One project that I would say that was really hard, in my opinion, was creating fliers for sponsors. My supervisor gave me information about the sponsors she wanted to be displayed on the flier; Camp Wakanda was one of the sponsors; its a camp owned by S.T.E.M.  for children, ages running 11-15, would go to a public school of their choice and celebrate the film: Black Panther by wearing their favorite costumes from the film. They also learn and practice small yet fun about science experiments there. the challenge she faced was finding a logo for one of them and the schedule they had for the event.

Camp Wakanda Recruit Flyer

I collaborated with a colleague in the same internship as me. They would come to work for only 2 days while I would work more days. The supervisor gave us both the option to help him them in the mailing department. Working with my colleague was not only fun but interesting because I got to know more about them. When I work with someone I tend to have conversations with them because I don’t want us both to be awkwardly silent towards each other. While we did the mailing, our teamwork was in full display. I helped them mark down the name of clients WPC and mailed the magazines in different zip codes. We also worked on a postcard for Christmas our supervisor was editing; our goal was to edit the images and make them correlate to the way the magazine looked.

Working at WPC is basically peaceful. We’re all very respectful towards each other and speak about things that happen within our current locations. Once we enter the building we greet one another, eat breakfast, then get ready to begin our job. But most of the time it’s just my supervisor and I working. Another one of my colleagues is also in charge whenever my supervisor is unavailable to come on some days. Our working stations are separated; I would work where the computers are stationed while my colleagues and supervisor work at the front desk where the typewriter and telephone are located. They either type up file cards and make important phone calls about events coming up. It’s also very quiet working here. Even though the commute is a challenge, I enjoy coming here just for the energy, people, and work that I do here at WPC.

Here inside Women’s Press Collective, my role is mainly working in Graphic Design. My supervisor placed me there since I told her I was majoring in Communications Design at Citytech, the college she’s very familiar with. During our interview, she explained the priorities of Graphics Design: The company has two ways of spreading information to the communities; the “Collective Endeavor” magazine and booklet. Inside each of them, my job is to make tweaks, corrections, and placements of all most of the articles and graphic images. I usually take most of the time I work on both magazines. My supervisor, however, was kind enough to help me throughout the process explaining where the important files that I need for the magazine/booklets were. She also gave me different ideas to use for the layouts I designed.

WPC Collective Endeavor Magazine Spring 2019

Graphic Design Dept

I work at the Women’s Press Collective (WPC) located in the Bronx. The center is a private company filled with few volunteers from around the world;  Their primary business is to spread facts and information about women who deal with real life situations and give them a voice. They also help communities across the country and New York City to create independent companies for women leaders. The place is very welcoming; when my supervisor introduced me to her employees, I was joyful to have met such wonderful individuals who care about how the media is confusing and ruining ourselves and wanting to make a change to our world. Right now, I am working in a department where mailing and projects are taking place. But I do quite enjoy my duties of putting mostly graphic design to use. I usually work from 3-8 hours from time to time.

WPC Collective Endeavor Magazine