Journal #12

As the semester comes to an end, so does my internship time. I really enjoyed my internship; I was able to make interesting new individuals that really helped shaped my life for the better. The things I learned and events I experience can’t be recreated, this was a once in life time experience. I am really going to miss the New American staff and the other interns from different departments. Over the course of the last several days, my work load at my internship has been pretty relaxed. There just isn’t enough work to go around, and I really don’t have any issues with that. Over the course of this experience, I have had the chance to work on many wonderful designs. As I reviewed the work I have completed during the course of my stay, I am very proud of my progression as a designer.
I don’t just see my self as a design student but as a full ledge designer, my confidence in my design knowledge and styles has drastically increased. My perspective and design process has really been altered since designing in a real world environment, where clients are actually paying for my designs. As a designer, I learned that I have to remove my self from the equation and just focus on the needs of the client, whether I like it or not. I am very grateful for this chance and opportunity that was provided by my internship at New American Chambers of Commerce and I would relive this experience again in a heart beat.