During my internship with the City Tech OpenLab, I have begun working on a collaborative project with three other interns as part of the Communication Design team. The main focus of this project is to evaluate the OpenLab platform and identify areas that could be improved, especially in terms of user experience and interface design. […]
During my internship with the City Tech OpenLab, I have developed several important technical and design skills that are directly related to my major in Communication Design. One of the main skills I gained is learning how to use WordPress to build and manage a professional ePortfolio website. Before this internship, I had only limited
Building my ePortfolio One of the main tasks during my internship with the City Tech OpenLab has been developing and refining my ePortfolio. Since I am a Communication Design major, creating a professional portfolio is an important part of presenting my work and skills. At the beginning of this process, I had to carefully choose
As part of my internship with the City Tech OpenLab, I was asked to research other websites with strong user interface design in order to find inspiration for possible improvements to the OpenLab platform. The purpose of this research was to analyze how different websites organize information, design their navigation systems, and create visually engaging
As part of my internship with the City Tech OpenLab, I was asked to explore the platform in detail and analyze how users navigate the site. This task involved looking closely at the site’s information architecture, including the homepage, navigation system, member profiles, and different sections of the platform. I also tested the website on
Work Environment The work environment at my internship with the City Tech OpenLab is very collaborative and social, even though the internship is completely remote. The interns and supervisors regularly interact with each other through meetings and online communication tools. Everyone on the team contributes by completing their assigned tasks, helping others when they encounter
My Role and Internship Application Experience For my Spring 2026 internship, I am working with the City Tech OpenLab at New York City College of Technology. I found this internship through the Communication Design Internship Coordination site on OpenLab. I decided to apply because I was already familiar with the OpenLab platform from using it
Introduction to the OpenLab Internship For the Spring 2026 semester, I am participating in a remote internship with the City Tech OpenLab, an online community created for students, faculty, and staff at New York City College of Technology. The OpenLab serves as a digital platform where members of the college community can collaborate, share projects,
After learning about the Shepard Fairey “HOPE” poster case, it made me think more about how designers use existing images in their work. The poster is very powerful and became an iconic image during the 2008 presidential campaign, and I think Fairey did a great job transforming the original photograph into a new visual style.
The readings from the AIGA have definitely changed the way I think about my own design work. Before this internship, I didn’t always think deeply about copyright or giving credit, especially when doing class assignments. Since most of the work was only seen by my professor, I sometimes used images or references from the internet
