Sometimes for my internship I’ll be given vague instructions on what to do for that day, but then later on in the week be given more instructions and details for a certain project. An example of this was something I worked on recently which was a notice that was going to be used for Brooklyn College’s social media. The post is to let students know that if they took a survey, they’d have a chance to be one of 25 students to win a $25 gift card. I did some minor research, looking at the college’s social media to see what I could base my designs off of, to keep a familiar look and feel of what they’ve already posted.
At first, I was given only the copy for the design and went from there. The next day, my supervisor provided me and another intern with images of BC students we could use to add more visual interest, which helped a lot when designing. At this point I started to look at what the college had already posted, and got much more direction on how to design.
