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Internship Journal Entry #2 (June 3rd, 2020)

As my very first assignment, I have made a total of 8 mock-ups for face masks featuring the Unity For Equality logo (two of the designs are shown above.) One other person and I had to make mockups for face masks amidst the coronavirus pandemic. This would be part of the Unity for Equality Merchandise and they can be pre-ordered. The mockups that I made consisted four face masks that are white and four face masks that are black. They all have gold trimming, being that gold is the company’s color.

Internship Journal Entry #1 (June 2nd, 2020)

I was looking for an internship, which was stressful. I have applied to 20 internships, and a majority of them either canceled due to the pandemic or took too long to decide. I was worried that I wasn’t going to get any internship at all. After some time, I was recommended to apply to Unity For Equality. In almost no time, I have finally gotten an internship at Unity For Equality. That was such a relief for me.

COMD 4900 Internship Journal: Week #3

Entry #1 (June 14th, 2020): I was assigned to edit three document forms for Unity for Equality. These forms are the intake form, donation form, and an eight-paged scholarship form. For these forms, I needed to update them with the company’s new address and additional social media accounts. For the scholarship form specifically, I had to redesign the entire look for it to not be overcrowded and I made it more simple. I have revised these forms and had them sent in.

Entry #2 (June 17th, 2020): I am currently assigned to create e-gift cards for Wednesday, June 24th, 2020. Each of the e-gift cards are going to be for one of the holidays that I was assigned. Those holidays are Independence Day, Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha), Veterans Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. I have to design 2 variations of each e-gift cards. I was also asked to not specify the year so the company can use it yearly.

Entry #3 (June 18th, 2020): I have finalized the World’s Listening Day newsletter. I have added the article that was written by a fellow intern. The company have asked me for the newsletter a JPEG or a PDF format. Above is the JPEG format of the World Listening Day newsletter and this is the format that I sent the company. I also sent in the JPEG format of the previous newsletter (World Population Day).

COMD 4900 Internship: Ethics Assignment

Entry 1:
a.) The Internship I am working for is Unity for Equality, which is a nonprofit organization. In terms of logos, they gave me their logo to put on mockup designs, newsletters, and any other project that has been assigned to me. My first assignment was to create some mockup designs using the company’s logo. My second assignment was to make a newsletter. The topic for this newsletter is World Population Day, so I created an icon to symbolize the day, and I used a stock image to represent it. I would use Shutterstock and iStock to get stock images and royalty-free images. I would also use Adobe Spark to get templates. I avoid using any photos that are not stock photos or royalty-free photos. With every project that I will be assigned, I would always use the logos and photos correctly.

Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com

iStock: https://www.istockphoto.com

Adobe Spark: https://spark.adobe.com/templates

b.) For my internship site, there was no confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement that I was given to sign by Unity for Equality. Since I am a student intern working for college credit, I would be guided as to what to do and what not to do in when I am doing graphic design projects. I would be learning as I am working, which is great because I would know what to expect when I go out and get a job. I do believe that any working experience is a learning experience in life. I really appreciate this experience that I am having, and I am thankful for it.

Entry 2:
a.) In the past, I hardly ever take another person’s creative work and I have never done so without giving them credit. If I used someone else’s creative works, I would use it only for class projects. Back then, I would find it on Google Images, but I would find the original artist and their information so I can credit them properly. I would always cite their work to give credit to the original artist. I have always known that plagiarism is illegal, so I’ve never done it. You have to take into account how the original artist would feel if someone steals their work and claim it to be their own. It’s not a good feeling. I would not want someone stealing my work and then claimed it to be theirs, and I would most definitely sue that individual. So, it is important to give the original artist credit.

b.) The Obama “Hope” poster is one of the most iconic posters in the world. This explains why this is such an important matter when Shepard Fairey was found guilty of copyright infringement. It’s a huge issue when you’re dealing with a creative work that becomes iconic only to come and find out that. Shepard Fairey admits that he used a photograph of Barack Obama from the Associated Press. He even admitted that he tried to cover it up by destroying and fabricating some documents. While what he did was wrong, I can appreciate the fact that he ended up being honest about it. Unfortunately, there are artists out there that are totally dishonest. They would lie about owning the work itself or some of the works content, such as photography and illustrations. I see this turning out very differently had Shepard Fairey not been honest. I do believe that honesty is key, and I’m glad that Shepard Fairey eventually admitted that he was wrong.

Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Artist Shepard Fairey Fined: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-19522210

Ethics on Graphic Design: https://www.aiga.org/aiga-design-futures/

Midterm Promotional Pieces, Strategy, and Mailing List

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10cBJQBtro8zI3m-OGx5klVwmqdwu49_GSIf8xmXyTQ0

 

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