I feel more comfortable to work with George at this office, he doesn’t like to talk too much, but he is a professional designer that can teach me a lot of knowledge.

We have a meeting with six people today, basically is talk about they will design different channels of the Chicago tour. Different people have been assigned with different channels, such as poster, banner, magazine and newspaper and so on. George explained the idea and what he needs, and then asks me to do the poster, and the deadline is the end of this week.

I did different designs to show him, but he said those designs are too simples, not what he wants. He said poster is different with magazine or other ads, it post around the streets or somewhere else, it needs to be get people’s attention in the first minuet. I spent three days to recreate and edit the poster, and I designed ten different posters to show my supervisor. Last day of this week, I back to office early to wait for George’s feedback early then I can redo and edit it since the deadline is today. George picks one design and tells me that he will edit it by himself. Therefore, He edited it, and uses it as official poster for the Chicago tour.

I can see he didn’t edit too much, just fixed some of the layout and shapes. Still, I feel happy that he will use my design.

This week is my first to work as intern at L & L Travel Enterprises,inc., I feel excited. I have told to work six hours per day, and need to work 4 days a week. I have assigned to be with a designer name George that does whatever he has assigned to me. I feel nervous during the time I am working next to my supervisor, because he doesn’t like to talk too much when he is working. So that, most of the time, I only keep working without saying a word.  The first project I got from him is to design a coupon for a gift store called J&A locate at Niagara Fall.

Before I do this project, George asked me to draw some ideas of the coupon before using computer to work on. Therefore, I spent two hours to do the coupon research and drawings. I showed him what I have did, and then he picked one drawing and asked me to work on computer. I used InDesign to create the draft, and spent half hour to finish the layout and color it. George asked me to redo it without color, and teach me some of the tips of design a coupon. From what he has taught me, I feel it is not easy to design a simple thing, such as a coupon. At the first moment, I think it is so easy to design a coupon and no need to draw different ideas. However, I was wrong. There are many details that I forgot that I learn from school, such as I need to pay attention about the font sizes, grips and so on.

I have created different styles for this coupon, and double-checked all the details. Finally, George picked one and told me that he will use it as official coupons. I didn’t expect it would become an actual product for using. George told me it will have more than thousand people will see my design due to they will send this couple to all the tourists who will join in their company. At that moment, I have a feeling about to cry, the coupon will become my first design to the world, even thought it is simple, only black and white.

I need to pay attention not to make those small mistakes, which I should not to. I have studying for design skills for four years, I should be considering as professional. Therefore, I decide to careful with all the works I will do in the future.

2^nd Journal

Mina Su

ADV4900

09/11/13

This year is my last semester in City Tech, I need to find my internship to improve and experience what I get though the reality. When I feel so depressed because still no any replied after I have been sent out many applications, I got an email from ArtWing NY.

The day after I got the email, I went to interview. I had showed my portfolio and art works to them. It was a successful interview.  From the interview, I have learn a lot, such as dressing, the way I talk, and what I should be prepared and so on. However, I feel this company is not suitable for my major, since ArtWing is a photography company, and I want to do works related with advertising design. So that, I decide to keep on find another one. I kept sending lot applications out to different agency. Still, there is no one reply.

When God shuts one door, he will opens another door. My classmate Winnie told me that her internship company might be able to give me the chance, since I asked help from her before. Then, I did the research of the company. This company is called L & L Travel Enterprises,inc. , the biggest Chinese tour operator  for 20 years in located in Lowest side Manhattan, New York City,  they have different tours for the East Coast of USA and Asia. I called to the company and got an appointment for interview.

I got hired from the interview, and they haven showed me about their design department, and I told to back to work for around 10 hours a week, will pay for my lunch and transposition fee. The company has 3 floors for different departments; the design department is wide and nice on the second floor. They have around 15 people for design department, including manger and art directors.  I feel excited while the manger showed me around the office; it is a busy environment that people keep doing their stuff, which I like it so much. In addition, I always feel the need to represent my Chinese background to seeing the influence of the culture; I believe working in this company will be a great chance to achieve it.

Looking forward to work here next week. Finally, I can gain experience for my goal.