The time has nearly come for my internship at The H Group to end. It’s been a wonderful experience working there, and I got to know a lot of helpful people in the company that are willing to help me through my design career. I’ve helped create an effective advertising campaign for their Go Power Bike brand, and helped it go to a new direction (no pun intended). However, that isn’t to say all the work I’ve done during my time at The H Group was perfect. This helped me to pinpoint some parts that I was good at, and some parts I could use some tweaking upon.
To start off, I was very manageable with my time spent on projects. Whenever I was given a project, I didn’t waste any time and worked on it quickly, yet carefully. I also didn’t make any snide remarks if I found it to be difficult, I accepted it with a smile on my face, and sat down brainstorming on what I need to do to make it work. One example was the brochure project. At first, I didn’t think that I would be able to pull it off with just Photoshop and Illustrator installed on my work computer, and found it to be better crafted within InDesign. However, this gave me time to expand upon my knowledge within Illustrator and make a meaningful and organized brochure within the program. That brings to another point to my evaluation: I found myself to work better in Illustrator than how I used it in the past. As someone who hasn’t frequently used Illustrator for 3 years, I helped myself to relearn the basics within the program, and have gotten a grasp on how it works. It really came in handy when I was developing the Go Power Bike logo and of course, the brochure, which I found to be my most successful project done at The H Group.
Some points that I can improve on are two things. One is that some days, I would come into work late, usually due to the wonderful train services we have here in NYC. However, that doesn’t always give me an excuse, since I do have a lengthy ride from Queens to Midtown Manhattan, and I would sometimes oversleep from my usual wake-up time, making me miss my bus to the train. To avoid this, I would have to wake up a lot more earlier (around 7-7:30 AM), so I can give myself time to get ready, have a proper meal before leaving (which I usually don’t, making me hungry during the day until I have lunch), and make it to the bus stop (and overall, work) on time. Another thing is that sometimes, I would rush through projects so I can get them done through my given deadline, usually not giving myself a second chance to look after them. To improve that, I would need to slow down and take my time doing them, and of course give them a second look before sending. It’s not a race. It’s about making my projects look good, and still manage to send them in on time.
Overall, my time spent working at The H Group was pretty great! If I were given a chance to rate myself, I would give it an 85%. Good projects, met deadlines, though I do need to fix my occasionally tardiness and slow down on projects from time to time, so I can be a great designer in the future!
To see a complete rundown of my time at The H Group, please take a look at my presentation down below!:
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