlines. I've come so far from the starting point. I'm proud that I've taught myself a good amount of the program.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Day #11
Journal #11
By now I'm supposed to have all the final pieces but I'm waiting on edits that are being made by the director and the stage manager. These edits have been holding up the printing process but are crucial cause the program can't have any mistakes or errors. Hopefully if all goes well we will be printing Wednesday which gives us a day to print 2,000 before the show the next day. The only issue I'm dealing with at this point is when I will be getting all the final edits in, cause it is frustrating to have to hurry up and wait, but that's all apart of the job.
By now I'm supposed to have all the final pieces but I'm waiting on edits that are being made by the director and the stage manager. These edits have been holding up the printing process but are crucial cause the program can't have any mistakes or errors. Hopefully if all goes well we will be printing Wednesday which gives us a day to print 2,000 before the show the next day. The only issue I'm dealing with at this point is when I will be getting all the final edits in, cause it is frustrating to have to hurry up and wait, but that's all apart of the job.
Day #10
Journal #10
I should be getting the final names added to the program by tonight. It's been very stressful putting the program together because my deadlines had to be extended by a week and people don't always follow through with certain deadlines. I've figured out more of how to work with InDesign and has become easier for me to use. Because I'm teaching the material to myself it gets frustrating not knowing where certain tools are or how certain things work, but each day I'm learning more and more and expanding my horizons. By the end of today it feels good to know that I will have the program 95% done.
I should be getting the final names added to the program by tonight. It's been very stressful putting the program together because my deadlines had to be extended by a week and people don't always follow through with certain deadlines. I've figured out more of how to work with InDesign and has become easier for me to use. Because I'm teaching the material to myself it gets frustrating not knowing where certain tools are or how certain things work, but each day I'm learning more and more and expanding my horizons. By the end of today it feels good to know that I will have the program 95% done.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Day #9
Journal #9
Today was definitely less stressful, but I was not happy since I had a lot of work to do since everyone gave me their stuff last night. I have been doing so much better with the program (InDesign) and have worked around most of the issues I've been having. Overall I've been doing so much better with my work graphically and have learned so much about the formatting and text of documents. This will absolutely help my work ethic in the future and gives me hope in my future career. I'm very determined in this internship and have been working hard, but been enjoying it. I'm excited to see how things span out once the program is all set and done. It has to be done by tomorrow since the show goes up in a week! (May 3)
Today was definitely less stressful, but I was not happy since I had a lot of work to do since everyone gave me their stuff last night. I have been doing so much better with the program (InDesign) and have worked around most of the issues I've been having. Overall I've been doing so much better with my work graphically and have learned so much about the formatting and text of documents. This will absolutely help my work ethic in the future and gives me hope in my future career. I'm very determined in this internship and have been working hard, but been enjoying it. I'm excited to see how things span out once the program is all set and done. It has to be done by tomorrow since the show goes up in a week! (May 3)
Day #8
Journal #8
Today has been very stressful. Trying to work on the program when I have no names and am confused with the program I'm working with makes me think I have nothing to show by my due date. I've been trying to track people down and collect certain things that need to still be filled in that are missing.
Day #7
Journal #7
Today I continued to work on the program. I've been coming across some struggles because certain people haven't handed in the names of the people participating in the show, which I need in order to finish the program.
My deadline is supposed to be Wednesday night but since I've been having trouble with the software and issues with the text I won't get it done until Friday. Working in InDesign hasn't been bad so far, it's still tricky to figure out but since I know Photoshop and Illustrator it's not too bad.
Today I continued to work on the program. I've been coming across some struggles because certain people haven't handed in the names of the people participating in the show, which I need in order to finish the program.
My deadline is supposed to be Wednesday night but since I've been having trouble with the software and issues with the text I won't get it done until Friday. Working in InDesign hasn't been bad so far, it's still tricky to figure out but since I know Photoshop and Illustrator it's not too bad.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Day #6
Journal #6
Today I came in at 10 till 2:30 and later came in from 6-9 to talk to people in Cabaret about the program I'm working on, and to finalize certain aspects of the program. Over break I also worked a few hours on editing the program. The show goes up in two weeks and there is still a lot to be done, and cast list is still being trimmed down. I have to be done with this program by Wednesday night for it to be printed by Friday, giving me Thursday to properly go over it with the directors and advisors.
Today I came in at 10 till 2:30 and later came in from 6-9 to talk to people in Cabaret about the program I'm working on, and to finalize certain aspects of the program. Over break I also worked a few hours on editing the program. The show goes up in two weeks and there is still a lot to be done, and cast list is still being trimmed down. I have to be done with this program by Wednesday night for it to be printed by Friday, giving me Thursday to properly go over it with the directors and advisors.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Day #5
Journal #5
Today I am still working on the program. I have made even more edits. Now I have to get the Crew List of people working on Cabaret, and the Orchestra Pit as well. I'm having difficulty with the dates because dates were changed for Cabaret and certain people only perform certain nights. At least it will give me more time to do what I need to do for the program and get it done. I also have to write a timeline on when I will complete my task, which should not be a problem. The only last material needed are the adult contributors that are apart of Cabaret and the royalties needed for the format of the program (aka font text, and size).
Day #4
Journal# 4
Today I made a hard copy of the program that I'm working on. It was hard at first to make sure it printed correctly because it would print in the wrong order, and the booklet has to be in a specific order due to the format. I ended up getting help from my old graphic design teacher who helped me to get the print format down. I proofed it to make sure there were no errors, but of course came across a few. The easy part is editing and putting in the characters and additional cast members. Tomorrow I will further work on the program adding additional dates and crew members.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Day #3
Journal #3
Today the internet is down at the school, which makes me unable to work in school. Instead I'm helping my mom with work at home for her printing business. Not a lot of graphic design stuff, more manual labor. Stuffing envelopes, looking at invoices, watching the xerox machine, clearing jams, answering phone calls were all apart of my jobs for the day. I also helped my mom design a letterhead for a recent client which is always better than doing manual kind of work. I ended the day off by proofing a few things for her, and made a few deliveries.
Day #2
Journal #2
Today was the second day of internships. I still continue to work on the program for Cabaret. I'm learning a lot about my abilities of being a graphic designer. I've been teaching myself InDesign, an Adobe program, which is somewhat complicated, but easy when you get the hang of. This I'm very proud of, and am glad to know I will use this skill in future assignments. I've started creating the format for the cast list and have tried putting the characters in so far as how I know them. I'm now trying to edit it down and cut seniors of last year who've already graduated, since I'm using the Phantom of the Opera program format.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Day #1
Journal #1
Today was the first day of internships and I did not know what to expect. We had our kick off meeting in the PAC and from there I started working in the school. I started off going through the material Mrs.G gave me and came up with some ideas for the Cabaret logo. I went through the program to edit and make it more complete. I then started bringing my ideas to life by making various logos in several colors. I looked up some things from Cabaret for inspiration. So far I have a nice font picked out but need to do more with the background and complete my idea fully. Hopefully I'll do it the way I would like in time.
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