Mid Semester Reflection

I am currently working with two clients from the English Department. I came across challenges having clear communication with clients. I think for it was so important to know what had to be done. I worked having a clear conversation with clients. I started to print out an email and read carefully. I need to understand if I am responding to the questions that are being asked. I asked for help from my colleagues and understand how to respond and meet deadlines on time.
I enjoy actually managing the English project which is meeting the deadlines and getting posters and advising tool printed. I wanted to enhance my management skills which English project is helping know what I am capable. I enjoyed working on different projects which the English Department provided.
The Zine project that I worked for FC training will going into my portfolio because I love working on that project and I am also going to app project into my portfolio because it was something different to work and I would to prove the City Tech App design project.

Day 5

What did you learn today?

I learned today how to communicate well with your teammates. We had rethink some of things we discussed. I was being very open suggestions and corrected everything that needed to be done.

What challenge you faced today and how do you plan to overcome them?

I want to improve having better communication skills and find out what other ways we can communicate better and help each other out.

In what way you were able to help each other?

We literally help each other out today a lot and it really help with project when you different views and you tend to make choice out of that. Today it took us time to work on the project because of fonts and last minute changes.

Day 4

What did you learn today?

I learned today about  how to print book marks with crop marks and save paper. We would have to send a email to reprocenter and how write on email properly and using the right naming conventions.

What challenge you faced today and how do you plan to overcome them?

I want to improve on the having a opinion and not being afraid to share it. Actually I spoke a lot in the group today and it kinda assigned roles for everyone so that we are clear because everyone was shy of telling people but I sort of went for and everybody agreed on that. I hope I wasn’t forcing anyone but maybe next I can have better ways to tell people what needs to be done.

In what way you were able to help each other?

As I said roles were assigned and I will be design the three layout design and how is designing get started page Cerena is designing the layout without the account. Jeremey is doing logos and promotional items. Tarmain is working the protoype and promotional items. We are pretty much helping each other with everything but there are roles which people are assigned.   

Day 3

What did you learn today?

I learned today about how to print with guidelines and how does booklet printing work. Especially how does printer spreads and reader spreads work. It was really help how we went to reproduction center where things get printed. 

What challenge you faced today and how do you plan to overcome them?

I want to improve on thinking more creatively but my creativity is a slow process so it takes time to create a design. I really need to dig in deep in order for me to have better ideas because other it is going to be generic.

In what way you were able to help each other?

It really helped to break the ice when we had group discussion on the project app we will create. It was nice to know everyone finally and had a healthy disscussion which help in group discussion. 

Day 2

What did you learn today?

I learned today about client relationship and how you are supposed have meeting with them regarding the projects I will be working. What kind of question should asked and most important when is the deadline for the project and how yo send them  emails.

What challenge you faced today and how do you plan to overcome them?

I want to improve on researching more about the projects and going deep into it. I am working on my on zine project and I am keeping very simple and creative at the same time. I did a lot research on the neighborhood and finalized one idea because before I had too many ideas. 

In what way you were able to help each other?

How helped my with my City Tech Writer poster and she suggested that I should work on my text. I happen to work on the text and it was so much better that first one.

Day 1

What did you learn today?

I learned how to better use your design process in work place and professionally. I had to do a lot of research before hitting the computer and know a lot more about faculty commons. Know more about how previous project have been done.

What challenge you faced today and how do you plan to overcome them?

I want to improve on my design skills and doing more research on the projects. I want to create concept which works with the idea. Coming up with clear ideas and execute them on the page. 

In what way you were able to help each other?

We didn’t talk much but we had discussion on how we didn’t know a lot about faculty commons design process so it was hard to come up with ideas.