Growth. That is the one word that sticks with me for the overall course of my internship. I have learned a lot and sharpened skills that I thought I did not have. I am very excited about what I got to accomplish and experience, as a team and individually, to meet deadlines and client goals. I feel that when I initially started I was a bit rough and had to refresh myself with the techniques taught in Communication Design, such as hierarchy, color theory, and visual design.
My workflow has improved and gotten faster. I am able to move around Adobe Illustrator much more than I did before. Because we kept using the same formats for every project, a template file was created containing guides and margins for each asset. This was helpful and is an example of something efficient and that saves time. When working with teams, I was able to share via an active dynamic link so all parties have access to the files. I was also able to communicate through a platform I have never used before, Microsoft Teams.
From the beginning to the end of the last project I worked on, I can see the changes that came from it. I was able to receive feedback and make adjustments where needed, even if it isn’t something that I think worked. Most of the time, clients win. Other things I have learned to appreciate are my personal time. I learned to break my habit and respect my time. Sometimes my personal time and “work” time will cross and overlap, which can get bad real quick. I learned to tell myself that it was okay if I did not finish a project within a set amount of hours, I still had time til the turnover.
Lastly, a favorite project I worked on was my last one. I got to be involved in creating an asset for an Art Contest/Submission. I suggested it being named “Call for Art” because they were leaning more towards having submissions instead of competing. My input on this project was the color palette. Because art comes in different mediums
